As a pioneer of abstract
graffiti, Futura got its start in the 1970s by bombing trains in its hometown of New York. He then quickly transposed this style on canvas and was able to get noticed by those who would become his traveling companions, among others,
Keith Haring and
Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Futura has had a defining influence on urban culture both through its
art and through its collaborations with iconic brands such as
NIKE, Levi's, Vans, Hennessey,
Medicom Toy as well as its own brand, Futura Laboratories.