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Damon Johnson was raised on a steady diet of comics and skateboarding. He drew pictures inspired by the imagery of superheros and skaters. A need for self expression led Johnson to write graffiti which evolved into his unique mural style. By the time he graduated high school he was doing commissioned murals. Johnson pursued a career as a professional artist graduating from New York University in 2000 with BA in Fine Arts. Damon showed his work at bars, clubs and alternative spaces throughout the Lower East Side and East Village. He also created street art with found materials which he called "wood boards" as the term street art had yet to be coined. Johnson bolted his wooden canvases to street poles and parking signs where they were most visible and least likely to be removed. |
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