Speedy Graphito (or Olivier Rizzo) is a French painter who is considered a pioneer of the French Street Art movement.
Speedy Graphito uses stencils and brush to create paintings, prints and street art murals. Since 1984, his work has appeared in numerous exhibitions worldwide and he has created many performance events.
Speedy Graphito was born in Paris in 1961. In 1983, after a brief career as a graphic designer and art director, he joined the collective X-Moulinex. [1] He left X-Moulinex in 1984. [2]
In 1985, Speedy Graphito attended the first meeting of the graffiti and urban art movement in Bondy, France. Other attendees included Jef Aerosol, Miss Tic, SP 38, Epsylon Point, Blek le Rat, Futura 2000, Nuklé-Art, Kim Prisu, and Banlieue-Banlieue
By 1989 Speedy Graphito had participated in several art exhibitions mainly in Paris. By the late 1990s his works were being exhibited in art galleries across Europe.
Speedy Graphito uses stencils or brushes to execute his graffiti. He incorporates schematic and dynamic characters approaching those of Javier Mariscal or Keith Haring. Speedy's other influences include 1950's United States, cartoons, Manga and images in Maya culture. He is also influenced by the iconography of Disney characters and video games,
One of Speedy Graphito works is “Temptation 2011” featuring Disney’s Snow White enamored with the half-eaten logo of Apple Macintosh
Speedy Graphito lives and works in Paris.
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