A common thread in Pixote’s work is its massive size, matched by ambitious height. His tags are hard to miss. I’ve seen his unique graffiti everywhere—from billboards to high walls all over Brooklyn and NYC—so often that it seems ubiquitous.
A piece that always comes to mind is the tag on the pale yellow wall on the popular corner of Bedford and Nassau north of McCarren park. The giant writing, juxtaposed…
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Thankyou, MRPIX for sharing your beautiful work and words. Pix is for the children !
Thank you for this! I’ve been digging this work for some time. Very interested to see the paintings now.
I’ve seen this artist’s tag for yeeeaars and I’ve never known how to pronounce the name!!! Can you sound it out for me?!?!
Thanks for asking! Its pronounced something like “Pi-Sho-Che” 🙂