thekrah

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                                                     ………………..THE KRAH………………………….

Bio:


THE KRAH is a decrepit yet talented young man who has wasted most of his youth scribbling on everything and using any medium he could get his hands on.

Brought up in the Mediterranean chaos of Europe’s most ancient city, ironically the one that gave birth to democracy.
The KRAH was always fascinated by the urban disorder of his hometown of Athens, Greece (where the priests are the richest men and the sunstroke makes the nation think that democracy still exists.)
As vandalism was the most fun thing to do, THE KRAH started painting the streets and the subway trains of Athens in 1997, but his graffiti, stickers and street-art can also be seen in the streets all over Europe and cities such as Tokyo and Bangok.
After moving to East London The KRAH is still a very active street-artist and if graffiti is about underground freestyle funky visuals in illegal spots, THE KRAH has plenty of them to offer.
On the other hand The KRAH has also exhibited in lots of galleries in London and internationally in gallerys such as:
Brooklynite in New York, ATM Gallery in Berlin, Art Basel at Miami Beach, in both of the Mutate Britain shows, Black rat Press, the Pure Evil Gallery and Art-Republic in London or Whinos Gallery Washington and the Vavel International Comics Festival in Athens.
He has had group shows alongside artists like Os Gêmeos, D-face, Sickboy, Swoon, Elbowtoe, Mode2, and Pure Evil. Additionally he has been one of the artist of Banksy´s latest Can´s Festival in London.


Art exhibitions:

 
East Gallery  Roktic group show (London 2010)
Featuring artists: Rugman, RYCA, Dscreet and Lunatic Toys

Art Basel Miami Beach Art fair (Miami USA 2009)

Brooklynite gallery "Now go get your shinebox" Group show (New York 2009)
Featuring artists: Sickboy, Anthony Lister, Ben Frost, Will Barras, 3Ttman +many more.

Whinos gallery group exhibition touring 10 city’s around America (USA 2009)

URBANART2 Gazi group show (Athens Greece 2009)
Featuring all the top street-artists from Greece.

European urban-art fair (Munich Germany 2009)
Featuring the top urban artists of the world.

Mutate Britain, one foot in the Grove (London 2009)
Featuring artists: Mode2, Shepard Fairey, Will Barras, Part2ism, Best ever, Dr D, Paul insect +many more.

The East Room and Sosho X-mas Group show (London)
Featuring artists: Lukas Price (cyclops), Pure Evil +many more.

1love-art RUMP group show (Bristol UK 2009)
Featuring artists: Dan Kitchener, Ben Slow, K-Guy, Static, copyright +many more.

East London Arts club ‘’Tate the Biscuit’’ group show (London 2009)
A collection of street artists, conceptual artists, installation artists, painters, graphic illustrators and photographers

East Gallery Roktic group show (London 2009)
Featuring artists: Rugman, RYCA, Dscreet and Lunatic Toys

V&A street-art prints (London 2009)
A collection of screen prints by street-artists

ATM gallery Solo Exhibition (Berlin Germany 2009)

Jibbering Art, ‘line-steppers’, group show (Birmingham UK 2009)
Featuring artists: SickBoy, China, Chu, Cyclops, Dscreet, Inkie, Kid Acne, Part2ism, Remi/Rough, Sweet-Toof +many more.

1love-art at Westbourne Studios, ‘how to start a revolution’ group show (London UK 2009)
Featuring artists:  Levi C, Static, LL Brainwashed, 3megabits, The Art Tart +many more

Whinos gallery, ‘Inked-Souls’ group show (Washington U.S.A 2009)
Art and customized sneakers show, Featuring Cope2 +many more.

Brick-lane gallery, ‘Art in mind’ group show (London UK 2009)
Featuring artists: hero, mariene-b +many more.

K-art Gallery, ‘boarding gate’ group show (Athens Greece 2009)
Featuring artists: asilis Botoulas, Esek_one, Sarah Ettlinger, Tassos Thomou, Konstantina Kapanidou, Natasha Law +many more.

Little-art-book gallery, ‘BAZA-ART’ group show (London UK 2009)
Featuring artists: Eelus, Rugman, BonBon, Dave the Chimp, Vilchez, Ben Slow, Focus, Mishfit, Dan Kitchener, Busk +many more.

13th International Comics Festival (Athens Greece 2009)
Featuring artists: b. mute, Leandros, dreyk F. taxis +many more.

Behind the Shutters gallery, ‘Mutate Britain’ group show (London UK 2009)
Featuring artists: Shepard Fairey, Part2ism, Best ever, Dr D, Paul insect +many more.

Nice/Nice gallery ‘threesome’(Hanover, Germany 2009),
Featuring artists: Dust, Escif +many more.

Foundry ‘urban-art part2’ group show (London UK 2009)
Featuring artists: Kai-1, Remi-rough, 45rpm, inkfetish, fors, Milo Tchas, Silverback

Little-art-book gallery  ‘nightmare b4 Christmas’ group show (London UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Pure Evil, Rugman, Focus, Snub, Hutch, ATG, Oh Death, Dan Kitchener, Mishfit, Inkfetish +many more.

Cans festival 2, organised by Banksy and Pitchers on Walls gallery (London UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Sickboy, Zosen, Alexone, Conor Harrington, Lucy McLauchlan Mode2, Will Barras Word To Mother +many more.

Black rat press, ‘big issue’ group show (London UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Dface, Eine, Matt Small, Swoon, Nick Walker, Ron English, Herakut, Anthony Lister, Jamie Reid +many more.

Art Republic, group show (London UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Pure Evil, C215, Mighty monkey, pinkie, Banksy +many more.

Pure Evil Gallery, Solo Exhibition (London UK 2008)

Little-art-book gallery, ‘Alphabet’ group show (London UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Rugman, Superoboturbo, Vichez, Dan Kitchener +many more.

Foundry ‘underground urban-art’ group show (London UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Hutch, Snub, copyright, Rugman, the5683, mr Gauky Duce +many more.

Visual Imprints, ‘101ers’ group show (Brighton UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Fors, Dr-Ren, Kai-1, Eon

Limited Press, Solo Exhibition (Southampton UK 2008)

Visual Imprints, ‘Inner Voices’ group show (Brighton UK 2008)
Featuring artists: Pam Glew, Jim Sanders, Lotz

Vavel comics festival (Athens Greece 2005)
Featuring artists: Os Gêmeos, Nunca +many more.

Design Festa group show (Tokyo Japan 2002),

Mountbatten gallery, group show (Portsmouth UK 2001)


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Commercial illustration/advertisement/design clients:

NOKIA
TV advert and illustrated advert for Billboards in central London (London 2008)
Marvel comics
Created a poster to promote Marvel’s latest computer game: ‘’Alternate Alliance’’ (London 2007)
Jibstar skateboards
Skate board designs (London 2007)
GIMO
Flash designer for on-line computer games (London 2007)
Barrington Stoke Publishing
Illustrated a children’s book
Ransom Publishing
Illustrated two children’s books  (London 2007)

Graffiti live painting festivals:
Meeting of Styles London 2009
Meeting of Styles (part of the love-box music festival) London 2007
Sleeping Giants (Brighton UK 2007)
Write4Gold (Athens Greece 2006)
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About the artist:
Born in England (1979) and brought up in Athens.
He started as Graffiti artist painting in the streets of Athens in 1997.
His street-work can be seen in cites all over Europe and has painted in the streets of Bangkok and Tokyo.
Now he lives and works as an artist based in East London.

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INTERVIEWS AND ART REVIEWS:
http://www.iloveartbastard.com/ab_portal/en/artists/gr/thekrah/

http://www.canned-goods.co.uk/graffiti-interviews/the-krah.asp

http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=13298&m=A29&aa=1&eidos=A

http://graffoto1.blogspot.com/2008/11/little-art-book-group-show.html

http://graffoto1.blogspot.com/2008/08/foundry-underground-art-show.html

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