Ray Montes – Owner/Illustrator
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2010 06:04
Written by The Dope Group Tuesday, 5 January 2010 10:11 |
Born and raised in El Paso, Texas Ray Montes began drawing at an early age and was introduced to graffiti in the early 90’s. Not satisfied with the opportunities presented to him after high school Ray packed up and moved to the Mile High City; here he aimed to pursue his dream of making careers of his two passions, art and skateboarding. Frustrated with the status quo Ray and four talented friends got together and came up with an idea, something different that would spark interest, something for the culture. They came up with The Dope Group and aimed to take Denver one person at a time. Since start of TDG, Ray has had the pleasure of showcasing at many art exclusive exhibitions all over Denver and has illustrated for several companies including TS Board Shop and Neovolt Clothing. Not satisfied with the norm and always forging ahead Ray aims to take his work as far as it will allow him; with many projects in the works and with The Dope Group growing bigger everyday he aims to captivate each person he meets. Life is art and art is life; drawing a picture or working on a wall isn’t simply spray painting or using a pencil but a self interpretation of life as you know it and not what they tell you it is. With this in mind Ray aims to continue pushing boundaries to ensure that TDG will leave an everlasting imprint on the culture. TDG4L!
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