Felipe Pantone facts for kids
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Felipe Pantone
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| Born | 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | Argentine, Spanish |
| Known for | Graffiti, painting, sculpture |
Felipe Pantone (born in 1986) is a cool artist from Argentina and Spain. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in southeastern Spain. Felipe Pantone is known for his amazing art that moves (called kinetic art), big art displays (installations), graffiti, and designs. His art often uses super bright colors, cool geometric shapes, and optical illusions (Op Art). His art looks like bright, colorful letters, 80s pop music, and even the color bars you used to see on old TVs!
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The Story of Felipe Pantone
How He Started
Felipe started doing graffiti when he was young, using the name 'Pant1' in Torrevieja, Spain. When he was 18, he moved to Valencia and began painting with a group called D.O.C.S. Later, he joined another group called UltraBoyz (UB). He became famous for his unique, flowing graffiti style.
Art Around the World
Felipe Pantone started showing his art in galleries in 2006. Since then, his work has been seen on buildings, walls, and in art galleries all over the world! You can find his art in places like the Mesa Contemporary Arts Center and the Long Beach Museum of Art. His art has also been displayed at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, and in cities like Mexico City, Osaka, Lisbon, and even Australia.
Felipe's art has been featured in many different ways. For example, he was part of Reebok's "Always Classic" campaign. He even turned a 1994 Chevrolet Corvette car into a canvas for his art, covering it with pixel-like designs. This car, called "Ultradynamic," was shown in an exhibit called Beyond the Streets.
Felipe Pantone's Art Style
Colors and Shapes
Felipe Pantone often uses gradients in his art. This means he blends geometric shapes with bright neon colors, along with whites, blacks, and grays. Art critics have noticed how smoothly he blends these patterns and colors, making it look like his art was made digitally, even though he creates it by hand. He says that the Grim Team and UltraBoyz groups from Paris were big influences on his early work.
Digital Age Art
Forbes magazine once described his art style as "the intersection of Blade Runner and PhotoShop." This is because his art shows lots of movement, change, and energy. People say he has created a new way of seeing art that comes from his love for the digital world. Some compare his work to the colorful lines of Venezuelan Op artist Carlos Cruz-Diez and the geometric designs of Jonathan Zawada.
Exciting Collaborations
Hennessy Partnership
In 2019, Felipe Pantone worked with Hennessy on a special limited-edition bottle series called "Remixing the Present." Felipe's bright, geometric design, named "W-3 Dimensional Three Stars," was used on the bottle and its packaging. He mixed old Hennessy symbols, like the three-star design, with his modern neon colors and a lightning bolt, which stands for the digital age. This special bottle, filled with Hennessy’s V.S cognac, was released around the world in July 2019. It celebrated how old traditions can mix with new art.
Zenith Watches
Since 2020, Felipe Pantone has been working with the Swiss watchmaker Zenith. They combine his kinetic art with amazing watches. Their first project was when Felipe painted a colorful mural on the outside of Zenith’s factory in Le Locle. This was the first time a watchmaker had done something like that!
In 2021, they released a special watch called the DEFY 21 Felipe Pantone. It was a limited edition watch with his famous gradient colors and cool optical effects. They also made a unique DEFY 21 Double Tourbillon watch for an auction in 2021, which sold for a record-breaking 480,000 Swiss Francs for Zenith. They continued their partnership with the DEFY Extreme Felipe Pantone in 2022 and the DEFY Skyline Tourbillon Felipe Pantone in 2024. Both of these watches were limited to 100 pieces and featured shiny dials and lightning bolt designs inspired by Felipe's art.
Other Cool Projects
In 2023, Felipe Pantone worked with Krink to create a set of K-60 markers.
In 2024, Felipe Pantone teamed up with Google Arts & Culture. They used augmented reality (AR) to make his street art even more interactive. With Google’s AR Synth platform, he created murals that mix physical graffiti with digital effects. This lets people see extra layers of art through their phones!
Art Shows and Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2015
- Stereodynamica - Backwood Gallery, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
- Opticromías - Delimbo, Sevilla, SPAIN
- Resituation - Constant, Hong Kong, CHINA
2016
- Scroll Panorama - Celaya Brothers Gallery, Mexico D.F., Mexico
- Cyberspazio Tubolare - Outdoor Festival, Rome, Italy
- Data Somersault - StolenSpace Gallery, London
- Data Smog - Lebenson Gallery, Paris
- W3-Dimensional - Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017
- Afterimage - Kolly Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Planned Iridescence - GR Gallery, New York, NY
- Planar Direction - Station16 Gallery, Montreal, Canada
- Artifact to Human Communication - Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2018
- Excès de Vitesse - Alice Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
- Dynamic Phenomena - Magda Danysz Gallery, Paris
- W3-DIMENSIONAL PARK - Siam Center, Bangkok, Thailand
- Transformable Systems - Joshua Liner Gallery, New York City, USA
2019
- Axioma de Constructibilidad - Articruz, Panama City, PANAMA
- Distance, Speed, Time, Formula - Danysz Gallery, Shanghai, CHINA
2020
- Contactless - Albertz Benda, New York City, USA
- Big Time Data - RGR Galery, Mexico City, MEXICO
2021
- Casa Variable - Danysz Gallery, Paris, FRANCE
- Veladura Digital - Galería Javier López & Fer Francés (The Playground), Madrid, SPAIN
2022
- Convergencias (with Elías Crespin) - Galería RGR, CDMX, MÉXICO
- Manipulable - Gallery Common, Tokyo, JAPAN
- Metallic Contact - Albertz Benda, New York City, USA
2023
- Kosmos - Control Gallery, Los Ángeles, USA
- Prospective - Kunsthal, Rotterdam, NL
Group Shows
2013
- Venganza – group exhibition with Sozyone Gonzalez & Demsky333 at Celal Gallery, Paris – February / March
2016
- Truck Art Project - Madrid, Spain
- Painting / Object - Library Street Collective, Los Angeles CA, USA
- The New Vanguard - Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster CA, USA
- Welcome Back - Colab Gallery, Wheil Am Rhein, GERMANY
- Vitality and Verve - Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach CA, USA
- Spectra - Marion Gallery, Panama City, PANAMA
2017
- Scope Art Fair - With Mirus Gallery, Miami, FL
- Interferences, Contemporary Op & Kinetic Art - GR Gallery, New York, NY
- Ultra-Plasticism - PBX Creativa, Madrid, Spain
- Chromadynamica Dimensional - Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, USA
2018
- Summer Mixer - Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
- Beyond the Streets - Los Angeles, CA
- Art from the Streets - ArtScience Museum - SINGAPORE
2019
- Vibrations - Danysz Gallery, Paris, FRANCE
- Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist II - Joshua Liner Gallery, New York City, USA
- From the World, Made in Lisboa - Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
- Dream Box - MIMA Museum, Brussels, BELGIUM
2021
- MISA.art - König Galerie, Berlin, GERMANY
2022
- Endless Summer - Albertz Benda, Los Angeles, USA
2023
- Beyond the Streets - Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
