Jun 12, 2010
Rime Around Europe!!
Rime (MSK) from NYC travels to Berlin, Dublin, and Barcelona. Interviews, stickers, handstyles, throwies, peices, and friends - Sounds like the life to me.
Jun 4, 2010
Jun 1, 2010
Graffito Magazine
Grab the newest of Graffito Magazine by clicking the picture above and downloading the pdf.
May 25, 2010
May 15, 2010
May 13, 2010
Askew Beautifying a Wall
A master of colors and unique letter style, Askew is always breaking boundries. There has been question of his painting proccess, so heres a video of him doing some of his crazy work. Its such a beautiful thing to see a trashed out house like that gets some serious color.
May 12, 2010
May 7, 2010
Eukarezt Seventh Letter
I've been a huge fan of Eukarezt's blog for a while now but i never knew much about him. Nice to see him in the spotlight talking about everything from early graffiti influences to his job as a tattoo artist. Definitely a talented and inspiring artist.
May 4, 2010
MadC and Molotow Transparent
Lately MadC has been sketching and planning for a massive wall to paint all by herself. This picture is her progress in April, keep checking molotow's website for updates.
May 3, 2010
Faith47 Epitaph
"epitaph is an exploration of lost spaces entered through sounds and images to reveal the echoes of empty rooms, flakes of paint, swollen curves, fragile lines, stories hidden in the flat colors broken apart by wood and steel...
rowan pybus, faith47 and inge beckmann worked closely together to produce this short video piece...
this is the third in a series of videos that faith47 and rowan pybus have been working on."
This is some very inspiring artwork and great cinematography. Find the rest of the videos at rowan pybus & faith47
Apr 22, 2010
Apr 18, 2010
Above vs HarshProgress Interview
Tell us about yourself, what and where do you write, and when did you start writing?
-Above1 LCA, from the greater Vancouver area (B.C.). Started messing around with tagging about '92..started writing Above1 in '96.
What is the graff community like where you are?-There 's a fairly good scene here, but we've taken a big hit with the recent closing of Bruise Boards, a pillar of the graff community.(and paint supplier.)
Anyone you write with? Crews?-I'm always down to paint with anyone, but more often than not usually go alone..a lot of times it's much less conspicuous.
-There are so many sick crews from the area..shouts out to ETC, POS, SDK, UAT, SB, CFW's, RTS.
Is there anyone or any specific memory that you remember influenced you as an early writer?-There are so many sick crews from the area..shouts out to ETC, POS, SDK, UAT, SB, CFW's, RTS.
-My earliest memories are of the older neighborhood kids skating and riding bikes around, tagging "T.S.D." or Team Shit Disturbers" and thinking it was the coolest shit I'd ever seen. (R.I.P. Chris Whitmee TSD).
-A little later on, two writers, PROBE and AMOK were a huge inspiration to young writers in the area.
You have 8,859,228 upload views and 19,981 subscribers on your channel, ubuv. What do you think about the term "youtube star"?-A little later on, two writers, PROBE and AMOK were a huge inspiration to young writers in the area.
-When I first started uploading to YouTube, there was no intention of getting subscribers, or even views, for that matter! It was, and always has been, purely for fun. Once kids started showing more and more interest, the videos started to get more elaborate than just tagging, or showing benching style vids. "YouTube Star" is definitely not a term I wanted to achieve, I just enjoy posting the videos.
You took a break from posting videos for a few months recently, were you still getting up? What was the hold up?!-Filming while painting adds a whole lot more to have to think about..from the added equipment needed, to finding a spot to safely set up for a period of time, having to wear a mask at all times...it began to feel a bit like a chore. Just because I wasn't filming, I've never stopped getting up.
I've seen a video of you being hit with a stick by an old guy... would that be the weirdest experience you've ever had while painting?-That was absolutely the weirdest one for sure, so glad it was caught on film!
If you could paint anywhere with any artist, alive or dead, who would it be?-Tough question...too hard to pick one, I'm down to paint with pretty much anybody!
Any trouble with the law?
-Too many close calls to mention, but thankfully, no.(Knock on wood)!!
Peace, Above1 LCA ....04/2010
Peace, Above1 LCA ....04/2010
Apr 7, 2010
ABOVE still going
So it's not the most beautiful peice, but he's still alive at least. And yes, that means he was gone for a while, meaning no video updates to keep us clicking. Some pictures at the end let us know that ABOVE's been bombing, we just didn't know it.
For more (and better) graffiti, check his channel, ubuv.
Apr 6, 2010
Futura Show
Futura getting some attention in LA. Nice to see some other famous faces at the event telling how they've been inspired by Futura. His new abstract stuff is nice, especially his sketch-like portrait pictures, but what really gets me excited is the stories and peices from 30 or so years ago.
Thanks to Hooked Blog
Thanks to Hooked Blog
Apr 5, 2010
Mar 30, 2010
KATSU
If you haven't seen KATSU's famous skull tag in NYC then you need to start walking with your eyes open. I've heard him say that it spells out his name but I sure don't see it. He's everywhere, from simple stickers to... well, this. This video, my vandal friends, is destruction at it's finest.
Secret Wars Euroleage
Secret Wars was held in Amsterdam this Sunday (March 27) and Dublin finished off 3-0. Above is a video of them in Paris, and the video below is from Copenhagen. Congrats all.
Mar 29, 2010
EL MAC's Persephone
EL MAC “Persephone” is a giant 30″ x 42″ screenprint, has an edition of 50, and will be sold on a graduated price scale. The first 20 copies are for sale now via preorder for $250, the next 20 will be $300, the last 10 will be $350. If you would like to inquire about purchasing, shoot Buddha Cat Press an emailStolen from Known Gallery
Mar 28, 2010
UTAH Out of Jail
If you haven't already heard, the graffiti artist UTAH is out of jail after 6 months in New York and 6 in Boston. After claiming that jail is "just the biggest waste of time ever", UTAH explained that it hasn't changed her opinion about graffiti at all. Does this mean that we're back in action? I recently saw one of her throwies near Mt. Vernon, NY as I was taking the train and boy was it good looking.
Hmm.... is that her wearing a claw money shirt?
Check out some more random pictures of her graff here or her website utahoner.com.
Mar 22, 2010
...And She Said Wow
Damn... why can't i come up with a name like that? I found "...And She Said Wow" on Robots Will Kill (RWK). I've been a fan of RWK ever since i saw them do art for the walls at a show in a basement in SoHo. Here's another favorite.
KEEP SIX and CRAVE from SDK
It's hard to navigate the graffiti scene on youtube without coming across the StompDown Killas (SDK). This crew from Surrey, Canada has over 300 videos on youtube and is still very active, even with their clothing line, ephin apparel. Though i've always been skeptical of youtube stars, these guys seem to have it all right, and definitely keep it street.
"SDK IS : LABEL, DOUG, CAPITAL Q, SNAK, NACS, CRAVE, SURGEN, METH, LESEN, RAKSO, KILLA EF, FES, ZEUS, KEEP SIX, BIG MILES, VISION"
Mar 15, 2010
Indonesian Graffiti
I haven't been posting lately due to the storm in the North East turning my city into a deathtrap. No power, no heat, no work, no school, plus the sewage backing up all over. I'm be hoping to get back into the swing of things.
Mar 11, 2010
Mar 10, 2010
Mar 9, 2010
Mar 8, 2010
Mar 7, 2010
Mar 6, 2010
RIP Dare
Sigi von Koeding is a graffiti legend from Switzerland known as DARE.
Today he lost his life in a battle with cancer.
Rest in Peace, Sigi
1968 - 2010
Find some more of his amazing art on his website.
Mar 1, 2010
Miami pt 2
Not to be repetitive, but check out the rest of the photos from Miami (flickr wouldn't let me upload them all in the same month) the newly added photos of Miami are on flickr.com/harshprogress
Feb 26, 2010
Feb 23, 2010
Feb 18, 2010
Feb 17, 2010
Miami
Sorry for the break in posts lately, I decided NOT to bring my laptop with me during my travels to Florida (bad idea).
Anyways, I took hundreds of pictures of local graffiti including many peices from Primary Flight in Wynwood. Unfortunately Flickr won't let me upload more than 100 MB a month, so the first half are up there as of 2/17/10 (today).
Check them out at flickr.com/harshprogress
Feb 10, 2010
Feb 8, 2010
Judith Supine
Judith Supine lives in Brooklyn, NY where he uses exacto-blades, glue, cheap paint, and magazines to create some crazy abstract art that he installs all over the city.
Check out his latest works on his flickr.
If you liked Judith, take a look at this website: papermonster.net, similair concepts.
Feb 6, 2010
Feb 3, 2010
Jan 31, 2010
Slick live in London
Slick, a writer from LA, gets up in London's Stockwell Graffiti Hall of Fame.
Source: The Kool Skool
Source: The Kool Skool
Jan 27, 2010
Shepard Fairey's Writing On The Wall
“Writing On The Wall” is a 18 x 24 inch screenprint that is an edition of 300 (cream edition and red edition). This will drop tomorrow at a random time at Obey Giant.
Source: posterdistrict
Update: Just bought a cream edition! (January 28)
Jan 25, 2010
Jan 13, 2010
From Toy to King
KRIESone (Klaas van Kreis) used to be a writer, but now considers it an "old passion" of his, as he is now a graphic designer.
"Once I was a writer myself, but not anymore. Its an old passion of mine, so I wanted to give it my props with that animation.
Please dont take the story too serious. This video is dedicated to all writers out there. Most writers know, that this information is more of joke than a real step-by-step instruction, and they probably just smile when they see it. That was my main goal: to get a smirk on their faces.
I hope you like it anyways. "
Jan 11, 2010
Jan 8, 2010
Chrissy Angliker
Born in Switzerland, Chrissy Angliker showed an early fascination in art. In 1999 (16 years old) Chrissy moved to study Fine Art in Massachusetts and later pursued a degree in industrial design in New York. She is a master of three-dimensional design, relationships between objects, and creating character through form. With a portfolio that ranges from furniture and lighting to beauty and product design, Chrissy is an artist of all trades. Here is her website
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