DR. RAT AMSTERDAM 1981

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Dr. Rat (real name Ivar Vics) was a well known dutch graffiti-artist, and started to be an almost mythical figure when he died at the early age of 21 years old. His work can be considered as groundbreaking in the European graffitiscene, working in a provo- and punkcontext, focusing heavily on themes like mortality and pop-iconism. This is a registration of him painting in a alley next to the famous Kalverstraat, also known as the Pissteeg (‘Pissalley’) made by ‘pirate-tv’-makers PKP TV.
Dr. Rat’s life has been documented in the dutch graffiti-documentary ‘Kroonjuwelen’, and in Martijn Haas’ biography: ‘Dr. Rat, Grondlegger van de Nederlandse graffiti’ (Lebowski Publishers - 2011).

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