Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tristan Eaton


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Sulfurboy (talk) 16:07, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Tristan Eaton

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WP:BLP of a graffiti artist, not properly referenced as passing WP:NARTIST. The sources here are a neighbourhood hyperlocal and a Q&A interview in which he's talking about himself in the first person on a local interest blog, which are not notability-clinching sources in and of themselves if they're the best references you can find -- but nothing stated in the article is "inherently" notable enough to exempt him from having to show more than just two pieces of local interest coverage. Bearcat (talk) 05:08, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
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 * Keep He seems to be in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, NY (link).ThatMontrealIP (talk) 23:33, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Every claim in the article is now reliably sourced. He appears to be very notable.
 * The New York Times had this to say about him on January 29,2020: The Los Angeles-based artist Tristan Eaton has been painting mostly with spray cans since his teenage hit-and-run graffiti attacks in Detroit and New York. But he designed the Super Bowl tickets and game program on his computer, wrapping a century of N.F.L. highlights around a gleaming Lombardi Trophy. The look and the spirit of street art is there,” he said. “The computer is just another tool.” Mr. Eaton, 41, went back to spray cans to turn a 9-foot tall, fiberglass model of the Lombardi into a dazzling collage of aquas, pinks, purples, oranges and greens, art deco, palm trees and N.F.L. milestones. It will be outside the stadium as fans arrive on game day.


 * An October 2019 New York Times article said "The women in Tristan Eaton’s mural are striking, strong, steady in their gaze. They project power. Their silver and blue complexions, the red accents and the white stars streaming across them, shout authority. He grew up in Detroit and New York, now lives in Los Angeles. “I’m cheering the idea of women having a greater voice and an equal seat at the table,” Mr. Eaton said. “Sometimes seeing imagery like this can solidify people’s viewpoints and they realize they’re not alone.” ThatMontrealIP (talk) 18:18, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * The Hollywood reporter has an article on his mural at Universal studios.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 18:30, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Here is a transcript of a CNN program titled The Art of Tristan Eaton. Video is here. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 21:55, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment, does authoring a chapter in a book like The Art of Spray Paint reflect how well known/respected Eaton is in this art field? Coolabahapple (talk) 10:42, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Only if other sources independently wrote about his authorship of a chapter in a book to contextualize the importance of that work, and not if you simply use that work as circular sourcing for its own existence as a work. Bearcat (talk) 16:05, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I found "The Art of Spray Paint" book you mentioned. The book is by Lori Zimmer, not Eaton. So it is about him, not by him. There is a three-page profile on him on pages 78-81. Example text: "These cultural conglomerations have become Eaton’s calling card, permeating his commercial, gallery, and mural work, which has reinvented architectural facades in cities across the globe. Eaton’s work has a discern- able dynamism and complexity that has consistently attracted commercial clients, especially lifestyle and fashion labels seeking to expand their brand with art. The artist’s ability to mash up elements from a brand’s identity into gorgeous murals is as alluring to his clients as their size. His murals often sprawl to expansive sizes, sometimes upward of 20 feet (6 m) and more, meshing art and branding, and have a much greater effect than any billboard ever could. Much like artist Shepard Fairey, Eaton’s style transcends the genre and bleeds into commercial work, attracting clients for not only his skill set, but also his vision and brand understanding."ThatMontrealIP (talk) 15:48, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks very much, i have made my recommendation below accordingly. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:19, 1 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete the sourcing is not indepdent and indepth enough to show notability. We can not use a subjects own work as a direct show of notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:08, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , Did you actually read the article? The subject is not used as a self-published source anywhere. It is full of independent sources that talk about his work, as well as the NYTimes above. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 20:35, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Above people are trying to cite the fact he wrote a chapter in a book as a sign of notability. A chapter is a book is not a sign of notability, since you wrote the work.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:36, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, but that is one proposed source that is not even used in the article. What about the sourcing contained in the article?ThatMontrealIP (talk) 20:38, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
 * see above, the spray paint book is not by him, it is by another author and contains three pages about him. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 15:48, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note that the Google Books overview page here denotes Eaton as a "Contributor" (select the "More about this edition" to expand the box). It is unclear to what extent Eaton contributed toward the book, though, because I cannot access the content about him in Google Books at this time, for example, to see if the content is attributed to him. North America1000 03:09, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep Being in the collection of MOMA is almost sufficient by itself towards passing the notability bar, but in addition the article is well sourced. Curiocurio (talk) 19:10, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:14, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   07:46, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. The sourcing present (NYT, CNN, etc.) collectively convince me that Eaton meets GNG/NBIO. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:56, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep, meets WP:GNG and WP:ARTIST, sources are discussed above (a big thanks to for bringing  attention to them), and being represented in the collection of MMA, the clincher for me is being covered in the book The Art of Spray Paint  that, according to WorldCat, is held by around 1000 libraries reflecting that he is "well known" for his art. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:21, 1 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep – Per a source review, the subject meets WP:BASIC. Some of the articles contain interview content, but also contain non-interview content that discuss the subject and his works in significant detail. North America1000 03:04, 7 May 2020 (UTC)


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