Eric Orr is an artist and designer from New York City. He pioneered the substitutive style ofgraffti art in the late ’70s, eschewing “writing” in favor of visual iconography, and in theprocess, created the distinctive robot that would become his signature and alter-ego. In1984, he collaborated with pop artist Keith Haring on a series of drawings in the NYCsubways that featured his “robot head” character alongside Haring’s iconic “radiant baby”.In 1986, he created and published four issues of “Rappin’ Max Robot”, the frst Hip-Hopcomic book. He has designed and illustrated images, covers, and logos for musical artists including JazzyJay, Busy Bee, Positive K, Jazzy Joyce, Masters Of Ceremony, Ultimate Force, Lord Finesse,Diamond D, and Diggin’ In The Crates (D.I.T.C.); worked with and exhibited alongside suchnotables as Futura, Seen, Doze, and Kaws; and his work has been featured in publicationsincluding Juxtapoz, Mass Appeal, Sketchel, Complex, and the International Graffti Times. In2014, his personal archives were acquired by Cornell University for the Hip-Hop collection intheir archive of rare books and manuscripts, and in 2015, Columbia University added copiesof his works to their permanent collection.