Posts Tagged ‘Graffiti’
The Miami Style Gods Speak On The Rush And The Danger Of Doing Street Grafitti In Miami (Documentary)
September 20, 2018
Wow. Right from the start, the dude calls his graf ‘vandalism’… NOT art. But still seems driven about it. Real out there in the streets about the spray game; folks can get shot for real (or worse). VICE investigates.
All across Miami, you’ll find countless tags done by MSG—the Miami Style Gods, a graffiti crew that’s been around since the early 90s. And two decades later, they’re still bombing as many walls, highway signs, bridges, billboards, and abandoned buildings as they can find.
VICE met up with members of the crew—who believe their trade is vandalism, not art—to find out why they’re so dedicated to a trade that makes no money and is often dangerous, from altercations with the cops to dangling over busy highways.
– VICE SPECIALS
And this is about more than graf, though that is life to these guys; it’s life in the streets.
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Tags: BOMBING, florida, Graffiti, Graffiti Godfathers of Miami, Miami, MIAMI STYLE GODS, MSG, TAGGING, The Graffiti Godfathers of Miami, VANDALISM, VICE, VICE Specials, WYNWOOD | 
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Making Of A Mural: Street Artists Honor A Tribe Called Quest (Video)
October 4, 2016
These are Hip-Hop hieroglyphics. Respect to Greg Poole. Been hearing good things about this happening, but this vid puts it in perspective. Back in the day… to now… on the Boulevard of Linden. A Tribe Called Quest. RIP Phife.
25 years after the release of their classic LP “Low End Theory,” watch as a mural honoring A Tribe Called Quest goes up at the site of their iconic 1991 video for “Check The Rhime.”
– OkayPlayer
Posted in Art, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, History, Human Interest, Interview, Videos | Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Boulevard of Linden, Graffiti, Hieroglyphics, Hip-Hop hieroglyphics, Linden, Linden Blvd, Linden Boulevard, Low End Theory, mural, RIP Phife, Street Art | 1 Comment »
Art & Music: The “787 Graffiti Ball” Visually Captured By Atlanta’s ‘Hometown Heroes’ (Video)
October 28, 2015
One thing about Atlanta is the range of events that happen here. Whether it is a Hip Hop Show, EDM or the Ballet & Symphony. Or it could be a Falcons, Hawks, Braves game or NASCAR event. Besides those well known events you have cool niche events like BonFire ATL, Elevated ATL and 787 Graffiti Ball. The 787 Graffiti Ball recently went down here in Atlanta at 787 Windsor St. An event where the first 250 people who RSVP’d got a free spray can for the event.
What is Graffiti Ball ? Well it is a night dedicated to the art of Scribbling, Scratching, and Defacing. Not only is it a chance for the everyday person to do some graffiti without having to look over their shoulders for cops. Some of the biggest and emerging aerosol artists are brought together ranging from NYC, Miami, and of course here in Atlanta. One of the well known ATL artists represented was DR. DAX whose amazing work can be seen all around Atlanta. This video recap was shot by HomeTown Heroes make sure you check out their site hometownheroesatl.com
-ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Animation, Art, Cover Story, Hip-Hop, Lifestyle, Shots, Still Art, Videos | Tags: 787 Graffiti Ball, 787 Windsor, Atlanta, Graffiti, Hometown Heroes, Miami, New York | No Comments »
Nelson Mandela’s Old Johannesburg Hideout Gives South African Artists & Entrepreneurs A New Home (Video)
July 18, 2015
Nice! Shout to The Daily Beast for bringing this Johannesburg gem to light. A center for entrepreneurship and culture that was once at the heart of the anti-apartheid movement. In South Africa, if you want to realize a dream, this is the place – apparently to work it or witness the work come to fruition. Great look at the people and art of Johannesburg in this clip.
Posted in Activism, Art, Business, Travel, Videos | Tags: anti-apartheid, apartheid, back packer, backpacker, culture, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Graffiti, Johannesburg, mural, post-apartheid, South Africa, The Dose of Cool That Saved Johannesburg, tourism | No Comments »
The Underbelly Project Takes Artists Beneath New York City (Video)
January 18, 2013
In 2009, the Underbelly Project started with some artists who found a long-forgotten and unfinished NYC subway station stop. Working throughout the year that followed, to make their find an underground gallery and creative space, the artists produced an exhibit of contemporary art that would not likely be seen by many… were it not for the video above.
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Posted in Hip-Hop, Lifestyle, Still Art | Tags: Graffiti, The Underbelly Project Takes Artists Beneath NYC, Underbelly Project | No Comments »
Innovatively Breathtaking Graffiti Transforms European Cities (Video)
September 10, 2012
Part interactive installation, part urban performance art, “Video Painting Europe” documents a kind of glow-in-the-dark graffiti that leaves no trace. Art collective Sweatshoppe uses ingenious infrared tracking to smear digital video over concrete surfaces with paint rollers. In this Vimeo Award-winning video, they travel to European cities like Paris, Belgrade, London, and more to paste their “video collages” on different architectural structures — including the Berlin Wall.
Posted in Videos | Tags: Belgrade, Berlin Wall, Blake Shaw, Bruno Levy, Europe, Graffiti, London, Paris, Sweatshoppe, Video Painting Europe | No Comments »
