Indie184

Indie 184
Born	Soraya Marquez 1980 (age 44–45) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Known for	Feminist graffiti art
Style	Wild-style, mixed media
Movement	Graffiti
Partner	Cope2 [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.
• Elvis., Aranda-Alvarado, Rocío. Fombella, Trinidad. Fuentes Rodríguez (2011). El Museo's Bienal : the (S) files 2011 : the street files. El Museo del Barrio. ISBN   978-1-882454-02-0. OCLC   758983347.
• 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.

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. "Indie184 | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
4. "An Introduction to Indie 184". Duggal Visual Solutions. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
5. "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. "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. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-09.