DOES

Joos van Barneveld, better known as multidisciplinary artist DOES, has been perfecting his style since he first discovered graffiti at the age of fifteen. Dedication, focus and self-restraint are ingrained in him after living the life of a professional football player until the age of 28. For more than a decade he combined the daily discipline of a professional athlete with the night-time secrets of a graffiti writer until a knee injury forced him to give up his career as a professional football player. Since then, DOES has devoted himself exclusively to art. DOES' style is today highly recognizable and has become a mix of influences from old-school writers and his own research. In his drawings and paintings you can discover the roots of 3D lettering, but you can also be surprised by his patient research of well-balanced color schemes and his capacity of controlling the purity of outlines. His letters are stretched so much that they seem to release their energy and spread drips all over the wall. No matter the medium, DOES' work breathes exuberance – bright, dynamic, and full of energy.