Tempt One Explained

Tempt1
Other Names:	Tempt One
Birth Name:	Tony Quan
Birth Place:	United States
Occupation:	Graffiti artist
Years Active:	Early 1980s – 2023
Known For:	Graffiti art
Style:	Cholo, Hip Hop

Tony Quan (1968/69 – September 1, 2023), better known by the tag name Tempt One or Tempt1, was an American graffiti artist who began painting graffiti in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.^[1]

Style

Tempt's style combined the city's local cholo graffiti culture with New York's hip-hop lettering to create a unique "Los Angeles" style.

Illness and death

In 2003, Tempt was diagnosed with the degenerative nerve disorder ALS.^[2] Fully paralyzed except for his eyes, he was able to use the EyeWriter to continue his art.^[3]

Tempt died on September 1, 2023, at the age of 54.^[4]

External links

• eyewriter.org
• fffff.at - Tempt’s EyeTags are uploaded directly to this page
• Mick Ebeling's TEDTalk about TEMPT1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estria's Graffiti, Murals & Art Shows: Tempt One Creates Art with ONLY His Eyes . October 16, 2009 . January 12, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708034410/http://estria.blogspot.com/2009/10/tempt-one-creates-art-with-only-his.html . July 8, 2011.
2. Web site: Cool Hunting: Tempt One Art Benefit . coolhunting.com . March 8, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311034644/http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2007/03/tempt_one_art_b.php . March 11, 2007.
3. Web site: Golijan . Rosa . EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis . Gizmodo . November 13, 2009 . September 2, 2023.
4. News: Legendary L.A. Graffiti Icon Tempt One Dies At 54 . September 2, 2023 . L.A. Taco . September 1, 2023.