Pop Art Screen Printing for Vibrant Portraits
About Me
A course by M.Tony Peralta , Artist and Creative Director
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this first lesson, you will learn about my Dominican background, my growing up in New York City, and how I became an artist and entrepreneur. ”
In this video lesson M.Tony Peralta addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pop Art Screen Printing for Vibrant Portraits. Discover fundamental screen printing techniques to create “pop arte” style portraits inspired by New York and Latino culture.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi! My name is M. Tony Peralta. I'm a contemporary artist and creative director from New York. I was born and raised in Washington Heights to Dominican parents. I own The Peralta Project, an online clothing company, and I make large-scale screen-printed paintings. Art has always been in my life. Growing up in the '80s, as soon as I stepped outside, I saw hip-hop happening, graffiti, and b-boys, which also played a huge influence in my life. The first time I created a t-shirt design was based on a hip-hop lyric. Me and my friend came up with this idea, I drew it on a pad, and someho...”
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Course summary for: Pop Art Screen Printing for Vibrant Portraits
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Arts & Crafts, Screen Printing
M.Tony Peralta
A course by M.Tony Peralta
M.Tony Peralta is a contemporary artist and creative director who was born and raised in New York City. He first started drawing at school and produced his first run of t-shirts with the savings from his part-time job at just 17 years old. He later went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in media arts at Long Island University, focusing on graphic design, photography, and film. After graduating, he became the creative director of a boutique marketing company but, driven by a desire to create something in a non-digital space, M.Tony began teaching himself screen printing and enrolled in a screen printing class at the School of Visual Arts.
Since then, he’s had his work shown at museums and featured in The New York Times. He’s collaborated with clients including Nike, Bleacher Report, and Presidente Beer. He also designed his own sneakers for Adidas and currently runs his own indie brand called The Peralta Project where he creates artwork that represents his culture and upbringing.
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