Tristan Eaton

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Tristan Eaton (1978) is an American artist. Primarily known for his toy designs and street art murals, Eaton is also a graphic designer and illustrator.[1]

Early life[]

Eaton was born in Hollywood, California, in 1978.[2][3][4] He moved to New York City at 20 years of age and attended the New York School of Visual Arts,[5] He returned to live in Los Angeles 15 years later.[6]

Career[]

Graphic and toy design[]

Eaton co-designed the Dunny Toy in 2004 when he was 26.[7] Shortly after Eaton collaborated with the toy designer Paul Budnitz to produce "Kid Robot."[8][9]

In 2006, Eaton collaborated with Burger King to create a vinyl designer toy, “Subservient Chicken”

Eaton created posters for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign.[10]

In 2009, Eaton was the designer of Soul Train Music Awards for BET, a subsidiary of Viacom.[11]

In 2020 he designed the tickets and game program for the Superbowl.[12][13]

Public murals[]

In 2013, Eaton created the mural Audrey of Mulberry in Little Italy, Manhattan.[14][15]

Eaton's 2014 public mural I was a Botox Junkie is located at the corner of Traction and East Third streets in Los Angeles.[16][17][18]

In 2014 Eaton painted a six-story public mural of Alexander Graham Bell, titles the Spirit of Communiction, in West Palm Beach, Florida.[19][20] On March 3, 2016, part of the wall that the mural was painted on collapsed.[20][21] The entire wall and mural was demolished the same year.[21]

In 2015 Eaton executed a commissioned mural for the Long Beach Art Museum as part of the exhibition Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape.[22][23]

In 2019 he sued an Ottawa, Canada real estate developer for using his work in the promotional material for a student residence.[24][25] The same year, he executed a large-scale commissioned public mural large scale mural on the 236 Fifth Avenue building in Manhattan, New York City.[26][27]

Eaton's 2019 mural of a monster was commissioned by and installed at Universal Studios, Los Angeles.[28][10]

Collections[]

Eaton’s work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[29]

References[]

  1. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com.
  2. ^ Heller, Steven; Talarico, Lita (2008). Design Entrepreneur: Turning Graphic Design into Goods That Sell. ISBN 9781616736491.
  3. ^ "I would love to visit, paint in India: Street artist Tristan Eaton". 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ Marvin, Lyndsay (November 4, 2016). "5 LA Street Artists Who are Transforming City Blocks". Locale Magazine.
  5. ^ "Tristan Eaton".
  6. ^ "the midnight charrette interviews street artist and toy designer tristan eaton". designboom | architecture & design magazine. October 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Lowey, Ian; Prince, Suzy (25 September 2014). The Graphic Art of the Underground: A Countercultural History. ISBN 9781472573551.
  8. ^ Bloemink, Barbara J. (2006). Design Life Now. ISBN 9780910503990.
  9. ^ Bond, Mindy. "Graffiti Artist". Gothamist. The Gotham. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Creepy Cool: The Story Behind The Monster Mural at Universal Studios Hollywood".
  11. ^ Wright, Travis R. "New York by way of Detroit Artist Tristan Eaton Redesigns SoulTrain". Detroit Metro Times.
  12. ^ Treaster, Joseph B. (January 29, 2020). "The Super Bowl Is the Biggest Art Show in Miami Right Now". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Miami street artists to feature works during Super Bowl". January 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Where to Get the Best Street Art Selfies in New York City". www.cityguideny.com.
  16. ^ Schroeder, Amy Newlove (February 10, 2015). "Take Your Beau on a Guided Tour of L.A.'s Street Art This Valentine's Day Los Angeles Magazine".
  17. ^ Daichendt, G. James (November 19, 2014). "Tristan Eaton's Playground". KCET.
  18. ^ "I Was a Botox Junkie | Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles". www.muralconservancy.org.
  19. ^ Frias, Carlos (13 April 2014). "15 DAYS, 600 CANS - OF SPRAY PAINT". The Palm Beach Post.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b Anthony, Attiyya. "Piece of building mural falls onto law office in downtown West Palm Beach, injuring 4". sun-sentinel.com.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b Lordi, Laura. "West Palm facade torn down: How Alexander Lofts mural was created". The Palm Beach Post.
  22. ^ "Long Beach Museum of Art to Open New Exhibition Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape on June 26 - Long Beach Museum of Art".
  23. ^ Writer, Stephanie StutzmanStaff. "POW! WOW! Long Beach Moves Forward With Even More Support". www.Gazettes.com.
  24. ^ "Ottawa real estate developers face lawsuit from Los Angeles street artist".
  25. ^ "Street art - public property or copyrighted art?". 2 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Renowned Street Artist Tristan Eaton". 26 June 2019.
  27. ^ Bellafante, Ginia (10 May 2019). "The 100-Foot Gibson Girl: A Symbol of Abuse, then and Now". The New York Times.
  28. ^ "Universal Unveils Massive Monster Mural on Studio Lot". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Tristan Eaton | MoMA".

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