'LA Love' by Ben NAZ (1978-2014)
Final release before the Filipino street art legend's passing in the fall of 2014.
Hand-stenciled Gold Halo edition.
33 x 23.5 Inches
84 x 59.7 Centimeters
Hand-painted 2-color screen print on 320gsm Coventry Rag fine art paper with deckled edges.
Hand-finished by the artist in spray paint.
Limited Edition of only 30 with 6 Artists Proofs (#AP 5/6)
Stencil-signed and hand-numbered in pencil.
Includes original publisher COA.

ARTIST BIO

Ben NAZ was a Filipino-French Guerrilla street artist and one of the most recognized street artists outside the Philippines. He was born in France in the late 70's and migrated on the early 80's back to his father's homeland (Philippines) during the heavy political outcry.

Branded as "Manila's Finest," Ben NAZ's dramatic, political scenes and heart breaking stencil works captured attention almost immediately. Depicting a struggle between the rich and the poor, deep-rooted and emotional images characterize eye-opening scenery to the people of the Philippines.

He was wittingly political and motivated by the cause, whether it be the Philippines, 'Pinoy' identity, freedom, equality, peace or life. His plight was to show the world the Filipino identity, his passion was art and his motivation was the state of the world, globally.

Naz was instrumental in getting the political message out in Manila, at a time when all street art was considered propaganda by the rightist/rebels. His work was contentious and much of his subject matter, he explained, was considered taboo. Naz speaks about "street art being unacceptable": considered not only to be vandalism but to be a malicious mischief. When he left the Philippines and came back to Europe to continue his career as a guerrilla street artist, he started placing his works on the walls of London and Paris to showcase the real political outcry of the Filipino people.

Having been active for 20 years, in September 2012 he was diagnosed with cancer. Although under heavy therapy, he has continuously producing artworks, both walls and prints, and actively exhibited his works worldwide.

Ben NAZ died in the fall of 2014 from Esophageal Cancer.
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Very Good - Excellent.



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23.5 x 33 in