Death NYC - Samurai portrait - Sold

DEATH (Don't Easily Abandon The Hope) is a street artist from New York. DEATH chooses to keep her identity anonymous, believing this gives her more freedom to continue working on the streets. She began painting on the walls and floors of popular shops in the Soho and Chelsea areas of New York City. DEATH NYC's artwork can now be seen in galleries and on streets worldwide. It was also recently featured in the Google Glass commercial.
Growing up in New York, she was exposed to diverse cultures, which led her to question the things she saw on the streets. This experience was crucial in choosing her pseudonym and approach.

Death prefers to remain anonymous so she can maintain her freedom to work on the streets. Initially, Death painted on the walls and floors of regular shops in Soho and Chelsea. Her pseudonym is actually an acronym for "Don't Easy Abandon The Hope," which is often misleading to the public, especially when the artist writes her slogan "Death is free" on the street.

In her work, Death mocks the media by distorting the images of popular culture. One of her best-known works is a depiction of Mao Zedong with a pink bow in his hair and pink lipstick.