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Donnerstag, 30. März 2023

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Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Graffiti! Keep Toys Away!

Thanks to ExpressVPN for sponsoring today's video. Go to https://ift.tt/IyPkfhw to get your first 3 months free! #ad Are toys messing with your graffiti? Is there ANYTHING worse than getting your tags, throws or pieces crossed out by these toys for no good reason? Well today we're talking about the Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Graffiti! Check them out to keep your graffiti up for longer! My Patreon: https://ift.tt/5cCLNk6 Check out the top 5 PLACES to do graffiti here!: https://youtu.be/x_tEcrSnT7Q Contact info for inquiries and commissions: ScizGraff@gmail.com Instagram: https://ift.tt/26msEIF Facebook: https://ift.tt/7LDIfGt MY SETUP GoPro Hero7: https://amzn.to/2BjDKO1 GoPro Hero8: https://amzn.to/3djr0Vz Tripod: https://amzn.to/2zP6Ggh MacBook Air: https://amzn.to/2XkxApa MY SUPPLIES Ironlak Spray Paint: https://amzn.to/2AkPhvX Molotow One4All Markers: https://amzn.to/2zLVaSZ Grog Mops: https://amzn.to/3ezFCjV Sketching Markers: https://amzn.to/2XKkZee https://amzn.to/2AsWFVX Sketching Fineliners: https://amzn.to/3djsG1j If you enjoy the content, consider looking at more on the channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ScizGraffiti?sub_confirmation=1 and consider subscribing! COMMISSION INFO I am always open to and exited to work on any custom commission work inquiries that you may have. I am YOUR personal graffiti technician. Contact me for any custom work orders or canvas orders. And feel free to contact me to talk about any graffiti or other art related topics. I am fastest to respond on my email and instagram. My mission is to personally improve people's lives through the creation of artistic products, to show resilience as an artist, to achieve timeless influence though my art, and to grow as an artist. #graffiti #scizgraffiti TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - How Toys ATTACK!🤤. 0:40 - Keep Them Away from Your Info Too! 2:02 - 5. Your Ups Matter!☝️ 2:42 - 4. Why the Markers Matter! 3:15 - 3. Are Your Spots ANY GOOD?!🤔. 4:26 - 2. Good Styles Get RESPECT! 5:11 - 1. I Hope This is Obvious...🤦🏻‍♂️
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Dienstag, 28. März 2023

DALTONISM IN GRAFFITI: WE TALK WITH 4 COLORBLIND WRITERS

The importance of color in graffiti is often taken for granted. Every day we take in an infinite amount of pieces where colors —combined more or less skillfully— capture and captivate our attention. But sometimes the result in terms of the chosen color range does not depend only on the dexterity or courage of the piece’s author. Conditions like the one we are going to talk about make the finish of a piece seem surprising to us. Today we are talking about color blindness.
Color blindness, also known as chromatic vision deficiency, is a condition that affects the way people see colors. It is estimated that it affects about 8% of men and 0.5% of women worldwide. Color blindness is usually inherited and occurs when the cones in the retina of the eye —that are responsible for detecting color— are absent or do not work properly. There are three types of cones, which work during the day and in illuminated environments: one especially sensitive to red light, another to green light and a third to blue light. These are connected to the brain’s vision centers through the optic nerve. There are different types of color blindness, and the degree of affectation ranges from the inability to differentiate any color —the so-called achromatopsia— to the most common where the difficulty is in discerning shades of red, green or blue. That means that those afflicted have difficulty distinguishing between colors that contain red or green, (purple, blue, pink, orange and brown). Another type of color blindness is the one that makes it difficult to differentiate between colors that contain blue or yellow (green, purple and gray). To detect or diagnose color blindness, the most common procedure is to use Ishihara Cards, a series of 38 plates in which a number has to be identified. In short, color blindness can have an impact on a person's daily life, but despite the challenges it poses, there are tools and techniques available to help people cope with this condition. But how does it affect graffiti writers? To answer those questions we spoke to 4 colorblind writers and here's what they had to say. Discover their stories with us and if you suspect that you may suffer from a certain degree of color blindness, at the end of the post you can take the Ishihara Card Test.

Rigs One

This Dutch writer started painting in 1988. He also writes Heat and is a member of the Bomb Steady Crew, Vandals BSV and IMP DTO. His style is a mixture of old New York style and influences from the old school Holland kings. Rigs discovered as a child that he could not distinguish between purples and blues, pastels or browns and greens. A doctor at school confirmed the diagnosis.

“I think  color blindness it’s more a limitation to me, because I dislike most color schemes I come up with, the colors won’t come out that good.”

Do you try to choose a range of colors based on the perception of the non-blind? Mostly on non colorblind people. Do you recognize the pieces of other colorblind writers by their colors? Nope , but I don't know any other colorblind writers myself. Are there writers that surprise you with their chromatic choice even though you know that what they perceive is not what has been painted? Yes there are some people , with real cool color combos in my eyes , I like bright colors and white outlines. I need big contrasts between the colors!

Louane

He is a Swiss writer who started painting in 2010 and belongs to the LES UNS crew. He discovered he was colorblind as a child, while coloring at school. It was his teacher who noticed. He remembers that he had to color some penguins with markers and he did it with dark green thinking it was black. The teacher called the parents, but he didn't understand the problem. He was tested and the result was positive: he was color blind like his grandfather.

“I wouldn't really know how to answer, I don't know what it's like to see 'normally' - I can't compare. In any case, it has never stopped me from painting.”

Do you try to choose the range of colors based on the perception of non-colorblind people? Absolutely not, I never asked myself that question. Most of the time, I paint walls with recycled paint, so I don't really choose the colors. For example, right now I have several cans of green paint, so all my last walls are green, I usually add colors that go around it. What's important to me is contrasts of light/dark, warm/cool, pastel/vivid, so if I only have green and I want to paint a penguin, I don't mind painting it green. What is important for me is that there is a harmony in the end and that is mostly a question of feeling. Do you recognize other colorblind writers' pieces by the colors in the piece? No, I don't think so, but I've never asked myself the question. It happened to me many times that writers with whom I paint regularly, when I told them that I was colorblind, answered me 'aaaah now I understand better why you choose strange colors'. I don't see the difference, there is nothing weird for me. I also know a lot of these writers who are not colorblind but who don't understand colors and can't create original harmonies. Are there writers who surprise you by their color scheme even though you know that what you perceive is not what is painted? What I see is what is painted. I don't feel like I'm seeing 'fake' at all. However, it is true that I see less colors than others, for example I see few shades of purple, I distinguish less browns - but I believe that a good harmony of colors would also work in black/white. It must also be said that for me the colors are not very important and that is not where we can really innovate. I compare it with music, the harmonies (chords) used are the same for a long time, and there are no new ones. What counts is what makes up the style; the references, the humor, the noise, the voice, etc…

Pako

Pako is a writer from Barcelona, member of Hawaii Computer and BlackFoots crews. He started taking pictures and tagging in 1991, but it wasn't until 1994 that he made his first piece. He discovered he was colorblind as a child, coloring his school notebooks. Over the years he got used to it and it was no longer a problem... he tells us that he tries to make the colors contrast.

“It's a perfect opportunity to create my own ranges, but I wouldn't call it highlighting, it's a way to add color according to my vision.”

Do you try to choose the range of colors based on the perception of non-colorblind people? I improvise the color ranges on the actual wall. I can't take the colors in my head from home (as I see most people do). That’s impossible for me. If I see some colors from a piece, I don't know what they are, I couldn't copy them. In fact if I look at my own pieces from a long time ago I couldn't tell you the colors. Do you recognize other colorblind writers' pieces by the colors in the piece? Impossible for me. When I look at people's pieces, I would barely be able to get a single color right. Are there writers who surprise you by their color scheme even though you know that what you perceive is not what is painted? There are many people whose colors I am amazed with, but I give more importance to the shape of the letters and how they fit on the wall. Many times, when I paint, I use only a few colors. I like the letters to look nice and clear (and if it doesn't look good, too bad). Out of all the people I've painted with, Sune is one of the ones I like the most when it comes to adding colors, and it’s surprising the level of improvisation involved when it comes to adding them.

Cide

This Danish writer began to paint in 1988, when he got caught by graffiti when he was fourteen years old. One of the reason was Daim ( couple of years older) being and painting in the same school and her sister’s boyfriend who was into graffiti too. He started painting in 1991, and hi has written several different names like Rae and Teas. In 1995 he began to write Cide, and became a member of BTN Crew thanks to Form and Aids (Golden Green). BTN were at that moment Form, Aids, Enta, Eiser, Mint, Kewen (TCD) and Trol. Later Samz and Yugo joined the crew. He and Desk7 form THY (Therapy) Crew, and invited Lady Wave (AFC), Home 76, Jeks (Cas Crew) and Amit. His style is a mix between the Hamburg style and international, with the color scheme from Denmark. He found out the color problem when  he was 6 years old. Very often he named colors wrong.

“I have the red and green problem that goes in the end to all similar colors. Blue/ lilac, pink/grey, brown/red, green/ brown, etc... For sure i construct colors in a different way compared to other writers. Planing concepts is always difficult for me because i use always wrong colors. People often say i paint with too much different colors.. like an overdose, i cannot See that really. But for sure... it makes my pictures interesting. “

Do you try to choose the range of colors based on the perception of non-colorblind people? I never tried to overtake color ranges or schemes of other writers. I realized that my pieces will not work with that. Most important thing is the 'bright and dark' factor. Between that spectrum colors are not so important for me. The shining effect when it is finished is the point. If the piece is yellow or blue based it does not matter for me. I always hope that colors are burning at the end. Sometimes i seriously fail! Sometimes it burns.. Do you recognize other colorblind writers' pieces by the colors in the piece? I do not recognize strange colors of other writers. I like the pictures or not. At the end you are 100% free with your choice but my tendency is the more color, the better... maybe because I detect 20% less of that what happens on the wall! Are there writers who surprise you by their color scheme even though you know that what you perceive is not what is painted? Of course there are plenty of stylers that color schemes I like! And I will never can watch them as you can do. Most interesting is the hyper realistic spraying in order with colors. I could not do one shadow right. You can do the test here.
by mtn-world via Montana World

Freitag, 24. März 2023

Graffiti Interview: Euphoric

Alright so thanks for taking the time out to do this interview, can we get a brief rundown of who you are and how long have you been in the game? What crew do you rep and how did you get the name Euphoric?

What up Bombing Science !!!  I Write ” U4EK “. From Time to time I’ve spelled it a few different ways: U4EK, Euphoric, Euphoria. Lately, I’ve been experimenting more with the full word,  I’ve been Painting for about 10 years and have been in a handful of crews  WEIGHED DOWN, CAT CULT, JHFCREW, and now SEVENTH LETTER.

1st clip of yours I saw was of your recent trip to Austin, as a Texan, it’s cool to see the graffiti spots of Austin get covered! I like how you make mini-documentaries of your time there, it’s pretty cool how did you get the idea to use the Instagram format that way? It seems obvious but I actually don’t see a lot of graffiti guys doing it the way you do.

TEXAS was Badass!! Electric scooters and Dank ass BBQ ! One of my favorite trips so far. Everything but that Heat! Texans are wild for painting in that Heat! As far as the videos go I guess I’m just getting lucky! Always Making Skateboarding videos as a kid and watching them religiously Has definitely had some influence on the ZOOM and Quick fast clips. Almost all my videos are just clips I’ve saved from making stories throughout the trip and then just smash them all together.

One of my favorite pieces of yours you called “mushroom bar style”, its really unique, make sure to include it in your photos that you send. What was the inspiration behind this style? Do you look at other guys work and then try to create from a reaction of that or is this something that’s purely coming from you?

I actually did that piece on a Mushroom Chocolate Bar lol, Hence the name! I ate the whole bar and just went for it! I’m glad I got the sketch down before it really started kicking in. I think everyone gets influenced or a reaction from seeing other people’s work I sure do. But this one was definitely just freestyling. Had to remind myself half the time what was even going on!

Your work is a lot of fun, you got lots of different ways to put your art out there for people, with t-shirts and whatnot. What all do you sell to your followers? Do you do custom commission paintings as well?

I’m putting together an online store to open later this year that will have a lot of collaborative pieces I’ve worked on. Definitely have some T-shirts, Prints, Basketballs, Cassette Tapes, Magazines, Vintage Toys, Stickers  ETC. YEAH!  I’m down to take on anything that comes my way if anyone wants to reach out and work with me let’s get it!


What is your favorite documentary or book that covers the history or major players of graffiti and why?

I feel like I’ve seen most of the classics. Reading Subway Art or watching Style Wars, finding older VHS clips Deep on the internet. they always Just make me wish I had been born earlier, I always Watch “State your Name”, “Infamy”, “War 42 ” or some early 2000’s Youtube Videos to get pumped.  I feel like I can identify more with newer videos and things I’ve read in the last few years. I’m reading this book from TAPS & MOSES at the moment definitely cool to hear stories about Graffiti in other countries. 

Are you completely educated just from doing street art or did you go to school for design? Does your day job include your creativity as well or is graffiti the avenue for that only?

Street Educated, learning from friends growing up and just going outside and getting it. Seeing older homies going threw the motions taking us on missions learning the lingo, Racking, Bombing, and trips to LA. The internet was also a major tool once I found out a few things to search it was game over. Definitely fell in love with art and graffiti and it hasn’t stopped. A few years back I took a design class for illustrator, got the hang of it quickly, and dropped out. Now it consumes my everyday life as a graphic designer.

With the way you get after it, I assume you do this full-time? What’s it like looking back to your past when what you do now daily seemed like a distant dream? Do you think it’s easy to take it for granted?

Oh man I wish I could paint every day, I’m a full-time dad now lol I’m grateful to paint a few times a month or when I get a good mural gig, I really try hard to do something new and better than the last time always pushing new styles, its definitely a dream come true didn’t think I was gonna be where I’m at today really grateful too be able too to design on the computer for work and just be able to express myself in the way that I do, could easily just be a warehouse worker hating life not doing anything creative.

What kind of advice or lessons have you learned that you wish you had known at the beginning of this journey? In other words, what would you say to someone following this path of graffiti, any advice?

 “Freeze” Means RUNNNNN !!! , Naw but definitely don’t get caught up in being dumb. Always keep your eyes open! Graffiti isn’t for everyone, try and keep a good set of friends around you if you. Love something always fight for it 100%, Dont work at a warehouse stacking boxes if you love ART and Graffiti. Find something that will keep you on the path to your GOALS anything else will hold you back.

As far as travel goes where all have you been? Any crazy travel stories you can share?

Been traveling a little more the last year or so. Texas, Minnesota, Baltimore, Philly & Florida.  I really like going to Art Basel I’ve been going a few years in a row now.  When the whole pandemic thing hit I ended up getting sick on vacation down there. Still trying to paint, I pushed through and went out for the night, but no one was around this year. I don’t think there were any events going on, Total Lockdown.  Ended up getting arrested doing a streetside roller, the cops were so shook of the virus stuff that they legit didn’t want me in the car or even next to them. I had a nasty cough, no mask, and was covered in bucket paint. They didn’t even want to touch the buckets or extensions and just let me keep going saying they’ll let the next guys get me. Got super lucky I guess. Finished up and got me a Cuban sandwich.

Any shout-outs you would like to give? Where can people follow you and purchase your work?

Shouts Out –  Bombing Science, RD Artist supplies, Hotpockets, The Big Homies, Eklips Msk, My MOM, and your MOM. You can catch my new website and online store dropping this Fall but for now, follow me on Instagram @tv.dinner & if you wanna buy anything or collab on something just holler at me!

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by Wesley Edwards via Graffiti Interviews – Bombing Science

MISTER CARTOON, MUCH MORE THAN A NEW LIMITED EDITION

Montana Colors is back with a new limited edition aerosol. The multidisciplinary artist from Los Angeles, Mister Cartoon, is responsible for giving color to this unique collection can, which, starting today, becomes a fetish object of Chicano culture and LA imagery.
It's not the first Limited Edition that Montana Colors has launched with Mister Cartoon. It's been 14 years since the Angelino artist created what would be his first numbered MTN can. The design in question, much more ornate than its predecessor, uses Violeta Cosmos as the main color for both the content of the spray and the composition. Mister Cartoon marks his return to the MTN universe with a noteworthy new design.

“At the time, in the 80's it was all about where you fit in, in hip hop. ‘Are you a breaker? Are you a rapper? Are you a locker? Are you a writer?’ And I was like, ‘I love breakdancing and all that shit, but I couldn't hang. But I could draw."

Mister Cartoon, "LA Originals", 2020

LA Originals

The figure of Mister Cartoon has once again resonated strongly in popular culture, along with Estevan Oriol, thanks to the 2020 release of the documentary LA Originals. The footage tells the story of the two artists who were in charge of building the aesthetics of Los Angeles street culture through tattooing and photography. In the case of Cartoon, his artistic career spans from his childhood to his success as a tattoo artist via a passion for graffiti. With testimonials from all kinds of hip-hop celebrities in addition to documentation of an already historical nature, LA Originals builds its story upon the legacy of these two characters that constituted the artistic axis of the Cypress Hill production company, Soul Assasins.

Mister Cartoon triptych and installation at Beyond The Streets exhibition in Saatchi Gallery, London.

CARTOON & ORIOL

Two years after Beyond The Streets and Montana Colors had Estevan Oriol on the MTN Limited Editions list, the new can from Mr. Cartoon arrives with a design that opts for black and white, and not by chance. In fact, all the Limited Editions released by Montana Colors in collaboration with Beyond The Streets and Los Angeles artists, coincide in the gray color in the part intended for the product description... By coincidence? Aesthetically speaking, the new can by the well-known tattoo artist from Los Angeles goes perfectly with that of his companion and complementary artist: Estevan Oriol. In this way, the new MTN Limited Edition marks the closure of a complete tribute to the culture of Los Angeles, but also a reaffirmation of friendship, specifically that of two artists who helped build the aesthetics of what we now consider the culture of the "West Coast".
by mtn-world via Montana World

Donnerstag, 23. März 2023

Captivating Graffiti Graces Abandoned Property in Illescas, Spain

While driving through the central Spanish city of Illescas, we came upon a huge abandoned property covered with a captivating array of graffiti art. Pictured above is one of the many handsomely crafted burners. Several more artworks in a range of styles follow:

Oca Rubinho

Unidentified artist

Graffiti production by unidentified artists

Unidentified artist

Varied bombs and markings

And on a different note — Jesús Moreno

Photos of artworks by Sara C Mozeson and Lois Stavsky


by lois via Street Art NYC

Donnerstag, 16. März 2023


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Morning is Broken by Banksy, Kent 2023

World-famous Banksy has shared images of a stencil titled “Morning is Broken” on his instagram page this morning. The artwork had been stencilled on the side of a derelict 500-year-old farmhouse near Herne Bay, Kent. 

The cute piece shows the silhouette of a child drawing back the ‘corrugated iron’ curtains with their pet peering round the corner.

However, in a Banksy twist, demolition trucks have already torn down the building! The site, previously owned by Blacksole Farms, is getting prepared for 67 homes.

Morning is definitely broken!!

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by Donna via GraffitiStreet

Montag, 13. März 2023

The Silence From The Veil, Aida Wilde, IWD 2023

“Power rarely falls within the right hands.”

In the latest threat to the safety and human rights of Iranian girls and women, almost 700 girls, since November, have been poisoned by toxic gas in their classrooms in an apparent attempt to obstruct their access to education. No girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue.

Visual artist and printmaker Aida Wilde references her own experiences of displacement, loss and trauma – having fled Iran during the war with Iraq with her mother and sisters – whilst connecting this with the experiences of countless others.

Her latest powerful large-scale work marks International Women’s Day. In the foreground of Wilde’s wild posted triptych, the hands of her mother and younger sister are raised in iconic gestures of resistance atop marble pedestals – on a monumental magnitude often reserved for celebrating men’s histories.

The bold text etched on the plinths arrests the viewer by invoking a direct call to reflection and action – via slogans reminiscent of Jenny Holzer’s iconic street-based work:

  • “Power rarely falls within the right hands”.
  • “If you only knew how exhausting it is to be powered by rage”.
  • “There can be no Gods walking among us.”

Wilde’s older sister is the eminent Iranian poet Ziba Karbassi. Here, Wilde arms her sister’s hand with a quill, connecting her own street-based public visual intervention to Karbassi’s quiet – but no less powerful – poetic acts of resistance:

  • “From everyone/ more than everything/ From all/ More than everyone ever/ I believe in my own chest/ In the moment of the bullet.”

The background to the work is densely woven with the names of just some of the thousands
of women and girls who have been murdered in the struggle against Iran’s oppressive
theocratic regime.

In acknowledgement of the uprising sparked in 2022 by the unlawful death of Mahsa Amini, the names of Iran’s manifold victims of gender violence rain down softly on Wilde’s plinths, and rise in a ghostly stream from the poppy fields at their base -honouring and humanising the countless women and girls lost to this ongoing state-sanctioned femicide.

“This is the first time that I have incorporated all of my family in one piece of
artwork. From our arms that have loved, lost and silenced, this is for ALL the mothers, sisters, brothers and fathers around the world, who have suffered oppression, violence, injustices and bloodshed. May our tears and suffering not be in vain. May we be united by peace in the fight for justice.” Wilde

Wilde’s street-based triptych can be found on the walls of the cities of London, Bristol and
Manchester for International Women’s Day.

Collaborating with the original wildposting company UNCLE and OllyStudio, with creative direction from Olly Walker and Susan Hansen.

Photo Credit UNCLE

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by Donna via GraffitiStreet