4. Futura 2000
Via galleryhip.com
Futura 2000, who is known to his friends and family as Lenny McGurr, is by far one of the most recognizable street artists on the planet. McGurr is a Brooklyn boy who was always influenced by his surroundings. He began to dabble in artwork in the 1970s and by the time the 80s hit he was terrorizing the New York Subway systems, leaving beautiful and unique pieces of art behind. The band The Clash enlisted Futura into their performance roster for their “Combat Rock” tour in 1981. Futura painted the stages’ backdrops, as they played live in front of an intimidating amount of people. Futura 2000 is viewed as a living legend and now focuses his attention on being a gallery artist and graphic designer. Futura still finds himself being inspired by the streets of Brooklyn where he still resides.
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