Indie184

Indie 184
Born
Soraya Marquez

1980 (age 44–45)
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Known forFeminist graffiti art
StyleWild-style, mixed media
MovementGraffiti
PartnerCope2[1]

Soraya Marquez (born 1980),[2] better known by her pseudonym Indie184, is an American street artist known for her New York feminist graffiti style infused with feminine icons such as hearts, stars and bubbles.[3] Her current work is a mixed media style incorporating painting of past American stars, graffiti, and stencil art on canvas or wall murals.[4][5] Indie’s art is inspired by old school New York graffiti artists such as Seen, LEE, West, Serve, and Cope2.[3][5]

Marquez owns a streetwear brand, Kweens Destroy.[3][6] Her graffiti art has been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.[3][4] In 2013, she was commissioned by MAC Cosmetics to create a makeup style purse.[4] Marquez also worked as Rommel London's Chief Artistic Officer in partnership on Rimmel's “The Art of Beauty Campaign.”[7] Her art has been featured in New York City's El Museo del Barrio and the Volklingen Ironworks Museum in Saarbrücken, Germany.[8]

Biography

Marquez was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and is of Dominican descent.[3] She was raised in New York City by a single mother and has four siblings.[5] Marquez in various New York City suburbs until her family settled in the Washington Heights borough after the death of her stepfather.[5]

Marquez's graffiti started in her teenage years in Washington Heights, where she would play basketball and draw on the walls.[5] She studied marketing in college, but did not finish her degree.[5]

Marquez's pseudonym Indie184 his derived from her favorite film franchise, Indiana Jones, and 184th Street, where she grew up in Manhattan.[9]

Notable work

  • Go Hard, Indie's first solo exhibit featuring[10]
    • “Don’t Get it Twisted”[10]
    • “Own Your Power”[10]
  • MAC Cosmetics Bag 1[11] and Bag 2 [12]

Further reading

  • Artists talk back = Los Artistas responden : visual conversations with El Museo ; conversando en imagenes con El Museo. Susana Torruella Leval, Museo del Barrio. New York: El Museo del Barrio. 1994–1995. ISBN 1-882454-02-2. OCLC 35047218.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Elvis., Aranda-Alvarado, Rocío. Fombella, Trinidad. Fuentes Rodríguez (2011). El Museo's Bienal : the (S) files 2011 : the street files. ISBN 978-1-882454-02-0. OCLC 758983347.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Hernandez, Jasmin (2021). We are here : visionaries of color transforming the art world. Sunny Leerasanthanah, Swizz Beatz. New York, NY. ISBN 978-1-4197-4759-5. OCLC 1230926992.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. ^ "I Am Uptown - Indie 184". uptowncollective.com. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Indie184 is Fresh, Bold and So Def". Hip Hop Education Center. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Indie184 | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  4. ^ a b c "An Introduction to Indie 184". Duggal Visual Solutions. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Meet NYC Graffiti Artist, Designer and Entrepreneur Indie 184 | Art, Culture". Remezcla. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  6. ^ Dustin, Schoof (2012-11-01). "Graffiti art exhibit on display at Warren County Community College". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  7. ^ Igneri, Jenna (19 January 2018). "Street Artist Indie184 Is Rimmel London's New Chief Artistic Officer". Nylon. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  8. ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "Rimmel London Announces Street Artist Indie184 as New Chief Artistic Officer". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  9. ^ "Street Artist's Worldwide Acclaim Traces Back to Washington Heights". DNAinfo New York. March 29, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  10. ^ a b c "Indie 184 Prints". FatCap. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  11. ^ "MAC Illustrated Bag 1 by Indie 184 Illustrated Bags (2013) Review & Swatches". Temptalia: Makeup Reviews, Swatches, Dupes to Help You Shop Smarter!. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  12. ^ "MAC Illustrated, part 2: Indie 184". The Makeup Museum. Retrieved 2021-03-09.