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
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
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
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
Rasko and Swamp blaze a wall by the rails. Related articles Russian Rocker Rasko / Graffiti Video (streetsaresayingthings.com)
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
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
Browsing through my twitter tweets a year ago, I received a tweet from my man Dante Ross referring to rapper Action Bronson as one of the best rappers to succeed. I gave Action a… Continue reading
NEW YORK — A battle is brewing to save an iconic building in Queens. It’s cool and colorful, but it soon may be condemned. The landmark covered with graffiti art could face the… Continue reading
New York Times has recently posted an article about Brooklyn‘s historic Hip Hop history. It has been a long time that I have hoped to see an article of this sort publicized in… Continue reading
The month of June is poppin’ with so many events happening, and this is one to not miss. James Top and Frank 151 teaming up to do a memorial show for the infamous… Continue reading
Upfest 2013 has started with a huge burst of creativity going on in the parks and streets of Bristol in England. Artists, writers, stencil artists, sticker artists, and street artists have taken to… Continue reading
Madrid graffiti is on fire! Born To Burn is a new video is brought to you by the same team that produced Writers Madrid.Give a peek.
Long Island City artists are demanding a local panel block a plan to tear down a world-renowned graffiti mecca to make way for a luxury housing project. G & M Realty intends to… Continue reading
Russian Graff’er Rasko keeps hittin’ people in the head with his unbelievable hunger for fame. Been watching this guy for sometime now, and the style just has been incredibly progressing into the monster… Continue reading
In her first years documenting the New York graffiti scene in the late 1970s, Martha Cooper was something of an outsider. Yet it’s easy to see why Cooper’s subjects took to the small… Continue reading
After eight years of journeys around the globe, Nils Müller presents ‘Vandals‘, his second book of photography after his 2009 debut publication ‘Blütezeit’. ‘Vandals’ takes the illegal and dangerous activity on 192 pages… Continue reading
The Brooklyn-based Dega Films has a cool new project in the works. Wild in the Streets is proposed as an ambitious 10-part series that follows graffiti artists in real time on the city… Continue reading
