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If you've lived in Chicago the past few years, then you've come across the work of infamous street artist SOLVE. From neon, screenprinted SOLVE bumper stickers, to giant billboard paste-ups on Sheffield & Addison, SOLVE defined the term 'All-City'. In his words: "[My] messages are usually taken from stuff I see around, like in the news or my perceptions of the world, some problem that I perceive, and I usually make a thing about that. I don't have any answers, I don't think any of my pieces give an answer, they just present a problem, I guess. I also was doing those polka-dot box things for awhile, which I should do more of, but haven't done in awhile, they're just so ridiculous. I love the idea of this completely ridiculous thing in the middle of the city. Because the city is so serious, people are going and doing their business, and you have to rush from here to there...I think it's kind of a 'stop and smell the flowers' thing; like, hopefully, people will stop and get a smile out of it." SOLVE passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 24 on June 14, 2008. The Solve Lives project was started by his family in conjunction with his artist friends and Formula Werks. SOLVE's artwork was used on the "Solve Lives" shirt, with proceeds being donated to his family's charity created to support youth arts. R.I.P. SOLVE (1984-2008).
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