Biography
DECAP comes from the south suburbs of Paris. He discovered graffiti in the 90’s, accompanied with all subcultures that can encircle the phenomenon at this time such as Hip Hop and B-Boyerie. He then quickly develops an affection for it, falls into it and will never come out again from it!
At first he alternates between different name (SAXO, EPOK) and finally found the name « DECAP » in 1992. A revelation for him, 5 letters, a name which sounds graffiti, with impact, easy to remember and comprehensible …
From this time, the history takes another shape and its investment within the graffiti vandal becomes prolific and exponential. He joins different crews of his region such as 3MF, KDR or others such as SEP in 1994. Railways, graffitis, throw up, night outputs with friends, the classic story for a graffiti writer.
1995 becomes an important year in the evolution of DECAP’s job. During the big strikes of the 95’s, the discipline then played as an episodic way is going to become for him the ultimate purpose in the art of vandalism: the graffiti on train or on subway. From this instant, in his eyes, the only graffiti that represents an interest will be play on this surface.
Boosts to adrenalin and dopamine, outputs all over the parisian suburbs chain themselves, alone or in group.
In 1997, a fusion will give life to a new crew « 1K » with the trio ODB (Osey, Decap and Brize). The team is strong, making lots of efforts andimpose themsleves on trains and subways becoming the crossroads of creation! Insurance and adulthood in their styles are always present. The quality of their actions is more and more qualitative, the whole accomplished in records time
Rapidly, DECAP exports himself abroad, by travelling into Interrail, he goes out to the conquest of the European railway systems: Holland, Greece, England, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Republic Czech, Poland …
In a nice morning of January 2002, the dream becomes a nightmare. Inquiry and denunciation, a brigade devoted to the dismantling of the graffiti vandal burst in his domicile to perform a house search and undertake his arrest …
The history does not stop for there for DECAP, the vandal job he made is part of his graffiti artist carrier and his past. For him, graffiti will last for the entire life! Here after he declines his style on others supports such as canvas while perpetuating the unprompted freshness of the graffiti vandal …
Exhibitions :
2010
MUSEUM « A CIEL OUVERT » by Galizia /// PARIS
AUCTION ARTCURIAL by Galizia /// Champ Élysée /// PARIS
2011
TRAINS OF FAME /// Galerie Oberkampf /// PARIS
PONÉ
PONÉ was born in 1985. He comes from the west suburbs of Paris and discovered graffiti in 1999 from a give up land on his way to school.
He used to sit for hours on a stone covered up with paint observing the « older » painting and watching the trains passing on the bridge, then he rapidly passions himself for this kind of art.
Some months later in June 1999, he begins handling with the spray. Then meetings after meetings and exits after exits, he starts multiplying paintings and graffitis over the streets.
In 2000, Pone joins the AOC crew and carries out his first paintings in group. He quickly falls in love with the game and performs his style day after day. Being at first interested by his district, he rapidly bombs at the entire french capital and its surroundings.
In 2002, having made his proof on the capital, he joins the KSF crew. Refusing to limit himself to French borders, he exports his name abroad, travelling a lot. Pone rapidly went to the conquest of the European railway systems: Holland, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Serbia, Hungary…
The year 2005 is a turning point in his graffiti artist carrier, he joins the famous VMD crew (DIZE, ONEA, TOMEK…) and continues to perform his style an technique years after years.
PONÉ is a multi support artist, painting walls, trucks, railways and trains, he now approaches the graffiti in a different way by working and painting on canvas and participating in many art exhibitions.
Exhibitions :
2009
VECTOR MINDED /// Gallery A /// Bordeaux
2010
REECRIRE /// Barbershop /// PARIS
MUSEUM « A CIEL OUVERT » by Galizia /// PARIS
AUCTION ARTCURIAL by Galizia /// Champ Élysée /// PARIS
2011
TRAINS OF FAME /// Gallery Oberkampf /// PARIS