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A-Man: Nice graffiti photos, and a cute girl too!... Shannon Anderson: These pictures with all of these grafitti shows what bushwick is all about. It doesn't matter if the building is new or old, if the van does or does not belong to you,or if the...... Yancy: what i think this looks like bushwick is cuse sence i came here i just have seen grafitti so i think this is soooo!!!!!!!bush wick lol..... Re; KOTS: Hi James, yeh i knew about kots through my mates who used to go and see you (they are on the snubtv clip on youtube but not sure if you are in that line up)...... jezo graffiti writer: i like one of his throw ups it tight
... Peter: destruction or art? i always find it interesting when people refer to graffiti as "destruction", as its not like theyre carving their tag into the wall with an air-chisel or something. painting seems to be...... jhkjlk: i love the graff on the trains, there should be more!... BILROCK-161, RTW.: YET ANOTHER NEW-JACK,
You are the same. It is obvious by the same imature insults you so freely hurl at someone you dont know anything about. I almost was going to be civil to you on...... ChiPhi: Christopher and others, why is there always a: "...somebody needs to do something to help..." why don't people take responsibility and pride for their own? I have lived in this neighborhood for 5 years...... Yet ANOTHER New Jack (not the ones above): A revolution of what? Speech? What are you trying to say? Its yahoo's like you who come up in places like here saying shit like that that makes all us graf writers look bad and...... 9 oh 5: who ever posted this as graffitis a bad thing is retarted tha zion prodo is legal WAKE UP ... e: Hey Iam an aerchitecture student from puerto rico , and i will like to see more of this awsomwe work . I'll be visiting moscow in 2 weeks can you tell me some real graffiti...... E.stoned bushwick: I was born in wycoff in 72 lived on wilson av.in stockholm st.went to 123 111@ 162 wrote graffiti, rymed saw allmost all my boy,s get hooked on crack, heron do bids remember my...... gus1ganks from az : ja one is an original.
what graff is supposed to be.the more fancy,the faker.... Hard-working 'NEW JACK': Hey, Bilrock, all I gotta say is... check yourself before you wreck yourself, ya fuckin' has been. We both know that I've put more work in a month than your whole graff career, face it...... Peter: nice find, jack. that mural was done in 2003 by [[wiki:Zephyr (graffiti artist)]] and {dr. revolt} on the side of {niagra} bar on the {lower east side} to commemorate the passing of [[wiki:Joe Strummer]]...
[[http://www.zephyrgraffiti.com]]
[[http://www.nytrash.com/Revolt.html]]
[[http://www.niagarabar.com]]
... EvilGentleman: Now THAT is graf!!! Hope he (or she) visits Montreal one day. Better still, hope my building gets bombed (with graf like this).... anon (rrcs-24-199-29-166.west.biz.rr.com): Cope kills, bottom line best graffiti artist alive stay up Cope!... eon 1: this store is the sickest store for people that are just learning how to bomb or it is also great for people that know what they are doing.I just started about a year ago and...... SEL-1 TBS CRU!!: GO SCRAP YARD ITS THE BEST GRAFF STORE IN NEWYORK ... dneee aka mork1 dfcrew 2008: we need buff cops and toys because that is a big part of bombing.believe me i hate getting buff but you know what i started to battle the buffff so do not let it get...... dneee aka mork1 dfcrew 2008: we need buff cops and toys because that is a big part of bombing.believe me i hate getting buff but you know what i started to battle the buffff so do not let it get...... Peter: back in my day, we had to make graffiti with sticks and mud. uphill both ways. in the snow. *shakes fist at kids these days*... old schooler: wow...graffiti is really dead now these days!!!! what the fuck is all this bullshit... i miss my train days ... Fiona Lambert: Graffiti is just wrong especially on the side of someones home, here in Rothesay, New Brunswick you'd be arrested if caught putting graffiti on a building or home.
I did notice alot of graffiti when I...... Peter: ##I wasn't at all interested in any of the possible aesthetic qualities of graffiti, just transfixed by the look of a city that couldn't afford to clean itself up##
i like that phrase. god, i vaguely...... Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised.
Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written...... onephed: I'm in houston until 21 april 2008, I'm an italian graffiti writer 29 yo (I paint since 1997) and I would like to meet people here in houston to paint with legal stuff.
please contact me...... Historygraffman: im impressed by this fabulous art work... Historygraffman: Metro and Fuzz one doing there thing. MoM707 RIP Fuzz is the king of the 7 line way back when sheep skin coats were fresh!... JBone f.b.w.: i started writing back in 91,and remember ja was the king of the A line,he killed all the train stations and roof tops in far rockaway,him and eu,at the beggining i tought he was local,then...... BELROC IOF: Well it's on Metro-North property and that little stone bridge that you have to cross is historical. They should work with the state to make it some kind of park.
The kind you can paint graffiti...... SKIP365 bbk ssp : anyone that says that this stupid toy neck face is a god knows NOTHING about graff.neck face scribbles his horrible tag with no handstyle. heres a few REAL legends.
cope
stay high 149
revs
cost
etc
neck face is no...... REVO69ERSKi: LOVE THE FACT YOU STATED YOU STUMBLED ACROSS THIS CAVE OF WILDERNESS, LOOKING FOR GRAFFITI YARDS? TAKE IT YOUR A AVID FAN OF GRAFF OR A WRITER???? pEACE MUCH RESPECT!
illsixniner@hotmail.com if YOUR DOWN TO TRADE...... REVO69ERSKi: YO, SICK FLIX, I'M A FAN OF PHOTOGRAPHY, I LOVE LOS ANGELES ESPECIALLY THE GRAFF SCENE THERE SICK.... REVO69ERSKi: MUCH LOVE TO ALL GRAFF HEADS FROM WHERE EVER YOU FROM, ANYONE DOWN TO TRADE FLICKS? I USE TO TRADE WITH OLDSCHOOL ACT ONE FROM YOUR WAY...EMAIL ME> illsixniner@hotmail.com
... REVO69ERSKi: I'M ORIGINALLY FROM SUR CALIFAS, MAJORITY OF MY PEEPS ARE STILL THERE. I THINK GRAFF IN LA IS F@#KING SICK I'LL ALWAYS LOVE LA GRAFF OVER OTHER PLACES, NY YEAH COOL STUFF, BUT NO GRAFF...... luna park: that's a sweetass collection of graf truck flicks!
i take it you know about the truck fetish group on flickr?... POWcityblog: Hydroelectricity - a short form from the 19th century. I probably shouldn't use it.
Also, there isn't much graff on the coke machine, less than you'd find on something truly abandoned. Someone is cleaning that machine.... RANE: I'm a graffiti Writer.
I have a normal job, but I also write jsut about every night.
People see our work and outlaw it, but we see it as ART.
S.A.F.E crew.
Screaming Artist Find Expression.
-RANE... Historygraffman: I remember when ghost ris crew was smashing all the redbirds back in the day!... peter pop off led finger: Big ups to SKERT one the sucka free smasher a real graff head from the top of SF keep killin !!!!... Jo: It's so much fun graffiti hunting in Melbourne - there's some fantastic art out there and really talented artists. Have a gander at some of my graf photos if you want >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/johannahobbs/sets/72157594429636749/... grrrl: Dude
The graffiti scene up in Dallas is pretty much all the same.
Sekt, to this day in 2008, still dominates.
He's got some mad skills and hating on this kid, I found, is just useless. He just...... PUKE: my job requires me to be away from the duke city for a while. its always good to see new shit up when im home on leave, keep up the good work-graf loves you... T1: i live in the UK ive been in graff 4 bout 2 yrs nd england isnt as alive as the US in graff so i find it a bit hard, so
cud u experienced graffers give...... graffer: BLAPS TO CREAM... Voide: Haha I remember that half pipe brings back some memorys when I sucked ass at graffiti if anyones wondering its up on the mountain by bruce trail... ~^JICK^~: Man...whoever took these pics i thank alot. All i want to say is great job. But another thing is that, i have lived in hammertown all my life, i am 13, i am a beginner...... Marissa Chaplin from Laura Young (not that you know me!) : Hello! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for posting these pictures!
Marissa, I am now 31 and living in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and was just looking on the internet for some pictures...... Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch.
As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed...... Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk...... VauxOne: i love the powell square building =]
and rumor is there planing on tearing it down =[
is this true? Hit me up at my youtube account and while your there check out the powell square graffiti...... jazzartsounds: [[img:26382]]
looking for better sites for st. louis area street art..? I have some great pics.. Love the Powell Square building! need info on REDD FOXX and also ed box..? help? recently returned...... Post-84 New Jack: Embarassing ourselves, you say, you old geezer? You're like every other oldskool cat who's riding some already-done-shit and gave up on innovating YEARS ago and now you sit around and talk shit online because you...... Peter: for some reason, i feel compelled to add to this recursion by saying that its also weird to come across comments made by people you know online commenting to people they know personally on photos...... EvilGentleman: It's also weird to come across comments made by people you know personally commenting on photos on the internet from another city of graffiti from an artist he knows personally. :-P... CE: ha, it's weird enough to unexpectedly come across graffiti from an artist you know personally but it's even weirder to come across it on the internet in photos of another city. ... Saiz: Im not sayin thers a "guide to graffiti: dos and dont's" What I meant was I see a lot of kids putting up graffiti in the city, but they dont do their research first, they...... MERSE: Its all about writing clear...sure, it takes serious talent to be able to make sick wildstyle pieces, but when you can't fucking read it, and it takes you 3 hours to do, what the fuck...... jeeff: graf in TO always keeps me entertained. spring's just around the corner, and that means it's almost time to get the camera out and start looking for walls.... Elicar:
I do not mind graffiti in abandoned and obscure places (I took some on railways and under a bridge, but when perfectly good walls just like the one in here are "vandalized", then I am...... melza: I can’t believe so many people that are graffiti enthusiasts don’t know who the fuck banksy is? and you now get that this is a bad copy of a good original banksy. But even if...... Elicar: I can just be a pretty face sometimes. I spent 10 minutes trying to figure it out but I just couldn't.
Take a closer look:
[[img:26257]]
[[img:26256]]
And Peter, I appreciate the art and the talent. However, I like...... Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth.
that photo is a great...... bnh: [[img:26244]]
new york graffiti artist cope2 on a box truck on canal street... Peter: Saiz: im curious- fill us in... what are the "dos and don'ts" of graffiti culture?... Saiz: Ay, this goes out to all yall who say Graffiti is being ruined by young kids today.... Im 18, an I did a lotta research on graffiti, I feel like I have a good understanding...... nobody: andy warhol was a "graffiti artist"? and who the fuck is plush monster? youre prolly him, some toy tryina talk himself up online. im nyc born and bred and never heard of him. step off.... skip: art has always been about expression, and this is why most graffiti is plain vandalism.writing a tag and some crew under it has no expression.there are a few graffiti artists that used/use expression. heres...... Naya: I'm looking for some friendly contacts of people interested in graffitis both in Toronto and in New York...
Do you know where can I go to meet some ?
For now I'm in Europe but I'm hoping...... Michawl Weston: New York City graffiti trains were the 80s. Today these kids paint the stainless steel trains just for a picture!! The trains dont even move out of the spot they were painted because they say...... anon (ool-435595d7.dyn.optonline.net): nyc graffiti subways were the core of it all!! the red trains ruled... unknown: half or at least a quarter of this grafitti is legal work wich was done with property owners permission. about the vandalism aspect of graffiti.. hamilton has used moey from grats and from the cities...... oz writter: this what we call true graff artists
he or she sould botlle that shit up and sell it
btd
burnig toys dayly... brighton born: Aroe is an absolute legend, the man has style, charisma and he set the standard for a lot of euro writers. He pretty much reinvented graff in this ends! the council and police love him,...... jose madrigal (cano 27): You are so hot cope 2. You are my best graffiti legend cope 2.Ok by CaNo 27-2008... Allcityking: Has anyone ever thought that maybe JA has his own damn money. He was a fucking movie star for Christ's sake. He obviously had money and most likely still has some. He most likely was...... youre basted ja: Recently, finally, writers are finding out exactly who JA is. Already known widely throughout the graffiti community, Jonathan Avildsen has already been “tagged” Mr. Parascandola. Better luck with “tagging” other writers next time. Nice read...... bow baskets: who remembers a nigga named Kems from the sick dirty kids- big ups to him and all the other graffiti toys from lantana that quit but still remember the game... Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I...... Ryan: Metro 1. One of the greatest graff artist in the world!. Love your pieces. Keep it up!... hcEs: I went to hunter, and was still in the elementary school(in the same building) through SANEs time at the high school.
i remember playing handball, football, manhunt, etc. on graf-filled courts.
My question is--i remember there was...... kEmS: Palm beach county graff game has and had mad talent. I think normel is dope and tearing shit up for real out here.But i think maer has the illest style in palm beach. Who...... Flux: But also...... who says graffiti artists cant have jobs to.... AK: All you muppets need to let the Saber diss roll over..
And to compare MSK graffiti to the street destruction of
JA is not valid. They are both major players in the graff
game, but have a completley...... anon (140.141.216.254): saw jesus saves on a bridge between buffalo and east aurora, similar graffitti.....wonder if it's the same person?... [Undisclosed but Ya'll Know Me Anyway]: JA ONE is the undisputed, all-time king of New York city. End of story. Look around you. Who do you see up? Who have y'all always seen up? JA ONE.
Haters, keep hating. Get up like...... Peter: an update: i ran into [[1352:jesus saves]] last month in {bushwick}, and i kid you not when i say that the dude knows everybody in {bushwick}. ##everyone##.
anyway, he did a little piece in my {blackbook},...... vanessa: i saw this article a few weeks back..and i finally saw the grafitti yesterday while on my way to la paryse (burger place on ontario near st. denis). it was awesome. thanks for the post;)... XXXXXXXXXXX: I don't really understand what happened with the whole Saber/River dis, or why the all city king of NYC would do that, the reasoning behind it, or what. I guess there are too many rumors...... Peter: theyre tearing down pretty much ALL the old graf-covered warehouses in {harrison}, the ones all around the {path} station there, and many on towards {journal square} too. any idea whats up? i mean, i knew...... Peter: though im not sure what to think about the preponderance of south park/rugrats/pokemon characters, but that {chav} {statue of liberty} sure is something else! hehehe.
also: much of the {graf} reminds me of oldskool nyc graf,...... Joe Kash: awesome pics. looks like a pretty depressing place to live tho. i like the different types of graf, political, taggers, pieces, a lot of that looks like what i used to wrote back when i...... Leatherman: Appreciate your efforts, you have a historians eye for graff. I used to be a member of 12 oz and no longer am. I googled some of my old Norwalk friends and found you had...... Dawn: I heard on the radio yesterday that people in liverpool are campaigning to get rid of it because they think its just graffiti and not 'art'. They also said that because Liverpool is becoming the...... gHoSt - rYdiN sOLo: I was a part of the early 90's graffiti movement in Portland, Oregon. Retired from the streets but still have love and appreciation for the dying art.
I still see some good artists running around...... what?: hello, i'm italian, i'm in New York. do you konw other graffiti store in new york?
thank you ... Ed Koch: Q: What's the difference between a Graffiti Artist and a Lasagna?
A: A lasagna can feed a family of four!!... EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK.
As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here.
After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......
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