angel ortiz (LA II / La2)

Angel Ortiz, aka LA II, LA2, LA Rock (b. 1967) is New York City-based, self-taught artist who has been creating art his whole life. He is originally known for his early citywide graffiti projects with his crew TNS (The non-stoppers) but it wasn’t until 1980 at the age of 13 his world changed. In a school yard on the lower east side where he grew up, a young student from SVA, (School of Visual Arts ) named Keith Haring sought him out to discuss collaborating artistic styles. Ortiz’s career took off after Haring spotted his “Little Angel'' LAII tag upon moving to New York and throughout the ’80s, both Haring and Ortiz combined their signature styles to create murals, sculptures, train paintings, and art on other found objects.