Justin Bua

Justin Bua is an artist who was born in Brooklyn, New York i studied him extensively for my A Level final exam and became familiar with his style and works he has since then influenced and changed the way i draw and the way i look at a subject when I'm drawing. His work is highly influenced by the hip hop and B boy scene that was going on when he was young and growing up and what i find most interesting about his work is the fact that the characters he draws are actual people and this is merely the way he sees them. He has worked on projects such as designing a pair of Limited edition PF Flyers, producing a Slum Village video (Tainted) as well as doing graphics for video games such as NBA and NFL Street. He currently teaches drawing at USC.

If you like his work you should have a look at one of his books my favourite is this one call 'The Beat of Urban Art' is a nice read and theres loads of brilliant drawings and a few paintings.