Tristan Eaton

Tristan Eaton (1978) is an American artist. Primarily known for his toy designs and street art murals, Eaton is also a graphic designer and illustrator.[1]

Early life

Eaton was born in Hollywood, California, in 1978.[2][3][4] He moved to New York City at 20 years of age and attended the New York School of Visual Arts,[5] He returned to live in Los Angeles 15 years later.[6]

Career

Graphic and toy design

Eaton co-designed the Dunny Toy in 2004 when he was 26.[7] Shortly after Eaton collaborated with the toy designer Paul Budnitz to produce "Kid Robot."[8][9]

Eaton created posters for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign.[10]

In 2009, Eaton was the designer of Soul Train Music Awards for BET, a subsidiary of Viacom.[11]

In 2020 he designed the tickets and game program for the Superbowl.[12][13]

Public murals

In 2013, Eaton created the mural Audrey of Mulberry in Little Italy, Manhattan.[14][15]

Eaton's 2014 public mural I was a Botox Junkie is located at the corner of Traction and East Third streets in Los Angeles.[16][17][18]

In 2014 Eaton painted a six-story public mural of Alexander Graham Bell, titles the Spirit of Communiction, in West Palm Beach, Florida.[19][20] On March 3, 2016, part of the wall that the mural was painted on collapsed.[20][21] The entire wall and mural was demolished the same year.[21]

In 2015 Eaton executed a commissioned mural for the Long Beach Art Museum as part of the exhibition Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape.[22][23]

In 2019 he sued an Ottawa, Canada real estate developer for using his work in the promotional material for a student residence.[24][25] The same year, he executed a large-scale commissioned public mural large scale mural on the 236 Fifth Avenue building in Manhattan, New York City.[26][27]

Eaton's 2019 mural of a monster was commissioned by and installed at Universal Studios, Los Angeles.[28][10]

Collections

Eaton’s work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[29]

References
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  2. Heller, Steven; Talarico, Lita (2008). Design Entrepreneur: Turning Graphic Design into Goods That Sell. ISBN 9781616736491.
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  4. Marvin, Lyndsay (November 4, 2016). "5 LA Street Artists Who are Transforming City Blocks". Locale Magazine.
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  9. Bond, Mindy. "Graffiti Artist". Gothamist. The Gotham. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. "Creepy Cool: The Story Behind The Monster Mural at Universal Studios Hollywood".
  11. Wright, Travis R. "New York by way of Detroit Artist Tristan Eaton Redesigns SoulTrain". Detroit Metro Times.
  12. Treaster, Joseph B. (January 29, 2020). "The Super Bowl Is the Biggest Art Show in Miami Right Now". The New York Times.
  13. "Miami street artists to feature works during Super Bowl". January 30, 2020.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-01-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  16. Schroeder, Amy Newlove (February 10, 2015). "Take Your Beau on a Guided Tour of L.A.'s Street Art This Valentine's Day Los Angeles Magazine".
  17. Daichendt, G. James (November 19, 2014). "Tristan Eaton's Playground". KCET.
  18. "I Was a Botox Junkie | Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles". www.muralconservancy.org.
  19. Frias, Carlos (13 April 2014). "15 DAYS, 600 CANS - OF SPRAY PAINT". The Palm Beach Post.
  20. Anthony, Attiyya. "Piece of building mural falls onto law office in downtown West Palm Beach, injuring 4". sun-sentinel.com.
  21. Lordi, Laura. "West Palm facade torn down: How Alexander Lofts mural was created". The Palm Beach Post.
  22. "Long Beach Museum of Art to Open New Exhibition Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape on June 26 - Long Beach Museum of Art".
  23. Writer, Stephanie StutzmanStaff. "POW! WOW! Long Beach Moves Forward With Even More Support". www.Gazettes.com.
  24. "Ottawa real estate developers face lawsuit from Los Angeles street artist".
  25. "Street art - public property or copyrighted art?".
  26. "Exclusive Interview with Renowned Street Artist Tristan Eaton". 26 June 2019.
  27. Bellafante, Ginia (10 May 2019). "The 100-Foot Gibson Girl: A Symbol of Abuse, then and Now". The New York Times.
  28. "Universal Unveils Massive Monster Mural on Studio Lot". The Hollywood Reporter.
  29. "Tristan Eaton | MoMA".
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