HAZE (Eric Haze) was born in New York City and started his writing career in 1972 on the streets of Manhattans Upper West Side. He was tagging the name "SE3" before taking on his more popular identity as "Haze". After spending the early 1980’s on the front line of the downtown New York art scene, he opened his design studio in 1986 and became one of the first visual artists to define the look and graphic language of Hip Hop. Some of the most classic works include designs for Public Enemy, EPMD, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys. In 1990 HAZE left New York City for Los Angles California and founded HYPERFORMANCE Inc. The company designs an internationally distributed clothing line, jewelry and furniture with the "HAZE" tag adorning many of the company’s products. He founded his own clothing line in 1993, which remains recognized worldwide as one of the original brands that helped create the blueprint for street wear and urban products. In 2008, Haze returned to the fine art world with a solo exhibition of new paintings and drawings at the Museum of Contemporary Art / Hong Kong. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Past Exhibitions
