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, Day Tripper & Cut Away to Paradise, 1988 Verso on canvas signed, titled and dated 'J. Crash Matos Daze DAY TRIPPER CUT AWAY TO PARADISE 10 88'.Crash began to spraypaint subway trains at the age of thirteen. His name 'Crash' arose after he crashed his computer at school. By 1980, he moved from underground trains to gallery walls. Even when having left the streets, Crash continued to work in group. His motto sounds : "Graffiti, in my mind, is a type of art that excels when done in group form". Crash enjoys to work with others, "There is such a dynamic when we converge and paint as a group", he says. Daze - who was a member of the group CYA (Crazy Young Artists) founded in New York in the late 1970's - also loves to work with others, so Crash and Daze found each other. "I wanted to explore other areas, and I was pretty open to influences, from film to music to everyday life to travel."In 1984, Crash and Daze have been exhibiting together at the Sidney Janis Gallery in New York. They shared a studio for some time. The same year, Crash was seen in "Figuration Libre", French and American artists shown at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. For some years, Crash & Daze continued to make works in collaboration. "The tondo by Crash & Daze is special in different aspects", explains Hedwig Van Impe, who has been the owner of the painting for more than 20 years. "First it is a tondo, which is a very exceptional format. Secondly there is a collage underneath which makes the canvas more interesting. It is a kind of patchwork. It gives a more graffiti-feel, a rough surface. Like a wall on a wall, which makes sense for Street Art. Third, it is a collaboration of two important artists. And finally this work has this kind of darkness. Crash is usually more Pop." The universe of Crash, his particular style with outlined figures and loud cartoonlike shouts, are related to paintings by Roy Lichtenstein." Acrylic, spray paint and collage on canvas Diameter 178 cm 1988