Bio:

No, Kevin Dresser's artwork hasn't yet been exhibited in galleries. But if you've looked closely at subway platforms, abandoned cars and cinder-block walls in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, you've probably seen his paintings. After eight years as a street artist, his recent paintings synthesize his guerrilla street art, his love of bygone Americana and the work he has done as a type designer. Dresser was born in Rochester, New York, in 1971 and spent his "formative years" in a small New Hampshire town. When he moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1991 he discovered graffiti, which he found mysterious and fascinating. He knew what he was meant to do. After years of tagging subways and buildings, his calling evolved. Drawn to patterns, he began painting looping, twisting designs on subway-station walls and derelict vehicles. From there he began decorating large pieces of metal. "My art now is more personal than it was when I was just one of many graffiti writers doing large-scale letterform paintings. It is a reflection of the things I find beautiful - patterns, metal and rust," he says. Dresser has retained his ability to find beauty in objects that weren't traditionally considered "beautiful" and to creat energetic, dynamic artworks.

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Three Derelict Vehicles directed by Kevin Dresser USA, Experimental, 00:00:00 This documentary follows the artist as he travels the desolate streets of industrial Brooklyn and Queens, seeking out the abandoned cars that will become his canvas.... more info

Compilations containing Three Derelict Vehicles
	Independent Exposure Exhibition June 2001 (MC-51)	2001	Not currently available through Microcinema International

Upcoming Screenings

Screening History
Three Derelict Vehicles
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Heaven Gallery	Chicago	USA	2002-06-15	Event Details
Strange Brew Coffeehouse	Springfield	USA	2002-06-14	Event Details
Vital Five	Seattle	USA	2001-06-28	Event Details

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