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MARRY MCGEE American b. 1966 Mixed Media

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MARRY MCGEE American b. 1966 Mixed Media
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Mixed Media on paper. Signed and attr. Barry McGee (American, b. 1966). 8.5 x 11 in. (21.6 x 28.0 cm). A revered figure in the West Coast graffiti subculture (typically associated with the skater and surfer communities), Barry McGee makes drawings, paintings, and mixed-media installations inspired by urban culture that incorporate elements such as empty liquor bottles and spray-paint cans, tagged signs, wrenches, and scrap wood or metal. McGee is also a graffiti artist, having produced work on the streets since the 1980s under the tag name “Twist”; his signature motif is the face of a man with sagging, tired eyes, rendered in an efficient linear style. McGee and his wife, artist Margaret Kilgallen were featured in the film Beautiful Losers, a 2008 documentary about Street Art and the DIY aesthetic. PROVENANCE: Private Collection (San Francisco, United States)