GSR: Erni Vales NYC Graffiti Artist: 1990 to present day and beyond!

Way back in the 80s, a very young artist was sneaking out from his home to find his way, and his name onto the flanks of NYC subway cars and walls. Then the 90s came and while you partied in the most popular clubs of your era, Erni Vales painted murals, turning the walls of over 300 clubs from NYC to Chicago to Miami into his own personal canvas. 

 The early 90s Vales found himself in Hollywood where he would paint murals for 2 TV series, The Flash on CBS and Viper on NBC along with murals on many other notable movies like Seven, all the while beginning his collaborations with famed photographer David LaChapelle, creating sets for many celebrities like Madonna and Elton John, Mariah Carey and Eminem. It was while in Hollywood, 1993, that Vales painted his first “3D” piece for fun that helped spark a worldwide style that continues today.  

 Currently, Vales, no longer a young teen running from the law just to create art now boasts many enforcement agencies as clients, US Marshals, Interpol and the DEA. As well as an- Alist of corporate clients from Pepsi, Dos Equis, Absolut, Wu-Tang, Def Jam and Absolut Vodka among others. 

 Now, after 4 decades of designs for everyone else, Vales has turned back to his main love and passion - his own paintings. In 2011, Vales went out and created 169 paintings in just 13 months. Paintings that were showcased in his exclusive gallery in Wynwood, Maimi, called EVLworld. The EVL standing for Erni Vales Ltd. 

It's an EVLworld!