Emblematic face of the Parisian street art scene,
\nJo Di Bona owes his dazzling success to the unique technique he invented himself : Pop Graffiti. His work associates collages, diverse graffiti influences and the pop culture he is deeply immersed in. Fauvist of the modern times, Jo mixes colors and movements to create faces filled with poetry, emotions and joie de vivre. In his creations, Jo pays tribute with the same tenderness to icons and great historical figures as to unknown strangers. He projects a kind look onto the human being as \u201csharing is what matters to me most\u201d<\/p>\n
Rewarded in 2014 with the prestigious \u201c1st Prize of Graffiti\u201d from the EDF Foundation, Jo has since produced many international exhibits, performances and murals. To be noted in particular are his murals on display at the Museum of Immigration in Paris, his huge murals in Paris, at the Loures Arte Publica in Lisbon or for the French Consulate in the heart of Atlanta, and his monumental works presented at the Street Art for Mankind exhibitions in New York and Miami in 2017 and 2018. His work has been presented since 2016 by the Galerie Barrou Planquart at international art fairs in New York, Miami, London, Hong Kong, Lausanne, Madrid, Munich and Stockholm.<\/p>\n
Praised by the media, Jo has, among other things, been presented at the French TV News on channel France 2, France 3, M6, BFM or in the T\u00e9l\u00e9matin program, on Radio France or RFM, made the cover of the magazines \u201cGraffiti Art Magazine\u201d, \u201cArts Magazine\u201d, \u201cStreet Art Magazine\u201d, \u201cParis Tonkar\u201d, was listed by the website APSTER among \u201cthe top 10 artists to follow in 2016\u201d or in the top 5 of Konbini\u2019s favorite Street Artists in 2018, and made the front page of the prestigious New York Times for his mural created in tribute to the \u201cPetit Cambodge\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jo was also one of the first Street Artists to exhibit his work at the United Nations in NYC in January 2017, and he\u2019s one of the 25 world artists represented in the Guide of Contemporary Urban Art 2019\/2020\/2022\/2023\/2024. He has since obtained several publications in different Art books, released his first monograph in May 2024 by Gallimard \/\/ Alternatives and he was appointed official ambassador for the volunteers for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympics Games where he had the 45,000 volunteers of Paris 2024 paint to create one of the largest artistic collaborations in the world, with a total of 26 large works that will be exhibited on the gates of the QJ \u2013 City of Paris for the exhibition \u201cThe Faces of the Games\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":129112,"template":"","taxo_year_participe":[144],"class_list":["post-129111","artist","type-artist","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n