http://www.fotophonic.com/2008/04/art-monday-joshua-stone.html

"In his youth, Stone spent well over a decade painting street graffiti and commissioned murals with other top artists of the genre.

This passion for public art led him to study fine art and graphic design at Oklahoma State University. For the past decade, he has worked for some of the top ad agencies and web design shops in the southwest, building brands for numerous fortune 100 companies, including American Airlines, AT&T, Blockbuster, Expedia, Motorola, Nokia, Pepsi and SONY.

Stone transitioned to producing fine art full-time in 2006. He will often paint under the name "WAVE", his former graffiti 'tag' or signature.

"I enjoy creating pieces that work on different levels. I want the viewer's experience to change when a piece is seen up close, and as they gradually step back. I'm combining graffiti elements with blocks of images, and like the randomness that the string overlay creates. This provides coexisting complexity of detail and simplicity of composition."