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Steek

I am an autodidact graffiti/bodypainting artist from Guadeloupe in the heart of the Caribbean, and also my source of inspiration: mixed and ethnic diversity, contrasting landscape. Drawn to the Street Art by very young age, the only visible and accessible art form, my style is now an abstract mix of colors and tags (calligraphy style) all in one piece giving life to portraits. This stippling technique is a way for me to explain what I need to say, let the paint talking.
I have participated in several solo and group exhibitions: Montréal, New-York, Paris, Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe.
In 2010 I discovered the bodypainting . In 2014 I ranked at the 4th place in final (airbrush category) at the World Championships of Bodypainting in Austria (WBF: World Bodypainting Festival).
Apart from painting, the feeling of gliding is something that I love, that’s why I practice bodyboard. Besides, I like to be at a poker table, a good sound in the ears to observe and detect the ‹tells› around me.

Art work by Steek