CYRCLE

CYRCLE
David Leavitt and David Torres, 2012
Residence	Los Angeles, CA
Nationality	American
Known for	Fine Art, Installation Art, Sculpture, Muralism, Photography, Typography.
Website	http://www.cyrcle.com

CYRCLE (CYRCLE.) is a two-man collective made up of, American artists David Leavitt (Davey Detail) and David Torres (Rabi), born out of Los Angeles, California in 2010. Their artwork focuses on life, duality, and the human condition combined with the aesthetic consideration of form, typeface, color, and balance which is what creates their "signature" style. Their works can be seen all over the world and are in public and private collections including that of Shepard Fairey, Ari Emanuel, Sean Combs, and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Originally made up of three artists, David Leavitt, David Torres, and Devin Liston, CYRCLE came together on October 8, 2010. In 2011 the collective first gained public recognition from the street art community after they installed an April Fools joke on a fence at the LA Contemporary Museum of Art. From there, CYRCLE’s artwork started appearing in group shows at local Los Angeles galleries. Their first solo exhibition, WE NEVER DIE (WND), opened in August 2011. The CYRCLE Manifesto, which was developed for the show and has become an important part of their identity, has traveled around the world with the collective and can be found in Europe, Asia, and many cities across the USA.

After WND, CYRCLE continued to do public works around Los Angeles, as well as commissioned installation pieces. In the Spring of 2012 CYRCLE was asked to travel to Europe for various projects. They were sent to London and Paris to do custom installations and collaborate with artist, and TED Prize winner, JR (artist). While in London Black Dog Productions, whom they worked with in Los Angeles, made an introduction to London-based DJ and Producer, James Lavelle. Lavelle invited them to participate in his “Daydreaming With” show a month later in Hong Kong. Upon returning to the states in the Summer of 2012 Liston decided to leave the collective to embark on a solo art career as well as form a duo with artist Gosha Levochkin called devNgosha.