Draft:HEKTAD

HEKTAD is a Graffiti Artist Pioneer from The Bronx, in New York City, New York. He is also known as “The Bronx Banksy” and "The Bronx Bomber." HEK is his tag name and TAD is his crew name meaning "Toys Ain’t Down" or "They Always Destroy." He’s known for his graffiti art featuring his love-drunk style with hearts and the usage of the words love in multiple languages. He started the trend of heart graffiti in 1996.

Early life

He started painting (graffiti) on the New York City MTA subway trains in 1981.

RECOGNITION

He was chosen for the World Trade Center Memorial Mural Walls beside the Oculus. He has two murals featured there. Amor es Amor and LOVE.

Graffiti Hall of Fame. In August 2019,  HEKTAD was recognized for his contribution to NY street art and graffiti scene when he was invited to participate in the 39th Edition of The Graffiti Hall of Fame. The annual mural fest on 106th and 107th streets alongside the elevated Metro North train line on Park Avenue in El Barrio.

PARTNERSHIPS

City Harvest, In 2022 he painted a mural for City Harvest titled, “For the love of City Harvest.”

COLLABORATIONS

Dave Navarro, He partnered with guitarist Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction to create a work titled, “Innocence Found.”