COPE2 INDIE TAGS IN NEW JAY-Z VIDEO!

THANKS TO MY BOO FOR PUTTING ME UP!!!!
ON THE NEW JAY-Z VIDEO "DEATH OF AUTOTUNE"

REST IN PEACE...IZ THE WIZ!!!

TODAY THE GRAFFITI COMMUNITY HAS LOST ONE OF LEGENDARY ICONS, IZ THE WIZ. FROM FAR ROCKAWAY QUEENS, KING OF THE CC TRAINS BACK IN THE LATE 70'S AND OF THE A'S TO BASICALLY GOING ALL OUT- ALL CITY. IZ WAS THE MAN WITH JUST HIS TWO LETTER THROW UP HE REMAINED TRUE TO HIS STYLE AND A STAPLE TO GRAFFITI HISTORY. THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I MET IZ THE WIZ WAS WHEN HE HAD A SOLO SHOW AT THE OLD SOMA GALLERY IN THE EAST VILLAGE. HE WAS SITTING ALONE IN A DESK AND ASKED ME IF I WAS A WRITER -I EMBARRASSINGLY SAID YES. IZ HAD THE REPUTATION OF ALWAYS BEING A GOOD GUY - NOONE CAN SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT HIM. WHEN I TRAVELED TO TO CASTELLON DE LA PALMA, SPAIN ...THERE WAS A GRAFF JAM GOING ON AND ONE KID CAME UP TO ME AND JUST PROFESSED HIS LOVE FOR IZ. IZ YOUR IMPACT STILL AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON.

GRAFFITI OF NORTHERN MANHATTAN

Graffiti of Northern Manhattan: From Street Art to Public Art.

Graffiti Del Alto Manhattan: Del arte callejera al arte publica.

A discussion on the roots of the graffiti movement and its history in Washington Heights and Inwood, with pioneers and the new generation.


Guest Panelists
SNAKE 1: Pioneering writer and founder of Writer’s Corner 188, the first organized crew.

INDIE184: One of today’s most active female graffiti writers hailing from Washington Heights.

DISTER: Dancer and artist behind the I ♥ MY HOOD murals.

Moderated by
Carolina Gonzalez: journalist and academic on Latino and Caribbean arts and culture.
Una conversación con destacados artistas de graffiti de Washington Heights e Inwood.


WHEN: Monday, June 15, 6:30pm

WHERE: WorkSpace Offices•Studios - 5030 Broadway @ 213th St.

Info: info@nomaanyc.org - 212.568.4396

TANGLED ALPHABETS...

THIS IS INTERESTING...THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER "GOOD" NAME FOR GRAFFITI. León Ferrari and Mira Schendel produced their works in the neighboring countries of Argentina and Brazil throughout the 1960s and 1980s, addressing language as a major visual subject matter. Don't miss the first major U.S. retrospective of these two influential Latin American artists. VIA MOMA

SHE'S DOPE!....BROOKE NIPAR

I'VE SEEN HER WORK... FROM DOING THE LRG ADS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR OVER AT MISSBEHAVE MAGAZINE (RIP). SHE KEEPS FLOWING WITH MORE AND MORE FIERCE, EDGY AND INSPIRING WORK. THESE ARE MY FAVORITE OF HER IMAGES BUT WHEN YOU CHECK OUT HER SITE...THEY ARE ALL OOZING SEXY HOTNESS!BROOKE NIPAR SITE
W/BAT FOR LASHES...

NEW FAFI CHARACTERS...

FAFI JUST DID THIS FOR PHILLIPINE BASED STATUS MAGAZINE. I DON'T KNOW HER NAME YET BUT I KNOW SHE'S THE FRENCH SISTER OF THIS GIRL...
"INDIA" KD CHICK MADE BY FAFI EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE KWEENZ DESTROY SUMMER 09 COLLECTION. THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE KWEENZ DESTROY WEBSITE COMING REAL SOON!!! STAY TUNED...

O.G. ABEL

CHECK OUT A BEHIND THE SCENES ON O.G. ABEL'S WORKSPACE. HE'S AN AMAZING ARTIST, WITH SICK ILLUSTRATIONS AND SUPER DUPER TIGHT VECTOR WORK. SOME HOT STUFF AT HIS SHOP

VIMBY - OG Abel

PARIS AUCTION

HERE'S THE LATEST WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH: GRAFFITI AUCTION PRESENTED BY MILLION CORNETTE DE SAN CYR. FEATURING TONS OF LEGENDS SUCH AS KEITH HARING, SEEN, FUTURA, BANDO, FAFI, TAKI 183, TRACY 168, FREEDOM, FUZZ ONE, ETC ETC. CHECK OUT THE GALLERY HERE.

JUXTAPOZ ARTICLE

SO HERE'S THE ARTICLE FROM THE FAMED JUXTAPOZ MAG
ITS STILL OUT ON NEWS STANDS...SO GO GRAB ONE!

SUBWAY ART SILVER AT POWERHOUSE

THE 4 ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP...

I DID THIS QUICK INTRO FOR FARANG ELIASI'S INDIE-PENDENT DOCUMENTARY. THE 4 ELEMENTS OF HIP-HOP: A FEMALE VIEW. COMING SOON!

IZ THE WIZ COMING TO THE BRONX!

PARIS MEETS NY

THIS FRIDAY...MANY GREAT LEGENDS WILL BE IN THE HOUSE.

TNB STYLE PIECE

IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF GRAFFITI, AS MANY WRITERS GET OUTLINES FROM OLD SCHOOL WRITERS, I RECEIVED AN OUTLINE FROM THE LEGENDARY TERRIBLE T-TKID 170. T-KID, ONE OF THE BEST STYLE MASTERS IN BURNERS, I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO SEE IF I CAN EXECUTE HIS STYLE. SO HERE WE GO...


IT'S ALL ABOUT STRAIGHT LINES...


SKINNY LETTERS WITH THICK 3-D, ADD SOME CHIPS FOR DESIGNS, AND MAJOR CLEANING UP...


T-KID's SKETCH FOR THE WALL


T-KID AND DEEM BUSTIN' IT OUT! THIS IS JUST PART OF THE WALL THAT THE TALENTED SHADOW PUT TOGETHER, ALONG WITH COPE2, EWOK, JEE AND JICK.


WHO STARTED HIP HOP?????? THE ICONIC KOOL HERC PASSED BY AND CAUGHT WRECK...


EVERYBODY HAS A VANDAL IN THEM!


THIS SHOULD BE PUT IN A MUSEUM!!!!
MUCH LOVE TO KOOL HERC!!!!


SO HERE'S MY FINISHED PIECE!!!! I ROCKED IT OUT!!! BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE NASTY TERRIBLE T-KID 170!!!! SHADOW, VINCE, FATCAP.COM, THE BAKERY SHOP IN THE BX AND MTN FOR SPONSORING PAINT. STAY TUNED FOR FINISHED WALL FLICKS.

MOMMA'S GOT A BRAND NEW TOY!

WHO CARES ABOUT THE ECONOMY WHEN YOU CAN SPLURGE ON A CAMERA? RIGHT? WHY NOT..IT'S AN INVESTMENT. DON'T GET ME WRONG POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAS ARE GOOD FOR THE QUICK STUFF. BUT I NEEDED A MORE PROFESSIONAL TOOL TO DOCUMENT ALL OUR WORK (AND PLAY). SO IT WAS TIME TO UPGRADE. DECIDED ON THE CANON EOS 1000D/REBEL XS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN AVID USER OF CANONS. THEIR IMAGES ARE SUPERIOR AND THE CAMERA IS EASY TO MANAGE. CAN'T WAIT TO START FLICKING AWAY...STAY TUNED FOR SOME DOPE ISH...

WHERE WERE YOU '89?

ME? I WAS LIVING IN CENTRAL AVE, BUSHWICK AREA OF BROOKLYN. MY LIL' BRO WAS JUST A TODDLER AND I HAD THE 9 YEAR OLD BLUES. ACROSS THE ATLANTIC KEITH HARING WAS REPPIN' HARD FOR NY IN BARCELONA.



Keith Haring Painting in Barcelona 1989 - video powered by Metacafe

JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE - JUNE 2009 ISSUE

GRAB THE NEW ISSUE OVER AT THE JUXTAPOZ STORE OR AT YOUR LOCAL MAGAZINE SHOP!

HERE'S A SNIPET OF THE ISSUE:
The cover art speaks for itself. Grotesk, the world-renowned graphic and apparel artist and Creative Director of Zoo York, made two special illustrations for the cover of June 2009's Juxtapoz magazine. A timeless classic in the making. Who else did we gather for the big #101? Fine artist Chris Johanson, video game and fine artist, Coro, graffiti legend MQ, fine artist and all around normal guy, Skinner, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, and LA-artist Steve Olson. Rounding this month out are Guillermo Carrion, Kirsty Whiten, Ricky Allman, Raul Allen, TV Santosh, Vladimir Kato, Adam Wallacavage, Charlie Isoe, Mudwig, David Foox, Mike Shine, Indie184, Ian Johnson, and Clare Rojas.
Art for the summer.

INDIE ON VIMBY!

VIMBY - Indie

I'LL BE POSTING BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS...STAY TUNED...XO

BROOKLYN SHOW THIS FRIDAY!

YES YES YA'LL COME THROUGH THIS FRIDAY TO THE GIMME ART IRONDALE CENTERFOR A ONE NIGHT EVENT OF MUSIC, LIVE PAINTING, PERFORMANCES AND ART. ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE: SAVE BROOKLYN ARTS. - SEE YA THERE! XO!

TAKI 183 WEBSITE

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND...TAKI 183...MY WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBOR (LITERALLY UP THE BLOCK AND ACROSS THE STREET) AND ONE OF THE REASONS I PUT THE 184 IN MY NAME...TAKI 183 HAS FINALLY (ABOUT TIME) LAUNCHED HIS OWN WEBSITE. REAL SMART MOVE. AND NOW YOU CAN EVEN COP SOME LIMITED EDITION POSTERS FOR 300 USD. WORD. PUT THESE OTHER OLD SCHOOL CATS WHO REFUSE TO GET WEBSITES OR EVEN ORGANIZED - TO SHAME. ANYWAYS CHECK HIM OUT AT TAKI183.NET