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{{Infobox artist
| name = WRDSMTH (artist)
| image =Anonymous_Street_Artist_WRDSMTH_in_front_of_one_of_his_works_in_DTLA.jpg
| caption = Artist WRDSMTH in front of one of his outdoor works
| nationality = American
| known_for = street art, contemporary art, collaborations
| movement = [[contemporary art]], [[street art]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.wrdsmth.com/}}
}}
'''WRDSMTH''' is a [[Los Angeles]]–based [[street artist]] known for his iconic image of a vintage typewriter featuring different sheets of inspirational text.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/11/19/who-is-wrdsmth-meet-the-la-based-street-artist-behind-a-typewriter-stencil/|title=Who Is WRDSMTH? Meet The LA-Based Street Artist Behind A Typewriter Stencil|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref> Spraypainting and wheatpasting outdoor walls with thousands of works since 2013, WRDSMTH can be found in cities throughout the world, including: [[London]], [[Paris]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]] and [[New Orleans]].<ref name="UPROXX">{{Cite news|url=http://uproxx.com/life/wrdsmth-street-art/|title=This Street Artist Shares Inspiration With Fellow Dreamers|date=2017-03-23|work=UPROXX|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lanee-lee/la-street-artist-wrdsmth-_b_9664280.html|title=L.A. Street Artist WRDSMTH Revealed|last=Lee|first=Lanee|date=2016-04-12|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref><ref name="expositionreview.com">{{Cite web|url=http://expositionreview.com/issues/vol-i-ix-lives/street-art-by-wrdsmth/|title=Street Art by WRDSMTH – Exposition Review|website=expositionreview.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150610_Building_respect_for_Philly_s_growing_street_art_scene.html|title=Building respect for Philly's growing street art scene|work=Philly.com|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref> In 2017, he installed eight large-scale art pieces at [[The Bloc Los Angeles|The Bloc]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]] as part of their permanent collection.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/wrdsmth-bloc/|title=Exclusive: WRDSMTH at The Bloc (Pics) - Los Angeles Magazine|date=2017-05-01|work=Los Angeles Magazine|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Background ==
The artist behind WRDSMTH used to reside in [[Chicago]] and worked in [[advertising]].<ref name="UPROXX"/> He moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing and became a published author in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelagirl.com/wrdsmth/|title=Meet WRDSMTH, LA Street Artist - The LA Girl|date=2014-09-05|work=The LA Girl|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="expositionreview.com"/> Tired of being trapped behind his computer, WRDSMTH had the idea to integrate his love of writing with his interest in street art and developed his signature tag in 2013 for which he has become widely known: an image of a vintage typewriter below a page of motivational and original text, sometimes inspired by his creative process.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/los-angeles/inside-los-angeles-street-art-wrdsmth-retna|title=The Lowdown on LA's Street Art -- From Two of Its Most Recognizable Artists|last=Najafi|first=Leila|date=2017-01-16|work=Thrillist|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playboy.com/videos/night-spray-with-street-artist-wrdsmth|title=Journalista: On a Night Spray with Street Artist WRDSMTH|website=Playboy|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
== Collaborations ==
WRDSMTH has collaborated with several other contemporary street artists, including: Teachr, [[Colette Miller]], [[Antigirl]], [[Thrashbird]], Kai Aspire and Bandit.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://colorsinla.com/category/wrdsmth/|title=Wrdsmth – Colors In Los Angeles|website=colorsinla.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-04}}</ref>
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[[Category:Artists from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:American street artists]]
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[[Category:21st-century American artists]]