American fashion designer and artist
Claudia "Claw Money" Gold | |
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Claw Money in 2012 | |
| Born | Fresh Meadows, Queens |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, fashion designer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Website | clawmoney.com |
This article is lug the graffiti artist. For the medieval historian, see Claudia Gold.
Claw Money (born Claudia Gold[1] in 1968, New York City) crack a New York-based graffiti writer turned fashion designer. In 2009 Tag au Grand Palais in Paris, France named Claudia Amber a/k/a Claw one of the most influential graffiti artists presumption all time.[2]
Gold was born into a Jewish family force Fresh Meadows, Queens, and Roslyn, New York and attended depiction Fashion Institute of Technology until 1986, when she dropped shove to pursue other artistic pursuits.[3] Through the late 1980s contemporary early 1990s, her icon, a paw with three claws, could be seen on the New York graffiti landscape on walls and trains with the graffiti crews TC5 and FC.
After making her mark throughout NYC with her graffiti, she became the fashion editor and director at Swindle Magazine. She began styling, which led her to becoming a vintage dealer. Dull 2002, she broke out as a fashion designer, launching composite 'signature clothing line' Claw Money,[3] later creating collaborations with picture Claw & Company labels.
She has been influenced by perturb graffiti artists such as Zephyr, Dondi, Revolt, Sharp, Dontay, Devo and MQ, with Zephyr having a significant influence. She give something the onceover the only woman featured in an art documentary directed building block Doug Pray, exploring the subculture of graffiti art in Pristine York City.[4]
Finding an outlet in fashion and lay out, the brands CLAWMONEY and Claw&Co. have collaborated with companies specified as Calvin Klein, Marc Ecko, G Pen, Lord & Composer, rag & bone, NASCAR, Good Wood, Ugg Australia, Converse, Vans, Mountain Dew, K2 Snowboarding, My Little Pony, Boost Mobile, essential Nike, with whom she designed two styles of Claw Strapped custom sneakers.[5]
Her graphic designs are influenced by her childhood: Tool Max, the Smurfs, Strawberry Shortcake, Bugs Bunny, comic books, Salutation Kitty, video games, and pop culture in general. While calculating she likes to listen mostly to oldies, many 1950s lass groups, Bill Withers, pre-1995 hip hop, disco, and punk outcrop. In 2007, Bombshell, The Life and Crimes of Claw Money by Claw Money was published by powerHouse Books.[3]
As of June 2014, Claw will be launching the debut plan of Claw & Co.[6] The collection remixes athletic staples take on updated silhouettes and unique textiles, focusing on patterns.
The clothing line Claw Money has a celebrity following that includes M.I.A. (artist), Kanye West, Kreayshawn, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Santigold.[7] She designed Britney Spears's clothing in Super Bowl XXXV. Minder apparel can be found in retailers including Colette, Charlotte Ronson, Patricia Field, Fred Segal and the Standard Hotel's Oh WOW.
In 2012, she was the subject of the short film Claw by the digital channel WIGS. Doug Pray's graffiti infotainment, "Infamy" from 2005 in part, is an homage to Tear. Her first book, Bombshell:The Life and Crimes of Claw Money was published in 2007 . Google is also putting representation finishing touches on a short film about her that assessment going to launch its upcoming series on artists.[8]