New FES 1 interview at The Graffiti Museum Company
Just saw the homie FESTER SDK has a new interview over at the Graffiti Museum Company. As one of my earliest friends in the graffiti scene, he mentions a lot…
Inside an Artist’s Mind with Douglas Panzone
It was really cool hearing Douglas Panzone outline his artistic process, and hearing about the vulnerability of an artist when approaching his/her own work. He mentions not wanting to use…
HERA: Colombian graffiti artist
When I met HERA, one of Bogota's (Colombia) highest profile female graffiti artists, I was struck by her friendliness, and her relaxed attitude to a North American showing up to…
ZOER CSX: Artist profile
I first came across ZOER's graffiti work on the Internet a few years back. His style stood out as not following rules or trends. It had a personality of its…
RIME’s Zoo York spray paint work
(source) A long-time graffiti legend, iconic graffiti writer RIME MSK did some work with Zoo York and they cut a video. A huge inspiration of the OPEK LIFE crew, his…
Shepard Fairey walks down memory lane
Shepard talks about the influence graffiti, skateboarding and punk rock had on his life and the ways it shaped his art career. Key moments such as a school trip to NY and the melding of styles by brands such as Shut Skateboards allowed him to develop his techniques. Look out for some classic 90’s skate footage as well.
OBEY’s description on Vimeo describes the video quite well. I just love hearing artists talk about their lives and their past. What makes them tick, where in life they made (more…)
Killah EF graffiti documentary
Killah EF is a graffiti artist from the now World-famous SDK crew. They've made a career out of street/guerrilla style graffiti video edits, and are now one of the most…