YANOE (Ya Know)

Ryan “Yanoe” Sarfati is a Belgium American contemporary artist best known for his large-scale murals and site-specific installations that merge emotional narrative with architectural awareness. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Yanoe forged his visual language as a graffiti writer, developing wild-style, interlocking letterforms charged with movement and tension.

After relocating to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, Yanoe emerged as a prolific force in the mural and installation space, creating works across the United States and internationally, including projects in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brisbane, Australia, and Los Angeles, California. His practice is deeply rooted in placemaking, with each work responding directly to its physical, cultural, and architectural context.

Over a multi-decade career, Yanoe has developed a keen understanding of mass, scale, and spatial dialogue. His work often translates complex, multidimensional structures—such as Brutalist architecture and engineered environments—into dynamic, unidimensional surfaces. He has led and executed numerous large-scale public art installations, working closely with engineers, architects, and municipalities to deliver technically rigorous, immersive experiences.

Yanoe currently holds the world record for the largest augmented reality mural, completed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, integrating physical painting with digital spatial layers. While continuing to operate at the scale of public art, his practice has increasingly pivoted toward fine art, focusing on studio painting, sculpture, and emotionally driven figurative work.

Alongside his independent practice, Yanoe has collaborated with global brands including Nike, Urban Decay, Headspace, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Netflix.