Sel One | SOLD

2021, 20” x 20” Acrylic and Aerosol on Canvas

Connecting with the anonymous @_sel.one has been an absolute adventure! As the @mad.house_art resident with the smallest following & one of the most out of the box, unique styles, we are blessed with the opportunity to see IMMENSE growth for this budding artist!

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With deep roots in the East coast graffiti scene, Sel brings a fresh perspective & approach to psychedelic abstract painting. After meeting through @polishshoepolish with @jeremy_legge at @kind_mind_campout in 2018, I tapped into his brave explorations in expression. He isn’t afraid to try new things, combining a variety of techniques on canvas stemming from his years of tagging handstyles, throwies, & massive burners on street surfaces.

His courage on canvas is matched with his dive into Denver’s graff scene; moving to a new city & finding your place while writing your name on less than legal surfaces is a bold move, & he has quickly made a name for himself here. While completing the burner featured in his teaser video, another writer creeped & took a photo mid process, later reaching out online with his admiration for the awesome “SELS” piece whipped out in that quick session.

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I am honored to be working with Sel One, helping expose his one of a kind paintings to a larger audience, & to share the inner workings of his art:

•EVERYTHING is letters... see how many you can find! This piece was titled “Satosh-E’s Conundrum”, based on the prominent letter E that forms the foundation of the composition, & our conversations about the recent cryptocurrency boom. If you think abstractly, you will find his letters S, E, & L all over this piece & throughout his body of work!

•He stacks an astonishing number of techniques that create countless layers & textures: stencil work (this piece’s stencil background is barely visible, but when it catches the light exposes a diamond grid), graff paint markers (2 more visible tags & 2 laying in a sub layer, with drips galore), aerosol spray paint used in a variety of ways (the large red arcs, the subtle white & black highlights most prominent in the top right and bottom left), tape, & more!

•A combo of loose, expressive gestures, and tight isometric linework