Peter “Paid” Levine is a Brooklyn, New York born-and-raised artist with deep roots in hand-lettering, sign painting, 1980’s subway graffiti and DJing.
While attending New York City’s prestigious High School of Art & Design at the height of the subway graffiti era, Paid was immersed in 1980’s underground culture, and the early stages of cultivating his craft began.
Equally as passionate about music and record collecting as he is about art, in the mid 80’s Paid dove head first into the skill of DJing. Eventually perfecting his craft well enough to spin and have residencies at some of NYC’s hottest nightclubs.
With over forty years of experience in the art world, from graffiti art, album cover design, sign design, logo creation, and corporate branding, Peter Paid transitioned his own unique style into a focused studio practice. Merging the past, present, and future, in vivid color and familiar old school forms, Peter is intent on blurring the lines between commercial sign painting and fine art.
With a brush, a spray can, and a life-long Hip Hop resume, he uses classic sign painting techniques to tell the tales of street culture.
