training nationality name field birth_date works article_title birth_name
columbia college chicago university of london american the mazeking painting , photography 1968 happiness here , process series the mazeking
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the mazeking

the mazeking -lrb- born 1968 -rrb- is an american contemporary visual artist living and working in new york city .
he has a master 's degree from columbia college chicago .
he is best known for his creation of `` happiness here , '' an interactive public art project in which he created over 183 colorful chalk based interactive artworks throughout new york city from the summer of 2012 to the spring of 2014 .
in 2013 , the artist took the project on the road and did public installations of `` happiness here '' art in baltimore , jersey city and chicago .
these temporal public artworks have been seen by thousands of people .
in the winter of 2014 , he collaborated with the french fashion company somewhere and created several happiness here public installations in paris .
he creates both traditional and mixed media artworks , often combining various mediums such as , oil , acrylic paint and concrete , among others .
