Fernando Carlo (also known as Cope2) is an artist from the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, New York. He has been a graffiti artist since 1985. Cope2’s cousin “Chico 80” influenced Cope into writing. In 1982, he made his own crew called Kids Destroy, eventually changing to Kings Destroy after he dubbed himself “King of the 4 Line”. Cope2’s “throw-up” was given to him by Cap to use until he had enough skills to create his own. Some of Cope2’s initial commercial artwork has been sold at Christie’s for $10 USD per painting. Early work includes cover art for a Boogie Down Productions album titled Sex and Violence. In 2002, Cope2 provided artwork for Adam Bhala Lough’s Bomb the System, including a piece on the Brooklyn Bridge. He can be seen on the DVD’s behind the scenes footage painting one of the pieces at the end of the film. In 2003, Cope2’s book entitled Cope2: True Legend was published by Righters.com. In 2005, Cope2 collaborated with and designed a pair of sneakers for Converse under the “Chuck Taylor All-Stars” line. Also in 2005, Time magazine commissioned Cope2, for $20,000 USD, to paint a billboard ad in the SoHo district of Manhattan, on Houston and Wooster. The ad depicts the magazines cover with graffiti tags scrawled over it; the text reads “Post-Modernism? Neo-Expressionism? Time. Know Why”. In 2006, Cope2 appeared in Marc Ecko’s video game, Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. He features as one of the “graffiti legends” who gives the protagonist advice on the graffiti world. Cope2’s “throw-up” has also appeared on walls in the videogame GTA IV and in the movie Shrek The Third. In 2008, Cope2 collaborated with Adidas and Footlocker to release a collection of clothes and accessories in Europe. The collection included baseball caps, jackets, T-shirts, sweaters, belts and sneakers.