Greg Bogin

Art Brokerage: Greg Bogin American Artist: b. 1965. Greg Bogin is an abstract painter best described as a communicator in color. A lifelong New Yorker, Bogin's innovative style and deep connections to the city we call home made him the natural choice to kick off our Artist's Series, a collection of ultra-limited shoe collaborations with today's greatest artists. At an early age, Bogin began taking after-school classes at the Art Students' League, and before long, being an artist was, quote, "just the path that I was on." He would go on to attend the prestigious Cooper Union School of Art near SoHo, NYC, graduating in 1987 with a BFA in Fine Arts. After graduation, Bogin's distinctive style truly took shape. The typical Bogin painting (if such a thing exists) is bright, minimal, and filled with motion. Neon gradients swoop and bloom; dayglow lines curve and veer; a rectangular canvas is the exception, not the rule. Inspired by everything from cycling jerseys to American Pop Art, Bogin's work has gained cross-cultural acclaim, showing at Art Basel Miami and in galleries all over the world. "I don't conform to a specific ideology, but my work is consistently abstract," he says, when asked to describe his style. "I guess what interests me is its ability to communicate sort of ideas that aren't super tangible without having to be literal." Listings wanted.