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
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
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
One hour.That is how much time street art enthusiast Spencer Elzey had to himself inside the largest gallery of street artists and graffiti artists ever assembled specifically to transform a building for a… 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
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
Scan who is Based in Montreal and has been putting in work since 1997, displays in this piece an incredible ease in reproducing photo real with a twist. This piece is dated 2010… 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
The Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration recently listed the graffiti wall at Shanghai Jiao Tong University as one of the city’s new tourism spots, and publicized it on its official Sina Weibo account. The… Continue reading
C215 is a talented artist that I have been following for a few. A few pieces that I have witnessed have been a bit smaller, but at an eyeing point. The scale he… 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
Penguin has given 10 of their modern classics series to street artists for a cover makeover. Whether they address graffiti explicitly, like Iain Sinclair‘s Lights Out for the Territory, evoke a city from… Continue reading
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
GoddoG shares a new piece titled BEARDED recently done in Avignon. This is part of a summer tour of painting he’s currently doing. Related articles GoddoG and his world / Street Art (streetsaresayingthings.com)… Continue reading
Found this on the internet and needed to share. Great idea and execution. the artist goes by the name Obsrvr. Related articles New NYC street art blends hip-hop and signage (smartsign.com)
Montreal has some of very talented artists, and Fluke is one of them. Fluke is part of the A’Shope team that has done some incredible work in Montreal and abroad. More flicks to come… Related… Continue reading
Stare, Zek and Tchug display serious skills on this piece. Robots, nuclear fusion and exploding hydrants, the team caught wreck. The piece is dated 2011 Related articles Deep Sea Style – Stare / Montreal Graffiti… Continue reading
I caught up with Stare while he was adding the finishing touches to an old work. He was touching up a piece that he did a few years back. Writers had gone over… Continue reading
Here is a documentary that was posted a few years ago, and still is very relevant. I would like to share with those that aren’t aware of this documentary, and bring some light… Continue reading
A few years ago, T-Kid 170 gave me a tour of some of the works he was commissioned to do, and shared this piece in the making. It is a reproduction of one… Continue reading
