“I painted the nyc subway cars in the early 1980's and on to the streets of the Bronx in the 90's I've always had a natural style and energy in my work.”
Born in 1968 as Fernando Carlo, Jr. in New York City. Cope 2's paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally. He is a self taught artist who is a celebrated legend contributing over 40 years to the graffiti and street art culture. One of New York City's most prolific graffiti artists, he began tagging his name in the South Bronx in 1978. He developed his style painting his name cope2 on the NYC subways and streets of the Bronx creating graffiti productions and murals throughout the 1980's and 1990's and even today achieving international recognition for his distinctive authentic raw style.
In recent years Cope2 has been commissioned by Time Magazine, Converse, and Adidas among others. His work has even crossed into the virtual realm with appearances in video games such as Mark Eckos: Getting up and Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto IV.
Today, you can catch Cope 2 in the studio painting, bringing his raw energy into abstract expressionist style masterpieces, intertwined with his trademark bubble letters and tags on canvases. Cope2 crosses between art world, mainstream and street culture alike.
You can learn more about Cope2 by visiting his website and following him on Instagram.
Exhibition History
Cope2 has been featured in exhibts in NYC, Paris, Italy, Tokyo, Marrakech, Moscow, Switzerland, Istanbul, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong, Marseille, Brooklyn, and London.