Manchester graffiti Artist, All Weather Artist ALTO is a Graffiti artist , graphic designer, Illustrator and purveyor of the visual expressions of Hip Hop culture.
25 years of practicing graffiti in Manchester has seen Alto contribute to countless local and global art projects. From monthly performances at the grass roots of the Manchester’s modern popularity of street art at Sketch City events at dry bar and the contact theatre, New Balance “region” exhibition at Number 1 Piccadilly and collaborations with Unity radio and artwork produced for Public Enemy at The Warehouse Project, live Graffiti art at depercussion festivals and Parklife. Alto exhibited his Faces In The Crowd Illustrations at Liverpool City of Culture in 2008 and toured the UK with EA Games as part of their Big in the Game Hip Hop tour. Alto also boasts of international work with the Youth Charter for Sport, Arts and Cultural Development in South Africa and the U.S producing work owned by the late Muhammed Ali.
Artistically, All Weather Artist, ALTO now works to educate, inspire and act as a gatekeeper to protect the integrity of the principles of Hip Hop and preserve the cultural traditions by delivering graffiti art workshops and lectures on graffiti art and Hip Hop culture based on his book “What’s In A Name? whilst still painting live at events, creating private murals and rocking traditional graffiti artwork.
If you require creative services or consultancy regarding graffiti art, or urban marketing, you have come to the right place.
The commercial disciplines of Rik’s work flow seamlessly from the artistic way of life, through typography, logo design and illustration; Using alternative digital tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects with traditional cultural knowledge and principles of graffiti writing, making the work both visually authentic and technically progressive.
Alto’s work developed commercially as a graphic designer, digital artist and a creative consultant providing art direction within the media and marketing sector – particularly Out Of Home Media.
The authenticity of Alto’s creativity learnt through the guerilla marketing of his own name sets his work apart in the corporate arena. You may not see Alto’s tag attached to his commercial work, but his design and creative concepts are behind many large brand activations.