OakOak

The framing option for this RUN includes a 1 inch black wood frame with UV-glass, foam core backing and ready to hang hardware.

1xRUN is proud to announce the 5th Annual POW! WOW! Hawaii Print Exhibition featuring 30+ artists participating in this year’s festival. Building on this unique partnership with the world’s premier mural festival, 1xRUN will release new prints each day beginning February 8th - 23rd at 3pm EST / noon PST / 10am HST.

In addition, 1xRUN will host their annual pop up exhibition with surprise in-store exclusives opening February 14h - 18th at Lana Lane, POW! WOW! Hawaii’s central hub located in Kaka’ako.

Participating artists for the 2017 1xRUN x POW! WOW!
Print Exhibition Include:
Careaux - Cinta Vidal - Ckaweeks - Cory Kamehanaokala - Dan Witz
Defer 1 / 2 - Drew Merritt 1 / 2 - Evoca - Glazed Paradise - Gary Musgrave
Jasper Wong - Jeff Gress - Jeff McMillan - Joram Roukes 1 / 2
Kai'ili Kaulukukui - Kamea Hadar 1 / 2 - Kaplan Bunce - Katch - Kevin Lyons
Maya Hayuk - Michelle Tanguay - Mr. Jago 1 / 2 - OakOak 1 / 2 - Slick - Ouizi
PichiAvo - Prime - Shok-1 - Tara McPherson 1 / 2 - Tavar Zawacki (Above)
Telmo Miel 1 / 2 Woes Martin - Wooden Wave

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Since 2006, the urban outdoor is OAKOAK’s playground. Born in the city of Saint-Etienne, France, he pastes his drawings everywhere he goes so as to bring smiles to passers-by where they least expect it. His approach consists of diverting urban elements, playing with mundane flaws, like a crack on a wall. He adds his own vision, his own references that often stem from the geek culture. His art is a means to poeticize the urban environment.

Find more by OakOak at oakoak.fr.

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Since 2006, the urban outdoor is OAKOAK’s playground.

Born in the city of Saint-Etienne, France, he pastes his drawings everywhere he goes so as to bring smiles to passers-by where they least expect it. His approach consists of diverting urban elements, playing with mundane flaws, like a crack on a wall. He adds his own vision, his own references that often stem from the geek culture. His art is a means to poeticize the urban environment.

It is in 2012 at Lazarides’ The Outsider Gallery (Banksy, Invader) in Newcastle that OAKOAK’s first solo show took place. He also exhibited in France in the Lavo Matik (2016), the Cabinet d’Amateur (2015), both based in Paris, and Clemouchka Gallery (2015), based in Lyon. In October 2015 also took place his very first solo show in North-America, at the Vertical Gallery based in Chicago, Illinois.

OAKOAK collaborates with other street artists such as Fra Biancoshock (Italy), The Wa (Germany), Bulbe (France), Zabou (UK). He recently did some interventions all around the Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport business area.

His work has been published in two books, one at Edition populaire (2011) and the other at Editions Omaké (2014).

“French street artist OakOak is one of our all-time favorites, and we love a good update of his work. He is one of the best artists to take his surrounding world, which is most likely the streets of Saint Etienne, France, and turn them into his very own comic strip.” (Juxtapoz)

“OAKOAK transforms mundane objects using cleverly placed, humorous drawings. He has an eye for details that most ignore, and creates innovative scenes with his street art interventions.” (Street Art News)