Butterfly Drawing

John Graves III was born 1988, in Jacksonville, Florida. He spent much of his adolescence in his father's art gallery, Graves Fine Art Gallery, surrounded by a diversity of artworks from Albrecht Durer to Andy Warhol. He began producing works from an early age and later studied art history and fine art at The Blue Ridge School, Newcastle Upon Tyne University, and Hampden-Sydney College. Graves is forging a new art form; continuing the work of Malevich's abstract "Suprematism", and Dali's surealism to produce a gesamtkunstwerk: "a total work of art, ideal work of art, universal artwork". John Graves III has sold works to collectors in New York City, Miami, Virginia, Maryland, Maine, Alaska, England and France. He has exhibited at 788 Gallery, The Light Street Gallery, The Art Underground Gallery, and The Agora Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan, NYC. Jack Graves III is currently exhibiting at Legrand Fine Art and Graves Fine Art Gallery. He recently contributed to the 2013 Richmond Virginia Street Art Festival.