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Born | Tony Quan 1968 or 1969 United States |
Died | September 1, 2023 | (aged 54)
Other names | Tempt One |
Occupation | Graffiti artist |
Years active | Early 1980s – 2023 |
Known for | Graffiti art |
Style | Cholo, Hip Hop |
Tony Quan (1968/1969 – September 1, 2023), better known by the tag name Tempt One or Tempt1, was an American graffiti artist who began painting graffiti in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. [1]
Tempt's style combined the city's local cholo graffiti culture with New York's hip-hop lettering to create a unique "Los Angeles" style.
In 2003, Tempt was diagnosed with the degenerative nerve disorder ALS. [2] Fully paralyzed except for his eyes, he was able to use the EyeWriter to continue his art. [3]
Tempt died on September 1, 2023, at the age of 54. [4]