BIO
Wilfredo "BIO" Feliciano born April 20th, 1966 in New York started his artistic career in the early eighties at the height of the New York City subway graffiti movement. Thirty years later he is considered to be one of the top stylists & letter masters throughout the movement worldwide.
Known for his many letter styles, complex and intricate wild styles as well as his explosive use of colours. BIO is known as a true master of New York style painting.
BIO's work has been featured in many publications, movies, music videos and documentaries throughout his career. He has also painted in numerous countries over the past 30 years invited by different organizations. BIO has collaborated with many of the top graffiti artists in the world from past to present day.
He has also lectured at M.I.T and various universities in the United States. BIO was also part of the Smithsonian Institutes 35th folklore festival in Washington D.C where TATS CRU were chosen to represent New York muralists at the festival.
Wilfredo "BIO" Feliciano continues to work and live in New York City.
BG183
Sotero "BG 183" Ortiz was born in the South Bronx, New York in 1963.
In the early 1980's he discovered his preferred medium was spray paint and later become part of TATS CRU.
His work has been shown at Smithsonian Folklife Festival, The Bronx Museum of Art, Lord and Taylor, in movies, music videos and the World of Coca Cola in Atlanta, Georgia.
NICER
Born Hector Nazario in the South Bronx in 1967. He was fortunate enough to be born with creativity running through his his veins. Throughout the 1970's he played in abandoned buildings, transforming them into magical worlds of wonder and using his surroundings to create trucks and cars of bricks and wood chunks found in abandoned lots in his South Bronx neighborhood.
In the 1980's as a teenager he was drawn to the coloured written graffiti on the subway trains and walls. He went on to become one of the founding members of the famous "TAT CRU". It was his first official introduction to the art world.
At the end of the subway painting movement that propelled the TAT CRU into subculture stardom, the members split and went on their own ways, except for three. NICER and his two childhood painting partners vowed to continue to do what they loved- Paint!
Forming the first graffiti company of its kind, "TATS CRU, INC" was born. It was 1996 and "TATS CRU" had one main goal- to show the world that graffiti is a viable art form.
In the three decades that "NICER" has been painting he has created artwork for clients including:
Adult Swim Network, Atlantic Records, Avirex, Axe, Bloomberg, Boost Mobile, BP, Bureau of the Census US, Coca Cola USA, Columbia Pictures, Crunch Fitness USA, EAB, Electra Records, Ford Motor Group, Fire Stone Tires, Home Depot, Hummer, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Loud Records, Lugz, McDonalds, Metropolitan Hospital, M&M Candy Company, MSG Network, MTV Labs, Nike, NY Libertys Basketball, N.Y.F.D, Reebok International, Ritmo Latino, Shandwick, Smithsonian Institute, Snapple USA, Sony USA, Squeezer, The Bravo Group, The Bronx Museum of Art, The House of Seagrams, Tommy Boy Records, Tommy Hilfiger, Universal Records, Upshot USA.
Press:
The New York Times, New York Magazine, USA Today, Vibe, Associated Press, The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Rap Pages, Asbury Park Press, El Diario, Latina Magazine, The Source, Stress, Mass Appeal and Details.
His Artwork has been included in books such as:
Spray Can Art (Thames and Hudson Inc. 1987), The Art of Getting Over (St Martins Press 1999) and RIP NYC Memorial Wall Art (Henry Holt & Co. 1994) NICERS artwork was chosen as the books cover.
