Manchester graffiti Artist, All Weather Artist ALTO is a  Graffiti artist , graphic designer, Illustrator and purveyor of the visual expressions of Hip Hop culture.

25 years of practicing graffiti has seen his work develop commercially as a graphic designer, digital artist and a creative consultant providing art direction within the media and marketing sector – particularly Out Of Home Media.

The authenticity of  Alto’s creativity learnt through the guerilla marketing of his own name sets his work apart in the corporate arena. You may not see Alto’s tag attached to his commercial work, but his design and creative concepts are behind many large brand activations.

Artistically, All Weather Artist, ALTO now works to educate, inspire and act as a gatekeeper to protect the integrity of the principles of  Hip Hop and preserve the cultural traditions by delivering graffiti art workshops and lectures on graffiti art and Hip Hop culture whilst still painting live at events, creating private murals and rocking traditional graffiti artwork.

If you require creative services or consultancy regarding graffiti art, or urban marketing, you have come to the right place.

 The commercial disciplines of Rik’s work flow seamlessly from the artistic way of life, through typography, logo design and illustration; Using alternative digital tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects with traditional cultural knowledge and principles of graffiti writing, making the work both visually authentic and technically progressive.

Previously producing work for the likes of Nike, EA Games, New Balance and producing illustration work featured at Liverpool City of Culture and owned by the late Muhammed Ali.