ILLMATICAL: What motivated you to start working on this book? KR.ONE: When I started getting to know Don1 and started to speak with him in detail about his era and his work I became re-inspired. I say re-inspired because I… Continue reading
by illmatical In the year 4050, in a far universe, in the galaxy of aerosol dreams where each planet is protected by an atmospheric layer of vivid multicolored wild styles and throw-ups, in… Continue reading
A Critical Advisory to the Creative Class of NYC: Experience Michael Alan’s Living Installation, Immediately. There are artists and visionaries, creatively brilliant minds on all sides of me every day in this… Continue reading
Recently we caught up with Michael Alan and discussed doing a candid interview with him. Here’s what we put together from the Artist and wanted to share. For Michael Alan, art is a combination… Continue reading
The first batch of lizards arrived today! Now I need to get them numbered and boxed up to start shipping! There are still a few of the edition available so email to nepenthes@comcast.net… Continue reading
Calling all artists…spray paint artists, that is. Now is your chance to step up to the plate and show your stuff. No, not on mailboxes, power boxes or waste collection bins. This is… Continue reading
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
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
Queens’ graffiti mecca is no more. The extensive aerosol art on 5 Pointz — an internationally renowned haven for urban artists — was quitely painted white early Tuesday morning. The Davis St. building… Continue reading
Tom Herck always includes high standard with his art concept, along with social and phylosophic matters in my work. He currently has dropped a new video and it includes some new works that… Continue reading
Artist Zear goes through Argentina painting silver classic, crisp burners. Repping for New York and the Argentinian culture. Zear [New York City] has been painting for many years and is currently working on… Continue reading
In his latest project, photographer Leland Bobbé captures New York’s neglected wall art — ripped and tattered posters plastered on buildings around the city — using only his smartphone. “I find that the… Continue reading
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
It’s been a little over five years since I reviewed Jon Reiss’ documentary Bomb It, a film that I called “easily the best documentary on graffiti history and culture throughout the world that I… Continue reading
Here are two photos of a subway car displaying works by the Legendary SEEN UA and CES [ Tuff City ]. This a subway car that was painted in 1998 and is possibly… Continue reading
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
Saster: It’s been a while since I’ve caught up with you. Last time I saw you, you were breaking into SUV’s. Has art recently replaced your car stealing hobby? KR ONE: Lol, Thats’… Continue reading
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
Queen Andrea’s solo exhibition Type Crazy will feature new graffiti paintings, prints, and collage works inspired by her endless love for typography and graffiti letterforms. Excerpt from Type Crazy press release: “Andrea’s custom… Continue reading
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
‘9/11 The Truth – Building 7 , WTC , Rise up’ is being painted on underpasses, overpasses , walls, phone boxes, you name it! Large pieces along a majority of highways and roads… Continue reading
Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting a few cats from Garbage Beauty. They take found objects from the street and they add their personal touch of hand calligraphy using markers and… Continue reading
Artist Driven members VIZIE, POSE, DABS and MYLA, STEEL, OMENS, Rich Colman, and KC ONE traveled to Brooklyn, NY to pay tribute and celebrate the life of NEKST with a huge collaborative wall… Continue reading
“Sleepless In Seoul” UTAH & ETHERs new Video and Zine available at UTAHETHER.com. The 5th video in the series showcases Cap Adapters and Yellow Adapters being tested in the city of Seoul, Korea.… Continue reading
MasterNever is a new Graphic novel, created by writing genius Clarke Illmatical. The fictional story Masternever and the Flow OF Death created by Illmatical is available in novel form and comic is soon… Continue reading
Two talented individuals displaying their works on paper. Don’t miss this show!
Every year, a group of artists get together and make their way up to Rikers Island prison to share their talents with the inmates. The mural is intended to share art with the… Continue reading
