The Chrome Angelz
MODE2, ZAKI, SCRIBLA, PRIDE, BANDO
Greek Street, Soho, London
from Friday June 15th until Saturday 14th of July
Do not miss this historic occasion!
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
NYC: New book and signing: June 1, 2012 - Classic Hits: New York's Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writers
BOOK PRESENTATION & SIGNING at Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, New York
Classic Hits: New York's Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writerspublished by Dokument Press
Authors Alan Fleisher (Ale 1) and Paul Iovino (Skay) will talk briefly about their experiences and host a signing with writers featured in the book, including Blade 1 and Taki 183, to a custom-made soundtrack of 1970s hits!
You don't want to miss this event!
Greenlight Bookstore
686 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, New York 11217
greenlightbookstore.com
dokument.org
Title: Classic Hits - New York’s Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writers
Author: Alan Fleisher and Paul Iovino
ISBN: 978-91-85639-50-2
Language: English
Pages: 144
Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
Binding: Hard cover
RRP: €29,90, £25,99, US$39.95
Release date: May 2012
Book trailer: http://vimeo.com/34886709
Friday, April 27, 2012
New film: Wall Writers - Graffiti in its Innocence 1967-1972
WALL WRITERS
Graffiti in its Innocence
1967-1972
Thursday, April 12, 2012
IL, Chicago: April 13-May 15, 2012: Evolution - 25 years of work by NERD
modest gallery presents
Evolution - 25 years in the game - NERD
opening reception Friday the 13th @6pm
show runs through May 15, 2012
hosted by Big Decept & Outlet
after party @ Murphy's Pub next door
music by DJ Intel
open mic
7416 W Madison Forest Park, IL, 60130
Saturday, March 31, 2012
New Book: Kaos - Vandals in Motion
Kaos - Vandals in Motion
by Torkel Sjöstrand25 years of Swedish graffiti through the eyes of the Swedish writer Kaos!
Just as Stockholm graffiti is hotly debated, Dokument Press is releasing a new book about one of Sweden’s most famous graffiti writers. Regardless of zero tolerance or legal walls, Kaos has been active on the Swedish graffiti scene for more than 25 years.
“Writing graffiti is like an obstacle course, where you constantly have to think about how to get through. Circumstances change constantly, and you have to adapt to the prevailing ones,” says Kaos in the foreword.
In the book Kaos – Vandals In Motion, we follow Kaos from the mid-80s in Uppsala, to the much larger Stockholm.
Here is the story of the huge police descent on the Uppsala graffiti festival in 1992, on Transit Authority ticket controllers who took it on themselves to arrest graffiti writers, on almost getting killed while traveling through the tunnels of Stockholm on the roof of a subway car, on the specially-trained Falck Security guards and local police pinpointing writers. The aesthetics of graffiti are also discussed, exhibiting in galleries, the battle to get your name up more and better than anyone on the train cars of Stockholm, and his love for a derided art form. Kaos – Vandals In Motion is a book full of well-kept graffiti secrets.
Through tales of Kaos and other famous graffiti writers, Swedish history is depicted, accompanied by an impressive collection of pictures, articles and fliers. The book is a unique, warts-and-all depiction of the inside of the Stockholm graffiti scene. “I want to write. The cost to society is their choice. It’s when they clean it up that the costs arise,” says Kaos. “My time and paint are free and I don’t want them to remove the graffiti. For me, writing is not a crime, but colour and shape that you add to your environment.”
Kaos has lived with graffiti and been important for the development of Swedish graffiti in general and Stockholm’s in particular. As a part of international graffiti groups like VIM, MOA, ALL and MSN, he is also a bridge to the European graffiti world, and has participated in several international collaborations.
Today, Kaos is an established artist. HIs painting spans illicitly painted walls and trains to gallery exhibitions, commissioned artwork, fashion design and murals for large companies.
Kaos – Vandals In Motion is one of the most comprehensive books on a Swedish graffiti writer so far, and is written by Torkel Sjöstrand.
Title: Kaos - Vandals In Motion
Author: Torkel Sjöstrand
ISBN: 978-91-85639-44-1
Language: English
Pages: 176
Format: 24x25 cm
Binding: Hard cover
Illustrations: 200
Publication date: March, 2011
Price: 39,90 EUR, 29,99 GBP, 49,95 USD
Friday, March 30, 2012
New Book: New York City Graffiti: The Destiny Children
If you only buy one book in 2012, this is it:
NYC Graffiti, The Destiny Children is a retrospective of TDC crew from 1985 to 2000. Very few collections of 1980s graffiti have been published so far, so this adds very important material for NYC writers' historical timeline.
This true story and retrospective documents the life and times of members of The Destiny Children (TDC) graffiti crew from 1985 to 2000. From Long Island, New York, The Destiny Children/Unlimited Styled Artists commemorate the 25-year history of the crew and their impact on the New York City subway graffiti era.
This large collector's book is loaded with 500 color images of original art ranging from burners on hand ball courts to pieces on tractor trailers to works throughout the New York City subway system. Works by many established NYC graffiti artists are featured, including founding members DC3 and SHO. Other original members featured are SHOROZ, BEAVER, LAE, LAC2, ROE, DOOJ, SHIM, and ONE2. Works by affiliated writers, ZEUS TDC, CEOS, ROZ One, SHARE 37, POKE IBM, EPIC, RECK, SKETCH, KARL TCM, DEON, BOM 5 MW, SACE RIP, MIRAGE RIP, and others are documented.
Alongside the visual accounts of these artistic exploits are dozens of true stories and recollections that uncover the reality of painting in yards, lay ups, racking spray paint, fights, graffiti beefs, and police raids. See what made TDC take extraordinary risks so their street art could be seen by the public in their never-ending quest for fame. An ideal history for artists, art historians, street art enthusiasts, anthropologists, and urban dwellers.Shifferbooks.com has a few more graffiti books from the NYC golden years, so check those out too.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CA, Modesto: April 4, 2012: Jim Prigoff, The History of Graffiti
History of Graffiti - Jim Prigoff
The Gala Grand Opening Production for the Peer Recovery Art Project's Arts for Freedom Program.
April 4th 2012 from 6-9pm ($5.00)
inside the
State Theatre 1307 J street
down town Modesto Ca
James (Spray Can Art) has documented this form of art since the 1960s and is one of the most respected graffiti photographers in the world.
Come visit us in this innovative experience. Mark your calenders. It's a community event ...... Urban Youth Activities featuring our partners from the MADD Lounge and other youth empowerment organizations as well as URBAN style artists painting live.
Do not miss this once in a life time event. Here in MOTOWN ( Modesto Ca )
Peer Recovery Art Project Incorporated
1222 J Street Down Town Modesto 95354
209 581-1695 office
The Gala Grand Opening Production for the Peer Recovery Art Project's Arts for Freedom Program.
April 4th 2012 from 6-9pm ($5.00)
inside the
State Theatre 1307 J street
down town Modesto Ca
James (Spray Can Art) has documented this form of art since the 1960s and is one of the most respected graffiti photographers in the world.
Come visit us in this innovative experience. Mark your calenders. It's a community event ...... Urban Youth Activities featuring our partners from the MADD Lounge and other youth empowerment organizations as well as URBAN style artists painting live.
Do not miss this once in a life time event. Here in MOTOWN ( Modesto Ca )
Peer Recovery Art Project Incorporated
1222 J Street Down Town Modesto 95354
209 581-1695 office
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Boa Mistura in Brazil and their optical illusions
The illusions of Boa Mistura seem to build on some of the many-wall pieces seen in gallery installations in recent years that combine to form a word when viewed from a vantage point. It's likely to stop people in their tracks. (Thanks to Brinda for the heads up on this.)
As far as I know, this technique was pioneered in wall graffiti by the very talented Portuguese writer, Odeith many years ago. Odeith does many complex 3D wildstyle pieces that float off the wall visually when viewed at the right angles. He calls his technique "anamorphosis". He has a HoF in Lisbon covered in his work.
In traditional fine art, this sort of effect is called "trompe l'oeil", which means "deceive the eye", in French. (It is pronounced much like the spelling, tromp-low-eey, with the emphasis on the last syllable). Generally it "breaks the picture plane" by appearing to emerge from the flat frame and it dates back to at least the Greeks, Romans, and Pompeii.
Yahoo images turns up some amazing murals and street art in trompe l'oeil.
As far as I know, this technique was pioneered in wall graffiti by the very talented Portuguese writer, Odeith many years ago. Odeith does many complex 3D wildstyle pieces that float off the wall visually when viewed at the right angles. He calls his technique "anamorphosis". He has a HoF in Lisbon covered in his work.
In traditional fine art, this sort of effect is called "trompe l'oeil", which means "deceive the eye", in French. (It is pronounced much like the spelling, tromp-low-eey, with the emphasis on the last syllable). Generally it "breaks the picture plane" by appearing to emerge from the flat frame and it dates back to at least the Greeks, Romans, and Pompeii.
Yahoo images turns up some amazing murals and street art in trompe l'oeil.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
TX, Houston: Urban Art classes
CKC StART Urban Art Winter Camp with GONZO247
Aerosol Warfare Gallery
2110 Jefferson, Suite 113
Houston, Texas 77003
(next door to calliope's Po-Boy Restaurant)
Artists will create urban art inspired by the current works up in Aerosol Warfare's gallery surroundings, learn art techniques used by GONZO247, develop a better understanding of graffiti art elements and history, and most importantly take home unique creations using what they have learned. This is a fun and informative way to bring urban art into your life! Registrants will draw, paint, view and get visually entertained! Grouped into ages 5 years - Adults!
WEEK 1 December 19th - 22nd (Monday - Thursday) 9 am - 1 pm
WEEK 2 December 26th - 29th (Monday - Thursday) 9 am - 1 pm
$65.00 per day or $220.00 per week
To Register visit http://aerosolwarfare.com
Phone: 832-748-8369
Email: aerosol@aerosolwarfare.com
Aerosol Warfare Gallery
2110 Jefferson, Suite 113
Houston, Texas 77003
(next door to calliope's Po-Boy Restaurant)
Artists will create urban art inspired by the current works up in Aerosol Warfare's gallery surroundings, learn art techniques used by GONZO247, develop a better understanding of graffiti art elements and history, and most importantly take home unique creations using what they have learned. This is a fun and informative way to bring urban art into your life! Registrants will draw, paint, view and get visually entertained! Grouped into ages 5 years - Adults!
WEEK 1 December 19th - 22nd (Monday - Thursday) 9 am - 1 pm
WEEK 2 December 26th - 29th (Monday - Thursday) 9 am - 1 pm
$65.00 per day or $220.00 per week
To Register visit http://aerosolwarfare.com
Phone: 832-748-8369
Email: aerosol@aerosolwarfare.com
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