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Borna Libertines is a Collage Graffiti Street Artist of American and Croatian descent, residing in New York City. Following graduation from the University of Zagreb with a degree in Landscape Design and Horticulture, Borna emigrated to New York City.
In 2003, after obtaining a Social Security Number, Borna enrolled at City College of New York and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Landscape Architecture.
Over the past few years, Borna has split his time between NYC, Europe, and Mexico City, creating collage graffiti paintings using street posters collected around these cities. Borna's collages address personal, global, and social themes of the time.
His latest show was held at: Hotel Lone, Rovinj, Croatia, July 15 - September 02, 2024, #Hashtag Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, May 16 to June 01, 2024.
Borna's art involves reconstituting torn-up pieces of popular artifacts, including advertisements, to create mixed-media collages. His compositions integrate text, color blocks, commercial imagery, and graffiti to convey humor, eroticism, and sociopolitical critique. By layering and ripping posters, Borna captures the spirit of the times and the image of a society dominated by communication and media obsession, integrating the streetscape into his art.
In addition to his artwork, Borna is also an electronic techno music artist. EP “Neon Highway”, EP "Inside My Mind", EP "A Darkness", EP: "Tengo Lo Que Tengo", LP titled "Memory Leak".
Occupation: Landscape Architect
qualifications
BSLA Landscape Architect 2005,
City Collage of New York
BSLA Landscape design and horticulter 2000, • Borna Libertines
