FUTURA 2000, or Leonard McGurr, brought a fresh new approach to 80s New York street graffiti. Similar to Haring, McGurr offered his distinct style to the public during the pinnacle of street art throughout the subways and neighborhoods of NYC. The popular form of graffiti involved lettering to convey messages or opinions, however McGurr incorporated colors and abstract images to switch things up during the aerosol phenomenon. His works became popular as they offered something different than what the majority was doing. Aside from a graffiti artist, FUTURA also illustrated, designing record sleeves for groups such as The Clash. He also designed a 2012 special edition Hennessy bottle. His colorful works inspired various prints for sneakers and cloths for brands such as Supreme and Levi's. McGurr is still alive today unlike many of his friends from the 1980's art scene.

This untitled work speaks loudly to the change in modern art. The environment became canvasses, paintbrushes became spray cans, and artists became renegades. In this work FUTURA 2000 pushes the boundaries of graffiti creating an abstract form reminiscent of other previous works by different artists such as Armored Train in Action fused with his own unique style. The bright colors clash while being balanced by the use of blacks and grey. This particular work does not bear some social critique aside from showing aspiring street artists to push against what's being done and find your own style.