 Doze
Green was born and raised in the upper west side of Manhattan, New
York City and was one of the pioneers of the Hip-Hop culture. He first
started writing graffiti in his neighborhood in 1974, and started
painting subway trains in 1976.
The following year he joined the Rock Steady Crew. The Rock Steady
Crew were pioneers of a new style of dance known as breakdancing or
B-Boying. The crew first started dancing at art exhibitions and galleries
of Soho and the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
During this time Doze was also attending the High School of Art and
Design, where some of the most talented and well respected graffiti
artists came from. Artists such as Lady Pink, Daze, Ernie Valdez,
Seen TC5, Mr. Wiggles, Mare 139, and numerous others. In 1982 Doze
showed his artwork in a well known group show at the Fun Gallery.
At this same time after appearances in major movies such as Flashdance,
Style Wars, and Wildstyle, the Rock Steady Crew was launched into
action and the limelight.
From B-boy to graf legend Doze has gone to tagging the hallways of
South Bronx projects to designing for clothing lines like Kikwear
and Ecko. In the process, he's become a proponent of the avant-garde
"fusionistic" art movement.
In the past year, he's been featured on dozens of exhibitions in art
galleries from both coasts.
 Best known
for his characters, Doze has begun to concentrate on canvases that
blend wildstyle techniques with metaphysical concepts. "I think
I'm at the point where I'm movin' even further, to more distant frontiers
like sculpture and 3-D painting".
With pieces ranging from the low thousands to upwards of $12,000,
it's obvious that Doze is aiming for the serious modern art collector.
"Probably the biggest challenge and the most fun is painting
live, " reveals Doze. "There's a communion between the audience,
the DJ and myself. The DJ is feeding off the music, and if the crowd
is hype, he goes that extra mile. The same applies to me."
If you dig Doze Green's work check out some of the covers he has done
for the Future Primative series including the cover work for the Presage
cd. He has also done some work for the Deep Concentration series.
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