Tag My Ride: JonOne paints a Rolls

On live t.v. in Paris, France, ex-patriot American graffiti artist JonOne (John Perello) spray painted a convertible Rolls Royce.  The Rolls will be auctioned off for charity on December 7, 2012.

Although JoOne received no formal art training, he is considered one of the top American artists and has been compared to mid-century artists like Pollock, de Kooning, and Dubuffet.  When JonOne moved to Paris in 1987, he began painting on more traditional substrates, like canvas.  Although this was a rejection of his famous quote, "The subway is a museum that runs through the city," his work became physically accessible to the Parisian artworld.  Since then, his reputation has expanded internationally.