Hi, I’m Yanni Paizis, a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Hove, UK. I create large-scale murals, blend street art with fine art techniques, and have been pioneering spray-can artistry since my teens, rooted in the UK 1980s Hip-Hop movement. My practice spans graffiti, interior design, graphic design, comics, and painting. In 2023 I published the graphic novel 35 Black Raindrops, and I continue to produce work across exhibitions, branding campaigns, and clothing graphics, always balancing digital and hands-on craft.…

Yanni Paizis

Hi, I’m Yanni Paizis, a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Hove, UK. I create large-scale murals, blend street art with fine art techniques, and have been pioneering spray-can artistry since my teens, rooted in the UK 1980s Hip-Hop movement. My practice spans graffiti, interior design, graphic design, comics, and painting. In 2023 I published the graphic novel 35 Black Raindrops, and I continue to produce work across exhibitions, branding campaigns, and clothing graphics, always balancing digital and hands-on craft.…

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Hi, I’m Yanni Paizis, a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Hove, UK. I create large-scale murals, blend street art with fine art techniques, and have been pioneering spray-can artistry since my teens, rooted in the UK 1980s Hip-Hop movement.
My practice spans graffiti, interior design, graphic design, comics, and painting. In 2023 I published the graphic novel 35 Black Raindrops, and I continue to produce work across exhibitions, branding campaigns, and clothing graphics, always balancing digital and hands-on craft.

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Language

English
Fluent
Greek, Modern
Fluent

Work Experience

Author/creator at 35 Black Raindrops 2023
October 5, 2023 - October 23, 2024
Created and self published my first Graphic novel
CEO/ Founder/Owner at Chrome and Black Ltd
April 2, 2009 - December 2, 2020
Founder/Owner of sucessful Art supplies shop in London UK
Graffiti Artist & Muralist
January 1, 1992 - Present
Created large-scale murals for festivals like BTP (Leicester) and gallery exhibitions; blended street art with fine art techniques. Pioneered spray-can artistry since age 14, rooted in the UK’s 1980s Hip-Hop movement.
Graphic Designer at Chrome and Black
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2020
Designed clothing graphics, logos, websites, and promotional materials. Led branding campaigns for urban fashion and lifestyle clients.

Education

BA Interior Design and Technology at London Metropolitan University
September 7, 2000 - June 10, 2003
BA (Hons) Interior Design at Guildhall University, London
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003

Qualifications

BA
February 5, 2026 - February 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Retail, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
    paper Hatton Garden safety deposit box Heist

    Private commission 2024

    Client requested a piece about the infamous 2015 burglary in which £14m worth of gold, cash and valuables were stolen.

    I used some of my characters as the burglars and re-created the vault using police evidence photographs for accuracy.

    paper 35 Black Raindrops - (2023 Grovsenor House Publishing)

    Fictional adult graphic novel set in 1990’s London.

    Two rival Graffiti gangs battle for supremacy of the London Underground system.

    Featuring real locations (as they were in the past) and infrastructure from around London where Graffiti artists painted tube trains and battled rivals using style and coverage as benchmarks of success.

    Already heralded as a cult classic not only because it is the first Graphic novel about London graffiti but also because of the attention to detail and use of real historical locations in which the story unfolds.