If you have recently taken a walk through the streets of the Lower East Side in New York, you may have noticed Gianni Lee’s recent creations.

Born in West Philadelphia, Gianni after college decides to move to Los Angeles, looking for more opportunities in the world of music and fashion, where, in fact, he starts working with big names of the music scene as Rihanna and creates his own brand, Babylon Cartel. At this point he begins to approach the world of art, especially street art and painting, taking a studio and starting to create some works. His works become a way to express his feelings and his thoughts on certain issues. They tell stories about social issues in America, suicide, paternity, racism, capitalism, illness and much more.

Recently he is in New York to work on the pieces for his upcoming show and is ready to leave his mark, starting from the streets.

With a few black but clear brushstrokes and spray paint, the American artist fills the walls of the streets, but also the abandoned objects he finds on his path of skeletons. The designs are distinguished by their simplicity and essentiality, taking back the style on the one hand of the ancient African hieroglyphics and on the other of the figures of Keith Haring and, even more, the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Gianni Lee feels himself very close to Basquiat’s work and the points in common with him are multiple, both have made music, the art of both has resulted in the world of fashion and their work has always had as its ultimate goal to transmit a thought, a point of view on important contemporary problems. Another element in common is the decision not to sign their works, the goal is to become recognizable for its style and not thanks to a signature, and it seems that he is succeeding.

Maybe Gianni Lee is the SAMO of today’s street art, will he succeed in becoming the Basquiat?