The artist who goes by the name 444 IDK has done graffiti from West Palm Beach, where he grew up, down to Miami. He said he has tagged highways and street signs in various locations.

In his late teens and early 20s, he was an influential figure early in New York City’s formative graffiti-meets-art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, where his unique combination of abstraction, ...

In more nods to Philly, some of the graffiti elements re-created in the exhibit were done by local artists, and the antique furniture was sourced from Philly-area shops.

The graffiti elements are much cornier and contrived than what’s found on the towers, but between the neon colors, feel-good sayings like FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, and a celebrity byline of Mr. Brainwash ...

My work is more mural art with elements of graffiti. I use spray. And I use an acrylic brush and some stenciling. There’s lots of text in my own alphabet, Dari language.

How have you incorporated graffiti elements into your studio works? Well, I make my paintings very, very fast because that’s what I’m used to in the street.