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BNE Graffiti Writer

BNE Graffiti Writer

The man in the hooded sweatshirt and cargo pants was not recognizable, but the three letters he was rendering as a 15-foot mural on the wall of a Hell’s Kitchen building certainly were: B.N.E.
This mischievous monogram, posted by marker, spray can, roller and especially stickers, has become part of the landscape of New York and [...]

King Robbo painted over Banksy

King Robbo painted over Banksy

King Robbo painted over Banksy

Britain’s most notorious graffiti artist may be accustomed to art world adulation but Banksy’s latest work has landed him in an old fashioned street fight.
The aerosol painter from Bristol stands accused of disrespecting a graffiti legend by modernising a 24-year-old work by “King Robbo” in Camden, North London.
On Christmas Day, a [...]

Revok arrested after apperance at 33third

Revok arrested after apperance at 33third

L.A. Sheriff’s Department busts reputed tagger who was ‘guest artist’ at graffiti art store
November 23, 2009 |  9:34 am
A reputed tagger who was paid $1,000 to be a featured “guest artist” at a self-described graffiti art store was arrested at the downtown store this weekend after authorities found him carrying spray tips, which are used in [...]

The plan to ‘legalize’ graffiti

The plan to ‘legalize’ graffiti

“Tony Blair has proposed tough new laws to stamp out graffiti. But London and other cities could “legalise” it with plans for giant graffiti murals.
Art is no stranger to controversy – just witness the latest furore over this year’s Turner Prize. But there’s one art form that is guaranteed to provoke even more of an [...]

Bay Area Graffiti Artist GIRAFA Arrested

Bay Area Graffiti Artist GIRAFA Arrested

photo by Troy Holden
San Jose Mercury News is reporting that that the San Francisco Bay Area graffiti artist GIRAFA has been arrested.
Steven Free, 30, of San Francisco was arrested Tuesday on a $100,000 warrant, charging him in 10 felony cases in San Jose involving $40,000 in damages.
Fellow photographer Troy Holden has been hunting GIRAFA art [...]

Revok aka Jason Steven Williams arrested

Revok aka Jason Steven Williams arrested

By: Daniel Fogarty
October 29, 2009

An American who graffitied Melbourne buildings and posted pictures of his work on his webpage has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
Jason Steven Williams, known by his tag Revok, promised on his Twitter page to “paint as much as I can” while in Melbourne.
During his two-week spree Williams [...]

Graffiti king Russell Fenn escapes jail

Graffiti king Russell Fenn escapes jail

A NOTORIOUS graffiti vandal turned acclaimed artist has escaped a prison sentence for his past life defacing trains and private property.
The Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday heard Russell Orrie Fenn, 23, was a renowned aerosol artist in the international graffiti “sub-culture” before police raided his home in June last year.
Police found numerous spray paint cans along [...]

WAR 4 X Bucket TKO Gets Jail

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Over 500,000 people have watched the YouTube clip of graffiti artist “Buket” tagging a Los Angeles freeway sign while perched, without a harness, 20 feet above flowing traffic (see video above). At least a few of those 500,000 viewers, though, happened to be cops who harbored a serious desire to put an end to the [...]

Banksy Artwork Painted Over By Mistake

Banksy Artwork Painted Over By Mistake

A mural by one of our favorite artist Banksy, which once featured on the cover of a single by rock band Blur, has been painted over by Hackney Council.  The spoof image of the Royal Family, painted on the side of a building in Stoke Newington, east London, was partially covered with black paint. The [...]

Graffiti comes of age in New York

Graffiti comes of age in New York

Sharp stares coolly at his latest piece of art, hung on the opposite wall.
The canvas depicts a porn star’s bottom encircled by flashy pink, blue and purple sprays of paint recreating the letters of the alphabet.
“I am rethinking the traditional alphabet,” he explains.
Nearly 30 years after spraying his first graffiti in the subway, Sharp [...]

Saber LA River Graffiti Buffed

Saber LA River Graffiti Buffed

BEFORE THE DESTRUCTION
This is 50 feet tall and 350 feet wide. You can see this from an airplane landing at the LAX. 97 Gallons of paint was used. Took a year to complete. The biggest piece to date. Saber even hurt his knee in the process of its creation because of the working conditions… [...]

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