Today we’d like to introduce you to Goons.
Goons first started his career in Chicago. After going “all city” and covering the streets with thousands of stickers and posters, he was recognized as the biggest of his peers. He was noticed by Wrigley Gum who approached him to create an ad. The handmade commercial gained over 1 million views on YouTube, and the New York Times noted: “It is not every day that marketers go into business with goons…”
After much attention from the ad and subsequent interviews, Goons retreated from the street spotlight and moved to Vermont to focus on studio work. Not long after he returned, energy drink company Red Bull asked him to complete in a painting competition, which subsequently won him both the judges and people’s choice votes. Red Bull sent him to Art Basel in Miami to show his work at Scope Art Fair. Around this time Goons also debuted his first solo show. After a near sell out opening night the momentum continued to another show this time featuring a showing of his own cartoon.
Through these successes he gained notoriety with many contemporaries, especially musicians who love his work. This lead to being asked to animate music videos and being booked as the art director on rapper Kreayshawn’s video directed for pop-punk group SWMRS, the drummer being the son of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
After another solo show and selling hundreds of portraits via his Instagram, he turned his attention back to street art creating large scale pieces that include full size cars with distinctive details. He also focused on creating new work exclusively for his first show with Helmholz Fine Art. GOONS the show will prove to be a culmination of effort and skill. Cementing him as one of the greatest street artists and visual Rockstar
Please tell us about your art.
I am a former street artist who loves to bring my energy to canvas. It’s very musical and fun. People tend to love the colors and enjoy the subject matter.
Do you have any advice for other artists? Any lessons you wished you learned earlier?
Keep going. Progress is success.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
I have a new show at Helmholz Fine Art. (http://helmholzfineart.com)- opening in July. It will be a colorful display of my work. I’m very excited about it!
Also instagram (Instagram.com/g00ns) is the best place to see my latest work. You can also check out my website for an archive of street and studio, and work available for sale
Contact Info:
- Website: www.goonswood.com
- Email: info@goonswood.com
- Instagram: Instragram.com/
g00ns - Facebook: Facebook.com/goonswood
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