Tilt
Recognized internationally as a traditional graffiti artist, Tilt began his practice as a youngster on the streets and train cars of Toulouse, France. Developing his love for graffiti in the 1980s as a rebellious youth, Tilt perfected his artistic practice to reflect his growing love of this mode of expression. A self-declared “graffiti fetishist,” Tilt has travelled the globe to spread his artistic vision. His pieces, on walls and in exhibits, can be seen in the U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Laos, Taiwan, China, Canada, Philippines, Indonnesia, Maldivians and throughout Europe.
Tilt recalls both primitive lettering and more complicated 3D, wildstyle, characters with an emphasis on strong colors and high impact shapes. The majority of his paintings focus on the stylization of his name, rendered in “throw-up” bubble letters. Designed for fast execution, “throw-ups” allow graffiti artists to quickly and efficiently lay down their art on the urban landscape. Most interested in conveying the action of graffiti throw-ups and tagging, Tilt’s style retains this classic hip-hop graffiti ideology.
Tilt lives and works in Toulouse.
Selected Works
To see a full catalog of available works, please contact us.
Exhibitions
All You Can Eat | January 19 - February 17, 2013
Freestyle | June 30 - September 2, 2012
French Invasion | May 12 - June 24, 2012
Media
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2013
All You Can Eat Fabien Castanier Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Art Show Fabien Castanier Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
2012
Leave the beef on the BBQ, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Art and Toys (Collection Selim Varol), Me Collectors Room, Berlin, Germany
Suspect, Galerie Schöneck, Basel, Switzerland
French Invasion, Galerie Fabien Castanier, Los Angeles, USA
Agnostic Fonts Montana Gallery | Barcelona, Spain
Fifty Fifty, Galerie MathGoth, Paris, France
Ne pas effacer, Galerie Wallworks, Paris, France
Off the Wall Galerie Wallworks | Paris, France
2011
A.B.C. Montana Gallery | Montpellier, France – SOLO
Santa’s Ghetto Pictures On Walls | London, England
Thrilla Manila Secret Fresh Gallery | Manila, Philippines
Off The Wall Artspace@Helutrans | Singapore
ArtYou Ackermannshof | Basel, Switzerland
Europa Graffiti Pavillon Carré de Baudouin | Paris, France
Infamous The Space | Hong-Kong
Graffiti Art Art Monaco’12 | Monaco, France
Bad Painting Galerie 208 | Paris, France
UrbanArt - Graffiti 21 Völklinger Hütte | Saarbrücken, Germany
2010
My Love Letters Celal Gallery | Paris, France - SOLO
Tribute to Dare K31 gallery | Lahr, Germany
Street Art Espace Croix Baragnon | Toulouse, France
Faux Jumeaux (with Mist) Speerstra Gallery | Bursins, Switzerland
Encounters AE studios LIC | Long Island City, NY
2009
Artotale Leuphana Urban Art Project | Luneberg, Germany
Roots and Buds GHP Galerie | Toulouse, France
The Generations 2nd Floor Gallery | New York, NY
2008
Fresh air smells funny Dominikanerkriche Museum | Osnabrueck, Germany
Call it what you like Silkeborg Bad Center of Art | Silkeborg, Denmark
Explicit Fantastic Keep Six Contemporary Gallery | Toronto, Canada
Urban Art Museum of Modern Art | Bremen, Germany
2007
Wildstylers Carhartt Gallery | Weil eim Rhein, Germany
Still on and non the wiser Kunsthalle Barmen Museum | Wuppertal, Germany
Waking up nights De Pury and Luxembourg Gallery | Zürich, Switzerland
We are the people darker than blue Stilwerk | Hambourg, Germany
Hinter den Sieben Bergen Patricia Low Contemporary | Gstaad, Switzerland
Coming soon Von-der-Heydt Museum | Berlin, Germany
2006
Bubble FeTiltism Kidrobot space | New York, NY - SOLO
BubbleGirls Aimecube | Paris, France – SOLO
Overdose Mc Caig and Welles Gallery | New York, NY
Retour de Chine Musée d'art contemporain les Abattoirs | Toulouse, France
Art Berlin Reinking Projekte | Berlin, Germany
Art Cologne Revolver | Rik and René, Cologne, Germany
Paint Ball Pirate Space Kidrobot | New York, NY
Worldwide Babitches Grand OFR, London, England - SOLO
2005
Egodrips Disrupt gallery | Auckland, New Zealand - SOLO
FeTiltism Refill Space | Sydney, Australia - SOLO
Modern Graffitis Tank loft | Art institute, Chongqin, China
2004
A change of direction Galerie St Ravy | Montpellier, France
Yone Love Thunderbirds | Tokyo, Japan
Kosmopolite Kitchen 93 Galerie | Paris, France
Je m'installe aux Abattoirs (Agnès B collection) Musée d'art contemporain les Abattoirs | Toulouse, France
2003
Style Heritage Palais de Tokyo | Paris, France
Alive Paintings Phat Cat Space | Tokyo, Japan
2002
Graffiti Totems et tabous Chateau Malromé Toulouse Lautrec | Bordeaux, France
Graffiti dans tout ses états Taxie Gallery | Paris, France
2001
Rencontres Hip-Hop Niort, France
Post Graffiti Centre national Musée Jean Jaures | Castres, France
2000
Visions Logoscope Galerie | Monaco, France
1999
Graffiti Art Contemporary Art Museum | Vienna, Austria
1998
Biénale d’Art Contemporain Place Belcourt Lyon, France