Cantwo biography

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An interview with Iconic Graffiti artist CANTWO

After the release of the CANTWO Icon Series spray can the focus was once igen turned on to an artist that has earned his undisputed place in graffiti writing history. As an Oldschool German graffiti writing innovator, CANTWO quickly turned his reputation as a national graffiti writing king into that of an internationally recognized graffiti artist. From his prolific creation of graffiti style writing, graffiti characters, and his iconic CANTWO hand style, to his professional collaborations, design work, apparel formgivning, and online activities, CANTWO has been at the forefront of so many aspects of contemporary graffiti. Understanding the path that led to CANTWO’s iconic ställning eller tillstånd is a long and intriguing one. The twists and turns in his creative process, the travels, and the global interactions all amounted to the CANTWO we see today. It intrigued us so much so that we decided to spend some time with the artist himself

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CANTWO / Unknown

CANTWO, aka CAN2, is a German graffiti artist with over 30 years of experience. He started drawing and painting when he was a child, and during the teenage years he already made graffiti and started tagging. He specialized in letters with a 3D overview. CANTWO mainly paints on walls using spray paint. The first graffiti were done in his hometown Mainz, and the inspiration came straight from the New York graffiti style of the 80's, especially the Bronx. He adds special depth to his lettering with dynamic shading and electrifying color. Writings are sometimes conducted with elements of popular culture, movies, and cartoons, complementing his self-titled Semi-Wildstyle.

Biography and Beginnings

CANTWO was born in 1970 in Mainz, where he made his first graffiti while he was still in school. Inspired by hip-hop culture and music videos, he took silver spray paint from his father's garage and wrote first graffiti saying Windmill. After that, he star

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CAN2 is a Graffiti artist and pioneer with more than 35 years of experience: At the tender age of 7, CAN2 had a driving need to artistically improve his desk at school as well as his school books with his own illustrations. In 1983, his first fledgling attempts at spraying took place in his hometown of Mainz/Germany, followed by numerous paper sketches with markers. In 1986 he got his first air brush which gave his artworks an artistic twist, followed by his first commission jobs. In 1987 he started exploring cities like Hamburg, Munich and Berlin and left his marks throughout the country.

Nowadays CAN2 is internationally renown in the Graffiti Scene. His career so far includes invitations, workshops and live-performances in Germany, Europe and Worldwide, art exhibitions in New York, New Zealand, Sao Paulo, Austria, Italiy, Israel, Switzerland, Berlin, creati