{"title":"eL Seed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorld renowned artist eL Seed works in a style he calls “calligraffiti,” a neologist blend of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cms.artsy.net\/gene\/graffiti-and-street-art\"\u003egraffiti\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—which highlights spontaneous and virtuosic gestures—with traditional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cms.artsy.net\/gene\/arabic-slash-farsi-calligraphy\"\u003eArabic calligraphy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He explores this visual language via canvas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cms.artsy.net\/gene\/painting\"\u003epaintings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as commissioned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cms.artsy.net\/gene\/murals-and-wall-drawings\"\u003emurals\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that have appeared in cities like New York City, Paris, and Melbourne. eL Seed’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cms.artsy.net\/gene\/large-scale-painting\"\u003elarge-scale\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e works have made him an Instagram sensation, from his towering, 2012 mural on the minaret of Jara Mosque in Tunisia to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerception\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a 2016 work spanning multiple buildings within a Cairo neighborhood known for gathering and recycling the city’s trash. No matter his work’s location, eL Seed paints with a desire to increase cultural tolerance and to change people’s perceptions of cultures they might denigrate or see as other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/1244\/5985\/collections\/original-6.png?v=1793111179","url":"https:\/\/www.toxic-arts.com\/es\/collections\/el-seed.oembed","provider":"Toxic Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}