harsh progress

Futura x 12ozProphet

2011-01-20T16:59:00.003-05:00

12oz Prophet it making a big deal about their collaboration with Futura, and it's easy to see why. If you're interested in Futura's work, check out futura2000.com or they new line of Futura t-shirts @ 12ozProphet.

Revok x Augor

2011-01-11T21:51:00.003-05:00

The Darker Knight from Keegan Gibbs on Vimeo.

Nice to see Revok and Augor staying to the streets in this video posted on Revok's Blog. Huge Handstyles, throwies, and a nice billboard collab.

Rime Around Europe!!

2010-06-12T01:29:00.004-04:00

Rime (MSK) from NYC travels to Berlin, Dublin, and Barcelona. Interviews, stickers, handstyles, throwies, peices, and friends - Sounds like the life to me.

Bloodwars Magazine

2010-06-04T23:38:00.003-04:00

Graffito Magazine

2010-06-01T15:14:00.003-04:00

Grab the newest of Graffito Magazine by clicking the picture above and downloading the pdf.

Mist and Tilt

2010-05-25T20:42:00.002-04:00

i love these chill lifestyle videos.

Inspiration Pics

2010-05-15T11:58:00.004-04:00

Askew Beautifying a Wall

2010-05-13T15:38:00.007-04:00

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.

Detroit 2009

2010-05-13T15:13:00.005-04:00

Filmed by Askewone

Pose : Rumble!! Show @ Known Gallery

2010-05-12T21:20:00.005-04:00

Eukarezt Seventh Letter

2010-05-07T23:37:00.004-04:00

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.

MadC and Molotow Transparent

2010-05-04T15:41:00.003-04:00

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.

Faith47 Epitaph

2010-05-03T15:27:00.002-04:00

"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

JUICE bikes

2010-04-22T22:05:00.004-04:00

Has anyone seen this guy up?

Above vs HarshProgress Interview

2010-04-18T18:24:00.012-04:00

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?

-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"?

-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

ABOVE still going

2010-04-07T17:02:00.004-04:00

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.

Futura Show

2010-04-06T15:24:00.006-04:00

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

KNOWNR

2010-04-05T17:56:00.006-04:00

Knownr gets around the Bay Area. (Thanks funk&jazz for the photos)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

KATSU

2010-03-30T20:38:00.006-04:00

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

2010-03-30T20:10:00.009-04:00

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.

EL MAC's Persephone

2010-03-29T14:59:00.000-04:00

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 email

Stolen from Known Gallery

UTAH Out of Jail

2010-03-28T14:32:00.008-04:00

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.

Obey x Keith Haring

2010-03-28T13:43:00.004-04:00

Obey's new artwork for a Keith Haring AIDS walk in Central Park on May 16.

...And She Said Wow

2010-03-22T21:03:00.006-04:00

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

2010-03-22T17:10:00.004-04:00

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"

Indonesian Graffiti

2010-03-15T22:20:00.003-04:00

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.

Plantrees

2010-03-11T22:05:00.004-05:00

Really feeling the 3d.
Can you spot an Optimist tag?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Czarnobyl Stencil

2010-03-10T23:36:00.003-05:00

9 layer stencil from Stencil History
See more Czarnobyl on his flickr

Reload by Ironlak teaser

2010-03-09T22:45:00.002-05:00

NECKFACE

2010-03-08T18:28:00.006-05:00

Yes, he's strange, but do we like it? Maybe. Well he's an amusing guy, that's for sure.

Another Optimist

2010-03-07T18:41:00.005-05:00

can't get enough of this guy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

RIP Dare

2010-03-06T20:52:00.004-05:00

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.

Miami pt 2

2010-03-01T19:28:00.008-05:00

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

WK Interview

2010-02-26T10:44:00.004-05:00

If you like WK, check out this video that I found on Juxtapoz.

2Pac, J Phoenix & Nas

2010-02-23T18:07:00.002-05:00

It's not graffiti, but it's just as inspiring to me. rip.

C215

2010-02-18T23:10:00.005-05:00

Found this video at Red Squirrel

Miami

2010-02-17T10:12:00.005-05:00

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

Earsnot Interview

2010-02-17T00:47:00.008-05:00

Found on Revok's Blog

Pose Interview

2010-02-10T11:12:00.003-05:00

Judith Supine

2010-02-08T20:34:00.011-05:00

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.

Lords & Kings San Francisco

2010-02-06T21:10:00.000-05:00

November 2009

Optimist and Iksoe

2010-02-04T15:06:00.005-05:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Herakut: Style Project Room

2010-02-03T17:38:00.001-05:00

November 2009

Slick live in London

2010-01-31T20:22:00.006-05:00

Slick, a writer from LA, gets up in London's Stockwell Graffiti Hall of Fame.
Source: The Kool Skool

Shepard Fairey's Writing On The Wall

2010-01-27T21:20:00.011-05:00

“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)

Hyper

2010-01-25T21:04:00.004-05:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Vans the Omega & Sofles with Ironlak

2010-01-25T17:46:00.003-05:00

Brisbane, Australia

From Toy to King

2010-01-13T17:57:00.010-05:00

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. "

Udon

2010-01-11T14:29:00.007-05:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

More udon HERE

Chrissy Angliker

2010-01-08T23:16:00.018-05:00

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

Optimist in East Bay California

2010-01-04T18:11:00.016-05:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phunk/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

I first saw Optimist in an issue of Invasion Magazine. Since then he's been showing up everywhere. Take a look at some of his stuff.
Picture 1
Picture 2

MSK in San Fransisco

2010-01-04T17:19:00.007-05:00

Piece by STEEL and REYES.
Seen on Revok's blog.

Day in the Lyfe

2009-12-27T01:03:00.014-05:00

Here's a good bit about Dr.SexI just finished watching Day in the Lyfe: The Movie and it was great. Most of the movies I've seen are full of content, but either the graff isn't all that great, or it gets boring after a while. DITL was about an hour and a half long, full of interviews and stories. I bought the Street Team package on their website which came with Day in the Lyfe - The Movie with 3 ny caps taped to it, We Ride By Train DVD, Day in the Lyfe issue 9, and some small stickers and markers. Thats a hell of a package for $16. I have yet to read the entire magazine, but so far it looks good, 70 pages or so. We Ride By Train was not so great compared to Day in the Lyfe, but it had content all right. All in all, great job Lyfe. Day in the Lyfe Trailer

Pariz

2009-12-21T18:25:00.004-05:00

Pariz is a graffiti artist from Portugal that does some crazy work with colors. Check out some pictures of his work.

Visual Street Performance

2009-12-15T18:12:00.011-05:00

VSP is the biggest street art event in Portugal. It features artists indoors and outdoors, using many different techniques ranging from graffiti to photography editing. Still, they keep a nice street/modern feel to they're work. This year was it's 5th consecutive opening, so click here for their website (good luck reading it) or here for the 2009 pictures.

The mtn Diaries

2009-12-14T18:49:00.013-05:00

Montana Colors has come out with the first "chapter of their series of free online movies called "The mtn Diaries". They were sent plenty of footage from artists around the world, and filmed summer of 2009. Unfortunately I had trouble with the vimeo video, but the link to the video on the Montana website is below.
The mtn Diaries

The Ghost Village Project

2009-12-07T22:13:00.006-05:00

Trippy. Here are some photos of the project by Agents of Change (AoC).

HENSE Interview

2009-11-29T21:53:00.004-05:00

Hense talks about the Seventh Letter Project, and how he became part of MSK.

Dep, Tizer, Bonzai and Lovepusher in East London

2009-11-29T19:37:00.015-05:00

Some fresh artists painting at glug in the Russian Club in East London. Artists John Slade and Ian Stevenson helped as well.

Bloodwars Magazine

2009-11-29T18:08:00.012-05:00

Bloodwars is a graffiti magazine made by "Sfaustina" (he's on twitter too) There are a lot of issues, and plenty to look at. Lots of street work. Free PDF downloads if you click the photo above.

Germany -Write For Gold -Splash Festival Tour 2009

2009-11-26T15:25:00.007-05:00

I I like how they showed the throw-ups too. Canvases, Murals, Throwies, and so much style. Looks like heaven to me.

REVOK Arrested

2009-11-23T15:40:00.007-05:00

Jason Willaims (REVOK) was arrested at a graffiti store this weekend.... read more

Yarn Bombing

2009-11-22T23:03:00.004-05:00

Have you seen this?! Its called Yarn Bombing. I've never personally seen it but it's been popping up on the graffiti web. I don't know whether to hate it or love it. This is the best one i could find. It's by the Jafa Girls... Comment.

Max Design 'n Shit

2009-11-22T18:55:00.010-05:00

SUHA

2009-11-22T18:44:00.006-05:00

So you all have your opinions on Bomb the System, and any other graffiti movies out there. But i have a good feeling about this one. Anyways, its called SUHA, and it looks more realistic than any of the other graffiti movies. suha blog

Herakut in Norway

2009-11-22T14:45:00.007-05:00

I've found Herakut to be both insirational and weird. Suprisingly, this is one of their more normal pieces. herakut.com

EL MAC

2009-11-22T14:40:00.003-05:00

Wish i had a wall that big...

Morgan Long Edit

2009-11-22T12:43:00.001-05:00

So much freedom in his style and the cinematography is amazing.

Skream - Stagger

2009-11-22T12:30:00.002-05:00

The first dubstep (a form of trance?) song i ever heard was Cockney Thing by Rusko. That did it for me, I soon opened a Pandora playlist for Rusko and started buying song after song. This remains my favorite dubstep song.