Dr. Dax

  

December 17, 2018:  Dax Rudnak or Dr. Dax, is one of the most prolific Atlanta muralists. He was born in Cleveland, OH, lived in Florida as a child, then moved to Atlanta in 1985.  Inspired by seeing graffiti by other artists while riding the MARTA train as a kid, Dr. Dax started painting as a young graffiti artist developing his now iconic bubble lettering style.  In a 2018 CommonCreativ interview, he talked about his early graffiti days: “My style developed from years of painting my name over and over many thousands of times in dark, seedy places without permission.  There’s no better way to develop, now looking back. Kind of like picking up on learning a foreign language when you’re a child compared to trying to learn it as an adult. It’s second nature, like speaking my first language.”

A self-taught artist, Dr. Dax will paint anything from canvas, to walls, to cars, to trains.  His work varies greatly from subtle patterns, to whimsical animals, to flashy and audacious graffiti tags, and often contains his bright bubble lettering. In some pieces he paints subjects while in other places he writes only his name. He aims to leave the viewer with a sense of inspiration. In another interview with Atlanta.net when asked if he could paint anything what would it be he says, “I’d paint the whole outside of the High Museum. I’d paint subliminal messages of love in one continuous, hypnotizing abstract portal pattern.”

Dr. Dax was a founding member of The Dungeon Family, a group of hip-hop artists containing names like Big Boi, Andre 3000, Ceelo Green, Sleepy Brown, and others.  Dr. Dax’s experience with The Dungeon Family allowed him to expand his artistic horizons well beyond painting.  Dr. Dax also makes music, acts in films, and makes music videos.

Link to Dr Dax’s website: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dax/?hl=en

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