My Favourite Artists: Parra

I first read about Parra in a Juxtapoz magazine and at first I wasn't too impressed because it seemed so simple, but his stuff has really grown on me. To do such rad striking stuff with simple shapes and few colours really does make him stand out. His typography work is awesome. All images and quotes from his Big Active Biography

"An underground star in Amsterdam where kids search the streets to tear down his club posters, Parra's work is treasured by a generation of design fanatics. Living with his painter/sculptor father, Parra grew up surrounded by colours, oil paint, wood, weird looking pictures & Rubenesque paintings." [source]

"Almost entirely self taught, his minimal colour palette, beautiful hand-drawn typography & esoteric character creation are reminiscent of screen printed poster designs of the 1960s & 70s." [source]

"Taking a select few commercial design jobs per year he devotes the bulk of his output to flyers & posters for friends & admirers, making his work available for everyone to use, keep or discard as they wish.
Parra also co-runs Rockwell, his own skate wear clothing label, has his own hotly tipped electro band called LeLe and regularly exhibits his works around the globe." [source]

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