Artist of the week – Maxx242 (Maxx Gramajo)

Artist of the week – Maxx242 (Maxx Gramajo)
Maxx242

Maxx242 is one of those artists who are interesting beyond their art and can amaze you with their own personality and way of living. He started as a talented graffiti artist, being a master of the spray can and amazed his friends with the results. Very soon, he spread his talent towards all kinds of visual arts, from graffiti tattoo, drawing, typography, photography and finally to digital art. His is the best at bold letter forms and sharp line work. One of his most famous designs can be seen embellishing some Osiris shoes.

graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242

Maxx’s clients include Pearl Jam, Osiris, Famous Stars and Straps, Tribal, 3rd Rail, Orange County Choppers, ODM, FOX Racing, Choppers Inc., Miami Ink, New Found Glory, The Used, Bad Religion, Sublime, Box Car Racer, Yellow Card, Van Halen, Blink 182, Transplants, Hart and Huntington Tattoo Co., Vivid Video, Local Motion, FEA Merch, Soul Assassins, Guinness, Corona, GMC, Cadillac, and Vans.

graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242

Here are some things that you might not know about Maxx242:
–    he was a great skater
–    he is of Guatemalan descent
–    he collects comics and toys (Macross, Spawn and Star Wars)
–    he tattooed the dad (Paul Teutul Sr.) from American Chopper and participated in one of the episodes
–    he was once accidentally punched in the face at a party and suffered from amnesia for about a month
–    he used to wear two pairs of socks at all times
–    before becoming the great artist that he is today, he used to have many boring jobs, like garbage man, cooking hamburgers, he cleaned out houses that would get repossessed by banks,  McDonalds, Kragen Auto Parts, and candy stores.  That’s a lot of jobs!
His name comes from his old graffiti crew – 242 (CIA- Call It Art). Because the members of the crew played an important role in his life, and they influenced him a lot, Maxx didn’t wanted to lose that part of his art, so he attached it to his name.

graphic artist Maxx242
graphic artist Maxx242


He is present in many events doing live painting, like he did for the Pearl Jam Show on October 1st. You can see him drawing here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7v968VBV-M
Also, you can find more about Maxx here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqviNs2d1XE