Tag Archive: la

As Legal Graffiti Disappears

The masked artist hovering over the Bronx sidewalk is but a phantom. The cinder block wall on West Farms Road near East 172nd Street, which for years was a gallery of graffiti murals, is… Continue reading

L.A. NIGHTS // THE MIXTAPE // EPISODE 1 // DAVID CHOE AND ARYZ

Before and after photos of New York’s graffiti mecca 5Pointz

New York’s historic graffiti mecca 5Pointz was erased early Tuesday, with a majority of the artwork being painted over with white paint. The five-storey warehouse complex in Queens had been a popular gathering… Continue reading

The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti / Urban Art Books

People have been making graffiti for millennia. Street art is a new term, dressing up a once-reviled practice for the age of MFAs and grant applications. A conservatory sensibility is evident in the… Continue reading

Mickey Boston and Regimental Oneton – The Krylon / Graffiti Music

This video [filmed at the legendary landmark 5 Pointz in New York City] is a tribute to graffiti, graff legends, and the old school paint of choice: Krylon! Cope 2, Meres are some of… Continue reading

WILD STYLE is 30 years old / New York City Events

Another Banksy street art to go from wall to auction – The Economic Times

Under cover of night, in 2008, Banksy, the pseudonymous British artist, stencilled a mural on a wall of a gas station in Los Angeles: the silhouette of a girl holding a basket of… Continue reading

Meres goes to his Room – 5 Pointz / NYC Street Art

Meres is a super special individual that has one of the biggest artistic hearts, and a giving soul. He has been running 5 Pointz for many years, and the work that he has… Continue reading

Seen in L.A. / Los Angeles Graffiti

 Seen has been painting for over 30 years, and is best known as the ‘Godfather of Graffiti‘. He is one of the hardest working men in the business, and the mark that Seen… Continue reading

R.I.P. Flame -Graffiti artists target $2.5m private jet/ Graffiti Los Angeles

A lear jet stationed at a local Los Angeles airport was bombed with a memorial to FLAME. The damage will cost an estimated $110,000 to repair. An investigation has now been launched by Los… Continue reading

Graffiti Hall Of Fame NYC 2013

It’s that time of the year again for the Graffiti Hall Of Fame in NYC. Always a great line up of wonderful Graffers getting together to display the best talents locally and from around the… Continue reading

BEEF 3 / Documentary on RAP Beef | Music

We received an email with this clip regarding the subject of beef. Rappers 50 Cent, Game, Lil Chingy, Flip, and T.I. discuss their beefs candidly and address the issues. This week we posted… Continue reading

Revok Vs Cope2 / Graffiti Battle

Two men that really don’t need an itroduction! In this corner East Coast Graffiti Legend Cope 2 challenged by the West Coast Legend Revok. Ding…Ding! Video filmed by Ewok 5MH Related articles Graffiti… Continue reading

Graffiti House Los Angeles / GFA International 2013

This past April on the 27th, a slew of Graff geniuses collabed at an even to blaze the walls of the Graffiti House LA. A grip of US based artists including New York… Continue reading

SMUG AND BONZAI / Graffiti House Los Angeles

Smug and Bonzai burn through Los Angeles this past week. Some people are saying they chewed through the City…

Sasquatch Found! / Graffiti Artist Bigfoot / Vinyl Figure

Graffiti Artist BIGFOOT has dropped some new additions for the vinyl collector. The Artist from the forest,writing BIGFOOT since 1994 is from California and has a barrage of cool collectables for the masses.… Continue reading

Legendary Street Artist Kenny Sharf Arrested / 20 hours of funk

Legendary Street Artist Kenny Sharf was arrested for doing the illegal deed, spent 20 hours in central booking. Reported that his arresting officers are fans of the form and even asked him for… Continue reading

CK One Goes Street for Spring / Well, they wanna be…/ Fashion

This spring, hit the streets with CK One’s Street Edition. Grafitti art seems to be a trend in the beauty world as of late, but this limited-edition collection stands apart, with its bright… Continue reading

Shepard Fairey’s street art subject of new film ‘Obey the Giant’

Shepard Fairey’s first acts of street art have spawned a fictional film, “Obey the Giant.” The 20-minute short is based on Fairey’s subversive Andre the Giant “Obey” sticker campaign of the early 1990s designed… Continue reading

Claw is Poppin’ / Glam in the Fam / Gear

Claw Money, a graffiti writer who has an extensive history in the New York City graff world took her talents to shaping her clothing brand. From clever tees, exclusive jackets, sneakers, handbags, knit… Continue reading

Turbo Fatcap / Graffiti Technique

In this video you can see the abstract depictions in the forms of a photo realistic design. Art from a graffiti writer’s perspective should be fast and effective. Fatcap spray caps are commonly… Continue reading

Shepard Fairey “Peace & Justice Woman” New Print Available April 18th

Next week, Shepard Fairey will be releasing a fresh new screenprint which is entitled “Peace & Justice Woman”. As usual with Obey Giant, this is his standard edition of 450, it measures 18… Continue reading

Lab Art Brings Sweet Street Art to Fred Segal Santa Monica / Gear

Since opening its first location on La Brea back in 2011, Lab Art is now considered “the largest art gallery in the nation dedicated to street art.” Ready to take its ever-expanding variety… Continue reading

Liquidteks Magazine … | Liquidteks Magazine Issue One, Volum… | HP MagCloud

Liquidteks has just released their first issue of their second volume. The magazine has pushed forward with photos, interviews and other interests that the fellow graff enthusiast enjoys. Real New York City talent… Continue reading

Classic and Crispy / JA

The legendary JA with a slick silver tag, nourished with the sweet water from the New York City sky.

Saster Throwback 5

Throwback shmoback… It’s still new to those that haven’t seen, but for those that have continuously been loyal to the site…. ya seen these, so throwin’ ya back. Flicks from the Streets include: Moody,… Continue reading

Photography Turns Street Art and Murals into a Complete Urban Collage

With Los Angeles street artists embracing the use of traditional murals to engage public spaces, it gives Writing on the Wall a good reason to look closely at individual works in Southern California.… Continue reading

Artsharela – Seventh Letter / Event

Art Share L.A. is a santcuary for the arts in downtown LA., maintaining a 28,000 sq ft warehouse in the heart of the arts district. Art Share proceeds from this event support the… Continue reading

Let The Arts Roam / El Mac + Retna

Cope2 Color Bubble T-Shirt

COPE2 — Cope2 Color Bubble T-Shirt – Heather Grey.