Ian Cinco

A first-time viewer of my work will quickly notice it’s an erratic collection of absurd, kinetic, violent, erotic, surreal and satirical imagery. My creations are unbridled pursuits, raw ideas, flights of fancy, dives into darkness and returns to luminous thought. The complex and infinite variety of people’s emotional faces stir an endless desire to capture the natural world and then twist it into new forms. And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention there are eyeballs everywhere. 

I have to admit there’s a side of me that revels in shocking people. My prolific daily practice often includes sketching grotesque and disturbing body horror. Heads split open to reveal other faces, limbs and eyeballs coming out. I think of them as metaphysical, metaphorical explorations of our dark inner shadow, as well as our more humorous, cartoony natures. The defining characteristics of my aesthetic pulls from the strong graphic ink lines found in comic books and manga. My color pulls from that same aesthetic. The vibrant colors of my murals can be seen from blocks away.

People always ask me what my art means and I always hesitate to answer for fear of stripping away the mystery. That being said, there’s no shortage of interpretations by viewers th...

2000-2004 BFA in Communications Design/Illustration
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Graduated with Honors
Freshman Year Award of Excellence, First Place Tie

June 2020 For The Love Of Art Auction, Fundraiser to Support the Equal Justice Initiative, Transgender Law Center and the Innocence Project
March 2020 Group Show, Bowery Union, New York, NYC
Dec 2019 Two Person Exhibition with Artist Michael Camera, Interspectral, New York, NY
Sept 2019 Group Show (Organized and exhibited), Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
June 2019 Group Show, Culture Clash, Caffeine Underground, Brooklyn, NY
March 2019 Group Show Street Artist Exhibition Curated by Dirt Cobain, DIFFA, Silent Auction, New York, NY
Dec 2018 Group Vending, Bat Haus Holiday Market, Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2018 Group Vending, Humboldt Holiday Market, Brooklyn, NY
Oct 2018 Group Show, Sacrilegious, Spare Moment Coffee, Brooklyn, NY
Sept 2018 Group Show, Bushwick Open Studios, Essential Music and Art Show, Brooklyn, NY
June 2018 Music Video Screening, Brooklyn Raga Massive, IN C, The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2017 Group Vending, Gamba Forest Holiday Market, Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2017 Solo Show, Erratica Book Release and Signing (Organized Full Solo Art Show With Live Musical Performances), Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
Sept 2017 Group Show, Culture Clash Caffeine Underground Brooklyn, NY
June 2016 Music Video Premie...