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TRANS KOF 2008 : Hey all this talk about Paterson brings back alot of memories I grew up in Paterson on Main st. and Wiess St.a block from St.Josephs hospital. my neighborhood was known as little San Juan...... Peter: weve had the discussion re: graf versus vandalism on here like 500 times, and its surprising how every other person has their own specific definition of the term "graffiti", to the point where it becomes...... T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at...... 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...... 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...... 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... 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...... 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...... jos: one of the sweetest characters ive seen ina while,but then again it is nz graff.nice shot,keep documenting street art.... EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct.
Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just...... Giulliani.: FX does have a problem with LEETO, Cause HEF IS A BITCH who can't paint streets for his life. Hes just some washed up LEGAL EAGLE FAGLORD.
I can appreciate that RIME and HOST they...... H2: Banksy is pushing REAL art into the street, which is why he's the new face of revolutionary graff. I respect his style because its so unique and controversial. Keep killin' it.... Doug Burdette: Although I have traveled the world several times I still live in Aberdeen. The Ideal diner is probably the one place in town that constantly reminds me of my youth and of a great era...... jack: good grief, i have no idea of the name of these streets are but it looks like down by atlantic avenue, somewhere near the old navy terminals? can't guess, it looks really great, not...... Bushwick Girl: My Bushwick...I love this neighborhood. I've been in the bush since 1988 I migrated here when I was 8 yrs old. Back then I was too young to understand what was really happening in this...... Slick Slack: "bust in yards or on freeways not on peoples shit you fuckin toys they get what they deserve people like tha make graff look bad"
FUCK soft ass highway toys and freight faggots, this is graffiti...... ilana: my boyfriend and i (brazilian and half filipino/half white) lived in bushwick for 8 months. we shared an apartment with a wonderful ecuadorian woman, Carmen, and her daughter Patricia on the first floor of a...... coles: This is one of the best graffiti art unlike all the garbage in the street... Brad: Oops, never made it to Ay Carumba. I rode through that area a bit, if I remember right, there was some cool graffiti at 15th & Valencia. The Tenderloin district seems kind of crazy like...... joey: maybe one of them did the graff on that street lamp-... Jamie: Peterborough City Council Graffiti ##Removal##. If removal means paint over it with green or grey paint i guess. The most genius thing i've seen them do is with some tree along the river near {railworld}....... EvilGentleman: Ahhh, the fun of internet searches and Google Earth. It's at 9280 Sherbrooke Street East, at the corner of Aubry. The graf faces Aubry Street.... EvilGentleman: As far as the location goes, all I can recall was that it was on Sherbrooke Street between Honore-Beaugrand and Georges-V. I also remember the pavement in this picture is about 4 to 6 feet...... Joe: Wow do I remember Paterson, I lived right off of River Street. I was into graffiti back in the day; I went by the tag Dazz. I wasn’t as popular as the other...... Realist: Graf in Miami has been dead since the early 90's.
I don't know what part of Miami you guys live in but drive around and you don't see shit.
If you are old-school and remember...... el negro ,bsc ,csk: orale to the graff artist in burque theres some tight ass shit in this bitch i rep the west side of burque and Causing Street Kaos, and Brown Soul Crew are coming up so fuck...... Greatest bomber ever = biggest loser ever: Without question JA has bombed more shit than anyone ever. He's the Michael Jordan of graffiti. But graffiti is a sad and pathetic vocation.
This is a person who had the resources (maybe not the intelligence)...... joseph: i was born in the 60s in b'wick and i still live in the area.i seen it all from the imergence of graffiti to the constant fightings from all the gangs that imerged in the...... Peter: freights! i love graf trains. that second one is "plant trees"... you might see more here: [[http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=plant+trees+graffiti&m=text]]... Rage.2: Aight, sick shit. K-town got shit for graff, right now we just pissin round and usin our ways roudn the streets with no one to say shit otherwise. Anyone who tags in K-Town keep the...... rev roger: i think alot of you people take yourselfs way to fucking seriously its like being in high school all over again,jealousy over who is making money and whos not in the art biz.fuck.. for once...... Grant: I am sitting in an apartment in 1230 Burling (one of the buildings in Cabrini Green) as I type this. I have lived here since 2000 (and before that I lived in a house...... PUMA::::STAE:::SECTOR::::OCTO.....Boston: JA... Ive been a huge fan ever since seeing you in Video Graf, in the Rolling stone article, and on almost every street in NYC! Was wondering if you are putting any sort of...... EvilGentleman: Ah yes, this was put up this summer on Pierce Street, a little residential lane that runs between Sainte-Catherine and de Maisonneuve a half block west of Guy Street. I turn down this lane on...... NOT BUYIN IT: I GOTTA CALL THIS SHIT OUT RIGHT NOW. JOHN AVILDSEN (AKA JA) YOU ARE JUST LAST DECADE’S NICOLE RICHIE WITH YOUR FUCKED UP FAMILY AND YOUR BIG BUCKS. DON’T BELIEVE ME TAKE A...... BVD: for some reason woke up yesterday thinking way back to high school and graffiti/symbols of that time which included the flipped glass of ‘missing foundation’ and other things...started googling and found this site...back then as...... riot: as an old skool peterborough street artist from the 90's,and someone who has visited places like new york city to see street art, i would just like to thank the one up crew for placeing...... yea ok: Keis people like you pretty much just need to ignore it ,graffiti is for other writers its for them they don't care if the fact you don't like it or the fact you can't read...... vanessa vargas to BOC: ummm...you must have been high when you wrote that response talking about me being a realtor! i am far from a realtor...and i happen to live on menahan...probably not too far from you. ...... Ruairí: Hi Jamie
Just wondered - what area of london are you from?
I am originally from Lisnaskea but live in London now.
I have had the idea of going round to to your neighbourhood and taking photos of...... Chris Erb: This building is actually quite nice to Fredericton standards. Even though Fredericton is one of the richest places in Atlantic Canada, it's still quite poor compared to much of the rest of Canada. ...... shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived...... ninety9lives: i'm all for graffiti and street art. not one line ugly tags. but thoughtful social commentary in stencils, or pieces, murals. layering colours and styles. yeah.... EvilGentleman: Actually, you **did** get the new fine arts, or EVA (I have no idea what the acronym stands for) building. It is the one with the "hat" and the obtuse-angled facade on it's upper stories,...... MY NAME IS SWITCH1: COPE I HAVE 2 SECOND THAT..U DO INDEED PUT A DENT IN THE GAME...BUT 2 RESPECT THE MAN THAT INTRODUCED GRAFFITI TO ME WHEN I WAS 13 ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF OTHERS ILL SAY...... Chris Erb: I'm now back from Montreal. I would have loved to go to NYC and Toronto but money/time wouldn't allow. I've never been to either city but I'm sure they're just as wonderful if...... EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all...... Peter: linear parks can be problematic? how about {riverside park}? its one of my all-time favorite parks in {nyc}... not only have i spent countless hours lounging about in it on sunny days, watching the river...... Peter: yay {graf tree}s!... arkon1: heres some info from tacoma news trib. about the trailer on 56Some of the most exquisite work around is by the late Plus, who painted for 10 years before he died at 25 about...... freaky wild eddie: I realize I'm gonna get flak for this, but I really don't get the perpetual unoriginality of grafitti artists. It's like the "pigs should go eat a donut" joke, it's just so yesterday it's...... Peter: from street-level up to about 10 feet, it ws painted with that generic, ubiquitous graf-covering rusty-red alkyd paint. though the building was decrepit (and even leaning towards the street, as you might be able to...... VEE: yeah...8 yrs ago the projects in Bushwick were crazy with 100 heads outside of every building...walking over to borinquen PJs and blastin kids...then robbing the Jamaicans in the park across the street. You can...... RIP BENO RIP SEGE -MSG: Pounder: Your a funny dude man. Seems like your caught in an ethical dilemma. To bomb or not to bomb - that is the question. I suggest this: Master your can control first. Paint abandoned...... anon (217.205.0.17): Full Listing here
SANTAS GHETTO OPENS IT DOORS FOR THE FOURTH YEAR
AND IS OPEN FROM TODAY UNTIL DECEMBER 24TH.
The ghetto is a street level free-for-all art gallery that brings
you some of the most feared names...... NET ONE 156 KRT: Words of the Prophets Take to the Rooftops
by Cathy Hong
SUBJECT — The Extreme Graffiti Hall of Murals
LOCATION — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens
Les had no equipment but a backpack full of spray cans. (He...... Peter: thanks ellis... doesnt change the fact that the only "graf writers" ive seen that did that with any consistency are you and samo. i mean, walk down the street and look at all the graf......... jamie: i think sometimes, as in this case, it's more about marking territory than putting up something that looks good. two trains of thought being grafitti for the fuck of it, and grafitti as an artform....... Peter: Crayon: im afraid you might be making some overblown (and rather novice) assumptions about the average graffiti writer's motivation. for many- especially these "taggers" you speak of- it has nothing at all to do with...... knock one.: portland graff is decent. you got toys and you got some good writers and the rest are alright. the scene is here in inner se. reminds me of l.a.`i've only been here for almost three...... tooker: "Ellis G" is just a toy graffiti writer who couldn't hack the streets so he came up with doing artfag chalk drawings. Wait, not even "drawings", but more like "tracings" and made up some lame...... ELLIS G.: For Immediate Release:
KILI is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by
ELLIS G.
Continues through 12/1/05 @ KILI
81 Hoyt St. bet. State St. and Atlantic Ave. Bklyn NY
A,C,G Trains to Hoyt/Schermerhorn...... jeeff: i don't know about other places, but shibuya is about the only part of tokyo that has a lot of graffiti (shinjuku has some too, but mostly older it seems). shibuya is the most...... NET PI 156 KRT: For Immediate Release:
KILI is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by
...... 518 gin mill: i remember grand street in the mid 40s. trolley cars. clean streets. no graffitti. doors were old, they were new. they were clean. ragamuffin day, bell buttons jammed on with chewn gum. the rko republic,...... Graffiti abatement: Graffiti is defined as any marking, including but not limited to any inscription, slogan, drawing, painting, symbol, logo, name, character or figure that s made in any manner on property without the owner's permission. To...... r,i,p: rest in peace to sane,nyc wouldnt be nyc without graffiti,i guess ny isnt ny no more with the sanitized higly lit streets.r,i,p sane,,,r,i,p newyork city
... StripesA4: ight i got a couple:
1) u save a quaurter by taking the free paper instea of buying one and think you're savvy.
2) u check the walls of an unfamilair neighborhood for graffditit so see who...... Peter: hey nice pics! thanks for posting. we'd love to see more... i always like sights fro mthe uk.. the graf, streets, urban planning- its just enough different from over here in the US that its...... Peter Caine: Peter Lame- You street kids are real tuff. And if you new me, or any thing about the stuff I make you would now I have never called it art. Other people call it art....... Peter Lame: Hey Peter Caine, neckface might be toy but you sir are a tonka-built corn-dog card-carrying duck. After seeing your picture, all I can think is, "Who's the little dog making all that big noise?"
Be careful,...... Carmella: Looks like happy tree friends and friends and hellokitty joined together - we have stuff like this in Melbourne - I love it! Go graffitttti!!!... Chino: I love graf. I use to bomb some hot s#!t back in the day. Yes, today alot is wac. Today no one can appreciate good graff. Everyone see's the weak graff and say it's vandalism...... Peter: jeeff: why is neckface so notorious? well, how can i put this delicately... he had a few very visible ups in some really hot spots in brooklyn. add a few graf-scenester/williamsburg hipsters who flicked them...... jon: that space invader was done by a famous street artist (he may do graffiti but i cant remember). theres one in nyc and la and im sure many other cities.
good find... Moebius Rex: Sasha: I'm pretty sure it's at the intersection of 14th Street and South Van Ness Avenue. The fence is actually a gate into the repair yard of an auto body shop or similar company. The...... angelina: said... nice folks, saw that benotto bike, told them to build it up for me, now i got the nicest bike in the world from this cool store. i just walked down the street, suddenly...... Peter: heh! i love that you caught a shot whilst the dont/walk sign was blank! reminds me of the photos i made of the blackout when times square was completely dark. rare indeed.
also: my cam is...... elaine: very nice graf, even down to the detail in the wrench/stripper thing, you just know from looking at it it's one of those ratcheted tools, fantastic detail.
i know someone who works in telecoms and...... jeeff: hi jo. here's a quickie travel guide for toronto, ##but## i'm writing this with one condition for you: please take some photos, write some stuff, and post an article here about your trip!
first off,...... jeeff: manifest: close. kensington market begins at dundas, one major block north of queen & graffiti alley. the market stretches up to college street. it's another good place to see graffiti/street art, and...... WkC member: i know 3 official members of 13 street AKA LMV X3. you wont believe this shit. ones in 5th grade, 9th grade and 8th grade. ive been asked to be in x3 lmv or x3...... WrekOne: To find the best pieces, look for large buildings with wooded or wild areas directly beside/behind them. That is where I often find great pieces that are hard to see from the street. After "Jasper"...... kobe: the best part is that you cant even read the freaking sign anymore. its been taken over so thoroughly and with such overkill that it looks useless as both a street sign and as a...... elaine: yeah, I was going to post another tree in blossom and call it New Graf Trux after a comment by Jamie, but that was probably less funny and more cruel... Jamie: **Recusive Street Art:** A thought occurred to me relating to graff and paste-ups and street art in general. What if a whole bunch of random individuals began colour-laser-printing photos of street art from citynoise and...... Justin: Re: PDX graffiti like ummm...
There are some impressive tags, but so much of that industrial area gets canvassed by white rollers that the pieces live only for a few hours, maybe a day. And yes,...... Peter: wow, thats hit up. lets see more philly graf and street art! i like your photos.... cognac: that s%#t makes sense but graffitti as a whole is a wild and uncontrollable monster. as much as we would like to bring integrity to the art form there are many other purposes it will......
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