FNDMNTLS
FNDMNTLS, fun·da·men·tals, is a Florida-based artist who integrates letter forms into abstract compositions combining the traditions of calligraphy, typography, and graffiti into large-scale street installations, studio, and custom work in a style known as Calligraffiti. Fusing his love of drawing and penmanship with memories of signs he saw during his three combat tours and eight years of service in the United States Marine Corps. He utilizes multiple scripts, fonts, alphabets, and mythologies, to create an aesthetic experience rather than a legibly written message. After his service, he used art as part of a healing and road-to-recovery process battling addiction and post-traumatic stress disorders. Since then, he has created large-scale murals around the state of Florida, and was selected to create installations at the International PINCfest in Sarasota, FL and Paint Memphis in Tennessee.