Nasty

Alexandre Hildebrand, aka Nasty, discovered graffiti in the 1980s, during the cultural influx of American street art and hip hop into France. He drew stylistic inspiration from NYC graffiti and by artists such as Seen and Bando. By the end of the 1980s, Nasty had distinguished himself as a prolific subway painter in Paris with his use of bright colors in wildstyle and old school block letters. For his exhibitions, he brings the inspiration of the subway into the gallery, creating unique art objects that retain the essence of his origins as a subway graffiti artist. He often transplants tiles from the metro walls into the exhibition space.
When he is not spraying Europe, Nasty works by day as a Copywriter at Publicis, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world.
Nasty lives and works in Paris.