Futura's "Break" - NYC,1981. By Chris Pape Futura 2000 grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and was at a perfect age to catch the beginning of the graffiti movement in New York. In 1970, he was a lanky thirteen-year-old kid roaming the streets of the city trying to figure out who Taki 183 was. Within a year he knew all of the names and jumped into the fray himself. Futura picked his name from the futuristic typeface, the number came from 2001: A Space Odyssey, a visionary movie by Stanley Kubrick.
Futura began writing with his friend Marc Edmonds who wrote Ali. Graffiti had come of age during Futura’s stint in the Navy, he tried doing some of the older bubble letter styles he knew when he came back but they seemed antiquated. In the Fall of 1980, during the greatest year for whole-cars, Futura pulled off one of the most talked about trains ever with the aid of Dondi at the Utica Avenue layup. Other writers bugged out over the Futura whole-car and it cemented his place in graffiti history. LIBRARY STREET COLLECTIVE. Highlights: José Parlá @ Concord City Place (Toronto) This past Thursday, José Parlá was the guest of honor at a commencement party that paid tribute to the two ginormous murals he recently endowed to the City of Toronto.
Commissioned by the Concord City Place, the Brooklyn-based street art legend turned contemporary art heavyweight proved first hand what it means to “go big or go home”, with a duo of larger than life works executed in his patented graffiti-inspired calligraphic style. This impressive community art project serves as a fulfilling appetizer for Parlá’s upcoming NYC solo exhibition, Wall, Diaries, and Paintings, with Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery on March 3rd.
As revealed in an interview with The Ministry of Artistic Affairs, there will also be a signing for his new book at The Standard Hotel in New York on March 5th. More images after the jump. Images courtesy of The Ministry of Artistic Affairs. Wild style DoubleTrouble/Rammellzee/Shockdell/Rock Steady Crew. Home. The Source for Graffiti, Streetart, Style and Culture. This article was posted by Gorey 1 Month, 3 weeks, 2 days, 17 hours, 35 minutes ago. This is the first co-branding initiative that Woolf launches. Partnering with Pointer Brand meant a lot to me as they are a family owned american business that’s been running since 1913 from Bristol Tenessee, allowing us to be under a made in USA label for the first time. I’m using the camo fabric from the pocket on our spring delivery and it felt natural to re-inject it in their chore jacket.
Made at a limited range of 170 pieces, this true americana piece is available only on the jackthreads website. This article was posted by Gorey 1 Month, 3 weeks, 4 days, 11 minutes ago. The good guys at AIMÉ have released a video we shot a couple month back, day in the life editorial. If you’re familiar with my work you know by now that I’m a discreet kind, I want my production to be at the forefront and don’t really care about the self, the ego and the persona. Last years action in video for you. Galerie de scienceismology. H • E • N • S • E.
La Pandilla. Untitled Document. Topsafe London – Death is Home. Revok1 | KEEP THE MOVEMENT MOVIN' Untitled. JASE BEATHEDZ. Sktchr. UB-GFA-RTZ-TCK-OBS….march 2K12…meeting in valencia part2 the final..!!! | Prince Pro 176. Premium Special Delivery for the march 2012!!!!!! Featuring Nomad,Somey,ruph,Drik,Esor,Poet,Chy ,Me the 176 and at the last minute Pant1… CHAPTER 05 X SAWE - Concrete Walls Project by Herokid. Untitled. GREENPOINT AVENUE. Galerie de the BANDO archives. Bechira Sorin - Multimedia / Graphic Designer & Art Director. Nando Costa - Director & Graphic Artist. Jay Quercia. DAN EZRA LANG. Kate MacGarry : Artists. Dmote. Shot by @jimmyjazzjames (legend), featuring Norm, Remio and Myself, enjoy The technician, making moves! MVP wow! If space is the place, take me to your leader! The Bo Jackson of the game, hittin’ 1000! Sobekcis. Untitled. Modern Classics. PARIS 2012. DABSMYLA! | THE LIFE AND TIMES… Alexandre Farto aka Vhils Selected Works.
Vhils & Pixelpancho collab in Lisbon Vhils & Pixelpancho collab in Lisbon /// Collaboration with my good friend @pixelpancho who was here in Lisbon last November for the Underdogs 2013 Public Art Project. For more info www.under-dogs.net Vhils / Contraste Vhils / Contraste ///Check out the new video about the most recent piece done in cork in Covilhã, Portugal. Also, the website shop will be opening today at 7pm GMT with a selection of screen print artist’s proofs from the last 8 years. RiseAbove In Downtown Las Vegas RiseAbove In Downtown Las Vegas /// First piece I did in years with no carving. Read more Vhils piece for NuitBlanche in Paris, France 2013 Tudela, Spain 2013 Tudela, Spain 2013 /// Last Piece Vhils did in Tudela for Avant-Garde 2013 based on a 100-year-old photograph found at the local archive in Tudela.
Nuart 2013 Nuart 2013 /// Vhils piece in Stavanger, Norway for Nuart 2013. Providência – Rio de Janeiro Philadelphia Mural Arts Program “Sincronias” – MEIAC, Badajoz. Vandalog – A Street Art Blog. Flying Förtress Blög. Home. Stick2Target – Street Art & Graffiti from Portugal. Wooster Collective. Aryz.