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Graeme by Will Robson-Scott

2012-05-08T16:21:28+00:00

Graeme is a passionate skateboarder who has been a staple of the London skate community for 25 years. A regular fixture at every skating event, his eccentricities and enthusiasm for the sport are accentuated through his condition, Asperger’s syndrome. Everyone has something in their life that puts a smile on their face; for Graeme this is skating.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday May 8, 2012

RAEKWON x GROTESK

2012-05-08T13:59:33+00:00

Photos and project made possible by Tom Gould

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday May 8, 2012

Lick Da Chalice

2012-04-25T12:51:12+00:00

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Wednesday April 25, 2012

WILL ROBSON-SCOTT WEBSITE UPDATE

2012-04-16T19:11:52+00:00

The Talented Will Robson-Scott who is responsible for one of my favorite graffiti book updated his website. Good job mate!

Snoty

Vfr

Horfe

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday April 16, 2012

“Two Of A Kind” at Klughaus Gallery

2012-04-10T15:39:25+00:00

My good homeboy Tom Gould and his friend Anna Delany are having a show opening the 21st of April at Klughaus Gallery
You should check out their beautiful work.

“Two Of A Kind” - Tom Gould x Anna Delany from Klughaus Gallery on Vimeo.

Klughaus Gallery and LRG present, “Two Of A Kind”, an exhibition of photographs by Tom Gould and Anna Delany, proudly sponsored by Duggal.

Opening Reception:
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Location: 47 Monroe Street New York, NY 10002

Tom Gould and Anna Delany debut their latest work in a show which features photographs of the streets of New York shot exclusively on 35mm black and white film. Marking a difference between the millions of images of metropolitan New York, Gould and Delany’s photographs document the frequently overlooked beauty of the neighborhoods and communities outside of mainstream media. Many images featured in their upcoming exhibition capture subtleties of everyday life from their adoptive neighborhood in Brooklyn’s, Bedford Stuyvesant.

Individually following an instinctive pull towards the things that had influenced them early in life, Gould and Delany both found themselves immersed in the streets of New York, some 9,000 miles away from their homes in New Zealand.

Perpetually fascinated by the cultural movements birthed in New York, Gould let fate lead him to the city’s streets. Suddenly surrounded by all the elements which growing up he had been so influenced by, Gould began documenting his environment with the insight of a local and the fresh perspective of an outsider.
He reflects, “Taking pictures on the street is like going to a casino, you never know who you’re going to meet, what’s going to happen, or what you are going to come home with. The fact that you can head out with a handful of empty rolls of film and return with images and memories that could last a lifetime, makes the gamble all worthwhile.”

Delany shares a similar view. With an avid interest in people and humanity, the luck in her photography lies in the characters she encounters. “Some people I photograph I might know for a day, others I may end up knowing the rest of my life… It’s all the people you meet along the way which make up your experience.”

“Two Of A Kind” launches at Klughaus Gallery on Saturday 21 April and runs until 13 May.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday April 10, 2012

TALES FROM THE KITCHEN PART 2: NIKE FREE

2012-04-10T00:41:36+00:00

After month of labor, we just finished the second episode of our NIke “Tales from the kitchen”. In this episode, NIke Free
Props to all the people that made it happen. Leo, Kristen, Chris, Garett, Damien,Stephen, Jeremy, Marty, Todd, MIchael, John, Robbie, Jeff, Robbin, Dudley.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday April 9, 2012

OBVLN at Klughaus

2012-03-07T22:02:31+00:00

Opening Reception:
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Location: 47 Monroe Street New York, NY 10002

Klughaus Gallery is proud to announce the debut of “100 Paintings,” a solo exhibition of brand new, one-of-a-kind illustrated works by Portland, Oregon-based artist and cartoonist Aaron OBLVN. In honor of his first ever east coast show, OBLVN has been hard at work for months preparing one hundred illustrations exclusively for Klughaus; highlights of the character and cartoon-heavy exhibit include contemporary, tongue-in-cheek remixes of classic cartoon characters like ‘Felix The Cat’ as an art thief and ‘Dennis the Menace’ as a vandal, as well as many original works, from mischievous spray can characters to runaway inkwells.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Wednesday March 7, 2012

GROTESK X FOOL’S GOLD

2012-02-27T23:30:15+00:00

Hope to see you Friday…

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday February 27, 2012

FROM THE MIDDLE FINGER GIRL

2012-02-07T14:20:11+00:00

And her moodboard:

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday February 7, 2012

FUN or DUMB?

2012-02-02T15:58:27+00:00

Fun or Dumb? (1976) from Dave Chino on Vimeo.

Thx Justin and Chino

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Thursday February 2, 2012

MORNING COMMUTE FLICKS

2012-01-13T21:45:08+00:00

After spending few weeks of my “blog time” on Instagram, I decided to go back to my real camera for the morning commute with my kids and take some real photos.
Here is the few I selected for the 12Oz family. Hope you’ll enjoy them.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Friday January 13, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2012-01-03T21:43:06+00:00

Happy new year to my fellow bloggers, family, friends, fans, gangsters,bombers, hipsters,haters and New Yorkers.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday January 3, 2012

1UP OFFICIAL TRAILER

2011-12-12T16:17:05+00:00

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday December 12, 2011

KLUGHAUS GALLERY WEBSITE IS UP

2011-12-06T19:58:13+00:00

KLUGHAUS Gallery website is up.

You’ll find all the info for their Friday grand opening featuring a bunch of good guys as well as some great photos on their blogs like the ones bellow.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday December 6, 2011

REST IN PEACE DR. SOCRATES

2011-12-04T12:56:47+00:00

When I played soccer as a kid I was always in love with the Brazil team (and still to this day). Socrates was one of their best player and my favorite one. I didn’t miss one game of the world cup played by the Seleção during Espana “82. That summer he did the most incredible moves and scored perfect goals. I had a chance to see him play against Switzerland in the mid 80’s in Basel and I kept great memories of that game. Socrates became a doctor after is soccer career and a big political activist in Brasil. He was a really smart gentleman. He had one problem. He loved to drink and smoke so much even when he was a professional player. That lead him to major health problem and ultimately to his death. REST IN POWER doctor Socrates.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Sunday December 4, 2011

VICTORY JOURNAL III

2011-11-30T17:13:32+00:00

Our Victory journal issue 3 came out yesterday. We got amazing contributions from super talented photographers Christopher Anderson, Cheryl Dunn, Anthony Blasko and Chadwick Tyler. Our friend Mickey Duzyj also delivered an amazing illustrated story of the 86 Mets. Here is a sneak preview of the issue.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Wednesday November 30, 2011

OS GEMEOS JULY 2009 NYC

2011-11-23T16:42:13+00:00

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Wednesday November 23, 2011

Congrats to My NY SHAOLIN family

2011-11-22T14:46:20+00:00

Shout out to my NY Shaolin brothers and sisters who took many trophies this past week end at the KTC in Queens. The competition was fearless and over 800 martial artists competed. It was an amazing experience that reminded me the electricity in the air of classic b-boy battles.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday November 22, 2011

ONLY NY

2011-11-17T14:37:23+00:00

After being in the street wear game for over a decade, I totally lost passion for it and moved on to new creative outlets. It’s rare that nowadays I find a local brand that’s original or true to who they really are as persons. Last week I visited my friend Micah in Harlem who has been building at a steady pace his brand Only NY. His brand is one of the few remaining small NY brands with an individual personality. Micah loves to fish, loves NY, likes to take photos, draws really naive artwork with bold color combos, and guess what? His passions are reflected in every piece of his line. By the way, thanks a lot for the goods… I am actually wearing them. Check also his newsstand section. There is a lot of visual goodies.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Thursday November 17, 2011

TOM GOULD SHOOTS

2011-11-16T17:39:23+00:00

I have always been passionate about street photography and I have been doing my fair share of it. If I was doing it as a full time job, I would probably try to compete against Tom Gould. Tom and I share the same passion and kind of visual filtering of New York cityscapes and its chaos. But that’s were the comparison stops and that’s why he is a photographer and I am just an iconoclast. His photos are amazing and he is stepping up his game month after month. If that’s not enough, Tom also shoot some dope videos like the one bellow. Support him and hire him.
Website
Blog
Twitter

ACTION BRONSON - ‘BARRY HOROWITZ’ (DIRTY) from Tom Gould on Vimeo.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Wednesday November 16, 2011

NoMAS x ALEXIS ARGUELLO

2011-11-14T22:39:00+00:00

Alexis Arguello was born a shoemaker’s son in the poorest barrio of Managua, Nicaragua. When his family could no longer afford to send him to school, he turned to boxing and went on to become the greatest champion in his country’s history. Known as “El Flaco Explosivo” – literally “the explosive thin man” – Arguello meted out a brand of fistic destruction so elegant it blurred the lines between boxing and ballet. As a featherweight and lightweight, he was without equal in the 70s and early 80s, knocking out Ruben Oliveras, Bazooka Limon, Alfredo Escalera and Boom Boom Mancini. He became the sixth man in boxing history to win titles at three different weight classes, but is best remembered for his gallant pursuit of a fourth. He wore this shirt in training for his 1982 welterweight title fight with Aaron Pryor, a brutal and controversial battle Ring magazine would later anoint “The Fight of the Decade.” Available here

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday November 14, 2011

No Mas x “The Real Rocky” Chuck Wepner

2011-10-25T01:10:11+00:00

At No Mas , we tell stories trough garments. We had the opportunity to work with “The Real Rocky” aka Chuck Wepner and you got to love it.

Before his unlikely 1975 heavyweight title fight against Muhammad Ali, Chuck Wepner was the quintessential journeyman heavyweight, best known for a capacity to take spectacular punishment that had earned him the nickname “The Bayonne Bleeder.” Don King’s tagline for Ali-Wepner—“Give the White Guy a Break”—made clear it was it was supposed to be more show than fight. The finances made it clearer who was the star: Ali’s purse was $1.5 million, Wepner’s $100,000. That was still was enough to give Wepner his first ever chance to train full-time, and after eight weeks in the Catskills, the ex-marine was ready when the bell rung. He went to-to-toe with the champ all night, knocking Ali down once in the ninth and falling only 19 seconds short of going the distance.

If this story of a working-class palooka getting a once-in-a-lifetime shot against a flamboyant champ sounds awfully familiar, it’s because Wepner’s story made a deep impression on a struggling New York actor named Sylvester Stallone. “Rocky” went on to win an Academy Award and spawn five sequels. Wepner all but vanished into obscurity without so much as a royalty check to keep him company. But with an ESPN documentary set for release and a feature film in the works, “The Real Rocky” is finally getting his long-deserved close-up. In celebration, we present this replica of the t-shirt Wepner wore to train full-time for the first and last time. Get it here

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday October 24, 2011

NEVER GET BORED OF THE HAKA

2011-10-16T13:02:55+00:00

Rugby World Cup 2011 Semi final. Pre-game warrior chant Haka by the New Zealand All Black

A1 Bassline ‘Shockheaded’

2011-09-23T14:20:06+00:00

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Friday September 23, 2011

SWIM GOOD

2011-09-16T19:01:20+00:00

FRANK OCEAN [swim good] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Friday September 16, 2011

We are looking for a talented intern!

2011-09-14T15:55:35+00:00

My creative agency Doubleday and Cartwright is looking for a new talented intern for our Brooklyn Studio.
We view all internships at D&C as apprenticeships that could lead to a full-time position.
We’re searching for smart, articulate and curious designers who strongly knows about minimal modern design, garment design, fashion, sport and culture.

About our paid internships:
Full-time positions that take place year round.
Start and end dates are flexible with a minimum of a three-month commitment.
We require a minimum of 40-hour per week (Monday-Friday).

Responsibilities:
Participate in the concept stage through final production of projects.‬
Create wireframes and functional prototypes
Production work

Skill Requirements:

Strong eye for typography, color, and layout
Strong sketching skills
Working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, In design & Acrobat
Solid writing and visual communication skills
Ability to accurately set and meet deadlines
Mac platform friendly

A plus:
Good Illustration skills
Motion Design knowledge
Web and prepress knowledge

Will work closely with an Art Director and team with the end goal of leading their own projects through to completion.

Please send your resume to kimou@doubledayandcartwright.com if you feel you have what it take to bring something great to our company. If you never heard of the following names, don’t bother us:
Victory Journal, NoMas, Action Bronson, Doc Elis, Wilt Chamberlain, Clyde Frazier, Broadway Joe, Luis Sepulveda, Salem, Razauno, Richard Avedon, James Blagden.

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Wednesday September 14, 2011

RIP DJ. Mehdi

2011-09-13T19:05:31+00:00

It’s with extreme sadness that I discovered the accidental death of DJ Mehdi last night. He was hands down the best french Hip Hop producer for those who only knew him as a electronic artist.
I always love to listen to his dark tracks while working late at the studio. Here is few great track he produced. REST IN POWER. Your music will live forever in my boombox .

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Tuesday September 13, 2011

DON’T MESS WITH MY ELEPHANTS

2011-09-13T01:04:01+00:00

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday September 12, 2011

Hurricane evacuation map

2011-08-25T17:08:08+00:00

Looks like the studio will be under water sunday…

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Thursday August 25, 2011

HISTORY

2011-08-22T18:28:49+00:00

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©Grotesk & 12ozProphet - Monday August 22, 2011