Escif (present)

Escif, a street artist, was born and lives and works out of Valencia, Spain. (His last name is unknown.) Escif describes his work as "contemporary mural painting." His inspirations are various paintings, comic books, daily life, and movies. He does his work to provoke thoughts from his viewers, not for the viewers to find his works aesthetically pleasing. Escif has gained a lot of fame in Spain for his artwork even though 90% of his paintings have been painted around the city without authorization on the walls of abandoned buildings. According to an interview he had with a worker from FatCap (www.fatcap.com), police rarely make him leave once he has started a new work. 

Escif's Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/escif