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At the end of the 1980s he was the first artist to ­introduce a ­character Mr. A, (his signature stick figure with a top hat) instead of the usual tag name. Mr. A soon became a cult Parisian ­symbol in the creative world. As a result, the ­character soon travelled from the city walls to high fashion magazines and into several fashion collaborations. Andre has painted Mr.A over 100,000 ­times around the world and consequentially both Mr A and ­André have become ­international iconic figures.

One of Andrés most famous projects is entitled Love ­Graffiti ­where he ­spray-paints the name of a lover in big bubble ­letters at a ­particular location chosen by each client. This was a move away from the ­preconceived idea that ­graffiti art had to maintain a ­singular tag or name. Each love ­graffiti comes with a photograph and a ­certificate to keep the trace of this ephemeral art work.

At the Tony Hawk Show, the public will have the exceptional ­opportunity to witness the notorious André at work as he transforms giant ramps into unique works of art.