Richard Mirando (Seen)

Richard Mirando known as Seen is an American graffiti artist. He is one of the best known graffiti artists in the world and considered the Godfather of graffiti. He was part of the crew United Artists (UA) who painted pieces that could be found all around the city of New York and on subway lines. He was responsible for dozens of whole-car top-to-bottom, many of which have become iconic.

Seen began producing work on canvas in the early 1980s, which was presented in galleries and purchased by museums and private collectors all over the world. These included group shows with artists such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dondi, Quik, Blade, and Lee Quinones, among others. Despite his international fame, Seen continued to paint subway trains in New York City until 1989.

Seen's paintings have been shown all around the world, and his work has sold for six figures on the secondary market. He is recognized for combining comic-book heroes and other cartoon figures into his works in addition to his bubble lettering.

Seen was born in 1961, in the Bronx, NYC. He lives and works between Paris and New York.

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