20+ Cope2

Born as fernando carlo in 1968 in south bronx ny he began his street practice in 1985 after encouragement from his cousin known as chico 80.

Cope2. He has been a graffiti artist since 1985 and has gained international credit for his work. He is a self taught artist who is a celebrated legend contributing over 30 years to the graffiti street art culture. In new york city. Acrylic and paint marker on aluminum an official no parking sign. Born 1968 as fernando carlo jr. Cope2 is an american street artist best known for his colorful text based graffiti tag. Fernando carlo 1968 new york is an internationally acclaimed graffiti artist who grew up in the south bronx beginning his career as a street artist in the late 1970s.

Apparently feuds beefs and other quarrels are sometimes a major part of the street art world. 179 1k followers 1 054 following 5 688 posts see instagram photos and videos from cope2 the truth cope2 art life. In 1982 he created his own crew the kids destroyer which later became king s destroyer. Throwing up his name on various subway lines and writing on permission walls across new york city he soon became known for his distinctive lettering and. Cope2 in front of time magazine billboard manhattan new york fernando carlo also known as cope2 cop2 is an self proclaimed artist from the kingsbridge section of the bronx new york. The incident occurred at the bowery wall new york while futura was painting the whole story is yet to be investigated and uncovered fully but for now the allegations and claims suggest a heated argument went on between cope2 and someone some weapons may. Cope 2 bronx legend rare hand painted no parking sign.

Very active in the 1980 90s he painted in all new york subway lines which is how he earned his fame. Cope2 s cousin chico 80 influenced cope into writing. Cope 2 s paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the united states and internationally. Fernando carlo a k a cope2 was born in 1968 in the south bronx. Cope2 is well known for his affiliation with the nypd and is also a user of legal graffiti a style which originated in the streetart world. He started painting in 1978 influenced by his cousin chris.