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Multi Media artist ANDRE' P. CHARLES was BORN 1968 in the South Bronx. As a new perspective was taking form with art and music Charles within the community, he honed his craft with spray paint on walls and trains, as well as with markers on paper. Within a short period of time he worked with the airbrush and continued to expand with his ideas.

Charles is and was known by this stamp drawing of the infamous baby Brandon, depicted in a crawling position most of the time. As a graf artist, Charles tagged the entire Tri-state area with it. Noticing his talent multiple shops commissioned him to create murals on the gates of their establishments. This in turn led him to create a shop of his own. In the early nineteen-nineties he worked with several well known club promoters in Manhattan New York as well as with celebrity commissions, etc.

Moving on Charles took on greater tasks. He created in wall murals that reflected what was transpiring in the U.S. Memorable pieces such as the critically acclaimed wall murals of 50cent, Tupac, ‘Live by the Gun / Die by the Gun’ (the most famous wall mural in the history of HIP-HOP). He also did walls of Mike Tyson, Princess Diana, Aaliyah, Basquiat and many others.

ANDRE' PIERRE CHARLES is known as ‘THE EPITOME of URBAN STREET ART’. As he continues to expand he has created works of art and fashion, some of which has not been uncovered before the public’s eyes. He has converted the media and has survived the stereotypical labels of being a solo graffiti artist.

Andre is working on a commercial level now with his T-Shirts worn by Paris Hilton, as seen in people magazine, Vogue and Cosmo, to name a few. His work has been covered in the press across the country such as THE NEW YORK TIMES, and O AT HOME magazine and many others. Currently on display is Charles’ work in collaboration with DKNY in Macy's and Bloomingdale's in New York City. Andre is now moving in the direction of television and movies, as well as providing information for our younger generation through multiple organizations. He is also sharing information on how he bypassed so-called limitations many people place in front of the term dyslexia.