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Revealing His Identity
Tavar Zawacki insisted for the majority of his career that his true identity must remain a secret, letting the Above name further develop the mystic of his street art. By doing this, he wanted to let his art do the talking. Tavar decided to reveal himself and take deserved credit after being in the shadow for so long.
Above's artwork
Who is it?
Tavar Zawacki is a contemporary artist based in Berlin. Tavar Zawacki was born in California in 1981 and has been creating public art since 1995. His stencil and text-based artwork usually has a strong message or awareness about social, political, or international current events. At the age of 19, Tavar moved to Paris, France, where he started painting his trademark arrow icon pointing 'above'. He has painted artwork in the streets of over 100 cities in 60 different countries around the world.
Artwork
Most Notable Projects
Tavar drove 5,000 miles across the United States and hanging 300+ arrow mobiles in 14 major cities. He and Blek le Rat did a show together in San Francisco, this was the first time Tavar ever worked in a gallery space.