Tempt One

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]

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Quan in 2009
Born	Tony Quan 1968 or 1969 United States
Died	September 1, 2023(2023-09-01) (aged 54)
Other names	Tempt One
Occupation	Graffiti artist
Years active	Early 1980s – 2023
Known for	Graffiti art
Style	Cholo, Hip Hop

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]