12ozProphet

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IZ was in my mind the most prolific train writer ever, and for my generation from 1981 and on he was our IN TOP.  I had the chance to interview him several years back when he was still in Rockaway and he was very candid and generous.  I will never forget him telling me that he painted trains every single day in 1982.  Coming from anybody else I would not believe it but IZ I believed.

A sad day in the graffiti world, we lost a true pioneer.

Rest in Peace Mike Martin aka IZ, IKE 327, CI…TMB Forever

This is a poster for the Regional Addiction Prevention program ( RAP) - Hmm, clever acronym), in Washington D.C., and was circulated in 1985 in an effort to combat the rampant PCP abuse during the 80’s.  I would love to hear what they told the illustrator…ah, make smoking dust look like your blowing your brains out…Good job bro.
The mushroom cloud with the skull is illmatic…The gun with the fatty is pretty ill too.

Wayman Tisdale RIP

Went up to the Park Avenue Armory last night with my wife to check out Ernesto Neto’s installation, anthropodino. .  It was also one of those nights when all you have is beer for dinner and a few handfuls of chips and a caipirinha for dessert….so I apologize about the blurry photos.
It’s something you have to see in person, it’s mind blowing.

Neto is a sculptor from Rio who totally transforms the space, which was interesting to view against the old dilapidated building, (yes there is a firing range in the basement.) Also peep the trophy rooms designed by Tiffany. The pendulant sacks as stated in the press release are filled with spices like clove, ginger, cumin and lavender just to name a few.  You can see how they are staining some of the cloth.  It is a great place to bring the kids, you are encouraged to touch, smell, sit and walk through it.  It’s worth the trip and all proceeds go back into renovating the Armory.

five stars. 

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Just a quick add on to Bill’s post…Can’t wait to see photos of the show…Much thanks to Todd and Mikkel…Bravo gentlemen.

These are a couple of my collages in the show…

I went on a photo mission out in BK this past weekend and came across some truly old graffiti.  Way before the Lox and DMX repped Ruff Riders, Mikey and Pee Wee were running through the back alleys of Brighton Beach with the original Rough Riders crew, (Tags Dated 1954)...

This is fresh…Not necessarily graffiti but still hand done.  I believe this is also from the same era as the Rough Riders, possibly even earlier…still digging. More on this mission in the future…Thanks S.K.

I love the fine print.

Have been making new work in the studio…cutting up hundreds and hundreds, ok thousands of pieces of paper.  The piece on the bottom is a collage I made last year and just got around to scanning yesterday…