{"id":25,"name":"Stash","url":"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mr_stash","description":"Stash was born in Long Island, New York in 1967. He is considered one  \r\nof New York\u2019s graffiti legends, pivotal to the East Village scene of  \r\nthe early 1980\u2019s. He exhibited his first canvases alongside popart  \r\npioneers Keith Haring and Jean-Michael Basquiat when he was only 17.  \r\nWhile his contemporaries turned to Pop Art, Stash stayed true to the  \r\nsubway, working on trains until 1987 when he created his last  \r\nunderground piece alongside Zephyr.\r\n\r\nHis early works on canvas demonstrate a loyalty to his early career in  \r\nthe use of subway mapcollages and signature bold outlines and clean  \r\nshapes. By the late 1990\u2019s, Stash had pioneered the use of graphic  \r\nelements of graffiti on streetwear through high-profile collaborations  \r\nwith companies such as Nike, Burton, Medicom toy and A Bathing Ape. \r\nThe move ensured  his work reached a much wider audience than the \r\ngallery visitor and  played a key role in the widespread understanding \r\nof and eventual public acceptance of graffiti.\r\nStash is now widely regarded as an innovator in the world of urban  \r\ndesign. His fascination with the urban environment is evident in his  \r\nperfectly executed photographic work, which features a combination of popart\r\ncity motifs alongside the latest lighting and printing techniques.","link":"https:\/\/www.wearethegoodlife.com\/blog\/author\/stash\/","slug":"stash","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc5a25935d701eb7ef1ddb41065eca05576bd64e6ee55efb5ffacd9fbde0bbc2?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc5a25935d701eb7ef1ddb41065eca05576bd64e6ee55efb5ffacd9fbde0bbc2?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc5a25935d701eb7ef1ddb41065eca05576bd64e6ee55efb5ffacd9fbde0bbc2?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wearethegoodlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wearethegoodlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}