User:Sonicbadnyc/sandbox

Jesse Rodriguez AKA “Sonic”, "Sonic Bad", "Sonic002", "Sonic002Bad", "Sonic002Bad.inc" Born and raised in New York City, Jesse started developing his art at a very young age. In the 1970's, during the time of Hip-Hop’s beginnings, when graffiti was relegated to tags and bubble letters, Sonic brought unique artistic elements to graffiti. Pioneering graffiti styles still used today. Sonic is regarded for his creation of the folding letters and his aptitude for transforming letters into characters and figures. In the early 1980’s he painted the infamous “Revolution” and “World War III” top to bottom on NYC subway cars. Such other noteworthy trains he painted were “Sonic Bad”, “Sonic Boom’ and “Sonic/ / ” just to name a few. His graffiti has been photographed by and and showcased in many art books, magazines, movies, video games, fashion, galleries, and walls throughout the last four decades. Sonic has made an indelible mark on the Hip Hop Culture. Sonic is currently re-creating his graffiti history, by documenting some of his most notable trains, on canvas. He continues to travel internationally bringing his graffiti culture, full of bold colors and original hip hop style, to countries such as Germany, Amsterdam, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Belgium, Spain and throughout France, while still exhibiting in New York.