Born blind in his left eye and given three first names, artist Mark Paul Deren, (aka MADSTEEZ) is a human color wheel spinning on overdrive. Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, his doodles and larger-than-life pop-soaked paintings, portraits & multi-layered, massive-scale murals have granted him worldwide appreciation by transforming blank canvases into a voyage of acidic cosmic explosions.

MADSTEEZ’s eclectic personality breaths through each colorful piece he masters, He is known for his vivid, large-scale, multi-layered paintings, where strange and familiar figures are integrated into abstract landscapes.

By combining the best street art and advertising, MADSTEEZ has created many collaborative items and apparel with some of the biggest companies in the world—namely Nike, Red Bull, BMW, Stüssy, Amazon, and RipCurl. He has held solo exhibitions in New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, as well as group showings in London, Germany, Portland, Vancouver and Art Basel, Miami.