User:Pablo113/BrendanScanlon

Solve, aka Brendan Scanlon
Solve was a street artist from Chicago who was known for his stickers, posters, stencils, and other forms of graffiti. Solve (real name Brendan Scanlon) had become increasingly known throughout the city of Chicago, as well as other cities, before being murdered on June 14th, 2008.

Early Life Brendan grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. Son of Bill and Eileen.

Time in Chicago Brendan went to school.

Street Art Brendan made lots of stickers and paste-ups.

His Death A man by the name of Kirk Tobolski was arrested and charged with the murder of Brendan Scanlon. He is currently out on bail, awaiting trial.

The Solve Movement Immediately following the death of Brendan Scanlon, large numbers of commemorative and memorial art pieces began to appear all over the cities of Chicago and Madison, his two home towns. Much of this took the form of illegal graffiti, stickers, stencils, and other such mediums, though several art shows and benefits in his honor have also taken place. There has also been a push to spread his name and story all over the world, headed by the website "", through which anyone anywhere in the world can request stickers, and they will be mailed out to them. The hope of this is get a Solve sticker up in every city in the world.

The following is Brendans obituary, as listed on Legacy.com:'''

Brendan McGlynn Scanlon a/k/a SOLVE died unexpectedly at age 24 on June 14, 2008, in Chicago. Brendan was born March 20, 1984 in Oakland, CA to William J. Scanlon and Eileen A. McGlynn. He graduated from Madison, WI East High School in 2002 and received a BA in visual communications from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2007. At the time of his death, he was employed as a graphic artist by Relay Worldwide in Chicago. Brendan's work was displayed at shows and galleries and graced many public spaces in Chicago, Madison, and wherever he traveled. He was involved with the Chicago art collective RGB and the Nathan Xander band. He will be sorely missed by his parents; his sisters Megan and Caitlin; his brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Linda Lindert; his grandmother, Virginia Scanlon; and his niece and three nephews. His life will be celebrated at Ryan Funeral Home, 2418 N. Sherman Ave, Madison, WI on Saturday, June 21, beginning with a visitation at 12 p.m. followed by a service at 2 p.m. In Chicago at later dates there will be further celebrations of Brendan's life and art. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to "Madison East High School in Honor of Brendan Scanlon", 2222 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53704, to be donated to the art department. His family would like to especially thank Brendan's circle of friends and colleagues in Chicago for loving him so and helping us to understand his legacy. Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services 2418 N. Sherman Ave. 608-249-8257.

His Work

His Death