John 'Crash' Matos - Fender Stratocaster

\Artist: John 'Crash' Matos
Technique: Acrylic on Fender Stratocaster\Signature: John Matos has confirmed in writing that he completed this piece in 2002\Dimensions: 25. 5_10. 5_in
Crash (John Matos) is a graffiti artist born in the Bronx on October 11, 1961. His works are acquired by the most important collections in the world, from the Mo. MA in New York to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. In 1996, Crash painted an Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster and gave it to the artist as a gift. Clapton went on to use the specially designed guitar through his 2001 tour and later appeared with another. In total Crash has created 5 guitars for Clapton, though only three of them have made public appearances. One of Clapton's "Crashocasters" (nicknamed by Eric's former guitar tech, Lee Dickson) auctioned for $321,100 (USD) by the name of "Crash-3" and was used extensively during the first Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004. Soon after Fender Musical Instruments commissioned the creation of 50 such graffiti designed guitars from Crash and named the line "Crashocasters. " Crash went on to also design a line of custom painted Telecasters with matching Fender amps. Other artists such as John Mayer and Ed Sheeran have used the custom painted Crashocaster guitars The woman’s eye in Crash's work represents “life within One” and he has said that in the mornings when you ride the subways, you can see what kind of day a woman is having by the expression in her eyes. The neck on this Fender Stratocaster is a 1991 and the body is an 1989 Strat. John Matos has confirmed that the artwork on this Fender Stratocaster was done by him in 2002, and is outside of the 50 commissioned by Fender. #exclusiveartweek