KING ONE

Rey entered the world of graffiti in 1989 in Geneva through hip hop culture. He started with wild tagging in the street and then learned about colorful frescoes. In 1990, with the help of three other artists, he created the EDK collective (esprit du karton). From the beginning of the adventure, the EDK established themselves with their calligraphic and foundational style, directly inspired by the New York and Parisian schools. In 1991, Rey flew to the USA to continue his studies at art school. This trip took a decisive turn in his career as a writer (graffiti painter). It was during this period that he met many American artists, some of whom would join the EDK collective. From 1991 to 1995, Rey lived in Seattle where he painted an average of 2 to 3 frescoes per week. In 1995, Rey returned to Switzerland until 1997, when he went back to live in New York, in the Bronx, until 2002. He finally returned to Switzerland to continue his career. During these ten years in the USA, Rey experienced hip hop and graffiti writing in an intense way, rubbing shoulders with various legends and activists of American hip hop. Rey is a specialist in lettering. It is the typographic side of the New York graffiti school that motivates him. He has painted more than a thousand frescoes around the world and on all media. After more than 24 years of non-stop "underground" graffiti in the street, Rey now exhibits in galleries, while preserving his authentic side of pure graffiti.