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That’s Where the Beauty Is
Perhaps one of my favourite moments in an art documentary is Margaret Kilgallen’s famous ‘That’s Where The Beauty Is’ from Art21. The section I’ve quoted below is one I love, but the whole video is worth watching. “I think it’s the part that’s ‘off’ that’s interesting…That even if I spend a lot of time…Going over… Continue reading
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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 of the same names I came up; it was a real trip down memory lane with one of Canada’s powerhouses in graff. Check it out… Continue reading
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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 stencils/cardboard for shading because he wants it to be difficult, which is I think something that lies in the heart of a lot of graffiti… Continue reading
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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 watch her paint. She is confident and colourful, equal parts grounded & girlie. She is friendly, smiley and a pleasure to know. When I came… Continue reading
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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 own. From there I learned more about how deep his artistic talents went. This guy is freakish with acrylics, pencil, Illustrator, and presumably anything else… Continue reading
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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 voice over touches on some really important perspectives that one can only get after years in the game putting in huge work. We’ve put together… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
