Ivan Roque
ABOUT THE MURAL:
"Fall of the Artic King"- painted for @sprayseemo 2019 in Kansas City,MO ! The idea behind the piece is impending extinction of the great polar bear a creature so magnificent and powerful that one can only awe in its presence. Here I've decided to create a thinned out polar bear due to the lack of prey, the chrysanthium is considered the flower of death used mainly funerary occasions and the vines a symbol of its nearing time. I dedicate this mural to my good friend @loveismofficial whos opened my eyes even more to this ongoing tragedy and have a better understandong of the responsibilities that we carrypainting in the public realm.” - Ivan Roque
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
“Born December of 1991, Ivan J. Roque is a Cuban-American artist from Miami, Florida, burning with a passion for the concepts of birth, death, time, renewal and social dynamics. His influences range from the old masters to the new such as Caravaggio, Marc Rothko, Alexander McQueen, Gianni Versace and Nychos. Roque has been able to accomplish many achievements for his young age, such as working with rapper Denzel Curry , collaborating with major brands like McDonalds, Microsoft, Virgin Voyages and Formula One to name a few. He has traveled quite extensively for various exhibitions and murals including shows in New York City, Dubai, Seoul and mural festivals such as the SpraySeeMO Mural Festival and Pow Wow Worcester. He has also been frequently commissioned by various cities across the United States with most recently being the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida and the City of Janesville, Wisconsin. Roque also has had three gallery solo shows and one museum solo show at the Coral Springs Museum of Art. He has a Bachelor's of Art in Visual Arts from the Florida International University.” - IvanRoque.com
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