{{short description|American painter (born 2000)}} {{other people|Daniel Cole}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Danny Cole | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|01|10}} | occupation = Artist | years_active = 2018-present | image = File:Danny Cole by Ant Solo for Milk 2018.jpg | caption = Cole with his "Creature World" artwork in 2018 | website = {{URL|https://www.creature.world}} }}
'''Danny Cole''' (born January 10, 2000)<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1480697854117228546|title=i turn 22 today ...|last=Cole|first=Danny|date=2022-01-10|user=dannycoleee|access-date=2024-02-04}}</ref> is an American painter and interdisciplinary artist based in New York City.<ref name=WBRU>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbru.com/visual-artist-danny-cole-speaks-on-his-most-recent-experience-a-battle-for-harmony-can-cacti-and-more/|title=Visual artist Danny Cole speaks on his most recent experience "A Battle for Harmony," CAN, cacti, and more|date=2019-07-11|website=WBRU|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-22|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222225311/http://www.wbru.com/visual-artist-danny-cole-speaks-on-his-most-recent-experience-a-battle-for-harmony-can-cacti-and-more/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://observer.com/2021/04/danny-cole-cow-vandal-hollywood-interview/|title= Artist Danny Cole on Dreams of A Utopia of Creatures and Vandalism |date=2021-04-12|website=The Observer|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref> He is known for the simple doodled humanoids of his "Creature World" project.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Danny Cole |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/danny-cole/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
In 2025, Cole was named on ''Forbes''<nowiki/>'s "30 Under 30" list in the category of "Art and Style".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbes 30 Under 30 2025: Art & Style |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2025/art-style/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == Originally from New Jersey, Cole has been creating art since he was a child. He filled journals with drawings before moving to painting.<ref name=nylon>{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.com/articles/danny-cole-art-exhibit|title=Meet Danny Cole, The Teenage Artist Collaborating with Portugal. The Man And Cherry Glazerr|date=2018-06-07|website=NYLON|language=en|access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url= https://www.bylinebyline.com/articles/danny-cole-technicolor-dreamscape|title= Danny Cole And His Technicolor Dreamscape|date=2023-06-08|website= Byline|language=en|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref>
Cole moved to New York to pursue his career as an artist soon after graduating high school.<ref name=nylon />
== Career == Shortly before his high school graduation in 2018, Cole's debut solo show, "Danny Cole's Departure" was held in partnership with Stephan Alexander's Ghost Gallery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.<ref name=nylon /><ref name=uuu>{{Cite web|url= https://www.uuuartcollective.com/video|title= UUU VLOG 01 |date=2019-03-01|website=UUU Art Collective|language=en|access-date=2023-06-26}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
That same year, Cole went to Coachella with Portugal. The Man, exhibiting his artwork as the band's live visuals on the festival’s main stage.<ref name=nylon/><ref name=Loose>{{Cite web|url= https://www.loosechangeanimation.com/portugal-the-man |title=Portugal, The Man|date=2018|website=Loose Change Animation|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-26}}</ref><ref name=DirtyBarn>{{Cite web|url= https://dirtybarn.com/danny-cole-invites-to-the-creature-world/|title= Danny Cole Invites To The Creature World To Go On Limitless Expeditions |date=2021-03-16|website=Dirty Barn|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-26}}</ref> Also in 2018, Cole directed the animated music video for Cherry Glazerr's song "Daddi".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2021875/cherry-glazerr-daddi-stuffed-and-ready/video/|title=Cherry Glazerr - "Daddi" Video|date=2018-11-08|website=Stereogum|access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref>
In 2020, Cole was arrested for his "HollyCow" art installation, erected atop the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-04-08/la-et-ms-hollywood-sign-defaced-cow-painting-junior-varsity | title= Meet the band that defaced the Hollywood sign with a painting of a cow | date=2021-04-08|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref>
In 2021, Cole was selected to participate in a revival of the Cow Parade, sponsored by God’s Love We Deliver.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.glwd.org/donate/events/cowparade-2021/meet-the-cows/creature-cow-alliance-artist-danny-cole | title= CREATURE COW ALLIANCE - Artist: Danny Cole | date=2021-08-23|website=God’s Love We Deliver|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/arts/design/cow-parade-nyc.html | title= Cow Parade Returns to N.Y.C., but Please Don't Steal Them This Time | date=2021-08-23|website=The New York Times|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref>
In 2023, Cole debuted a sculptural show and clothing line at New York Fashion Week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Danny Cole Bridges Imaginative Art and Fashion With Creature World |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/2/danny-cole-creature-world-fashion-label-new-york-fahion-week |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-16 |title=Creature World Meets the Fashion World |url=https://officemagazine.net/creature-world-meets-fashion-world |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Office Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
==Creature World==
Cole is known for his trademark "Creatures": doodled, simple, round-faced humanoids that the artist says represent "a universal human spirit that transcends age, gender, and nationality".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url= https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/danny-cole-sculpture-high-line-creature-1234671967|title= A 'Creature' by Artist Danny Cole Mysteriously Appeared Overnight at Manhattan's High Line |date=2023-06-23|website=ARTNews|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://opensea.io/blog/articles/creature-world-drops-crowd |title= Creature World Drops "Crowd," the First Generative Open Edition Collection to Launch on OpenSea |date=2023-03-02|website=OpenSea|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}</ref>
Multidisciplinary "Creature World" art activations have taken place, integrating mediums including painting, music, performance, dance, poetry, and cuisine.<ref name="Rolling">{{Cite magazine |last=Lecca |first=Sacha |date=2019-08-20 |title=Matt Shultz, Beck and Friends Throw an Art Party in Brooklyn |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-pictures/matt-shultz-beck-cage-elephant-brooklyn-873603/ |access-date=2019-12-22 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Vmag">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-07 |title=DANNY COLE WELCOMES YOU TO THE CREATURE WORLD |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/danny-cole-welcomes-you-to-the-creature-world/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=V Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2021, Cole released a collection of 10,000 "Creature World" non-fungible tokens (NFTs),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Veitch |first=Mara |date=2023-02-23 |title=Danny Cole Isn't Afraid of the Hat Man |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2023/02/23/danny-cole-creature-world-artist/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Cultured Mag |language=en-US}}</ref> and by 2024, Cole had his work sold to more than 100,000 collectors.<ref name=":0" />
==Reception==
ArtNews draws parallels between Cole's career and the early careers of Keith Haring, KAWS, and Banksy. "[Like Cole, these artists] got their start by putting their work on the street, getting the public interested in their work before galleries".<ref name=":1" />
Grant Rindner of Nylon Magazine said "Cole's colorful characters are reminiscent of Keith Haring's signature creations, but where movement was central to the pop art icon's work, Cole translates his own thoughts and struggles into static snapshots of personal, private moments."<ref name="nylon" />
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==External links== * [https://www.dannycole.co Official Website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Danny}} Category:21st-century American painters Category:American graffiti artists Category:Guerrilla artists Category:2000 births Category:Living people