Grotesk
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Brooklyn, New York
The most recent post by Grotesk was 1 week, 1 day ago…
Brooklyn, New York
Posted by Grotesk on June 15, 2009 at 03:55 PM
Heavy Metal was happening in the 80s in France like everywhere in the World. However It never reached out the point where hordes of wild teenagers hang out high and drunk in parking lots like in the US. It was pretty much a super small subculture. Here is what the album covers and demo tapes looked like in the land of Napoleon and Daft Punk. Still fresh of the Xerox and airbrush in the basement…Bootleg Anthrax welcome!
Posted by Grotesk on June 12, 2009 at 02:06 PM
Last Sunday I went to my boy Chris wedding’s brunch in Central Park. I went to the Union Square Station to catch the C to 72nd Street. When I arrived on the platform I see this hood kid (barely 20 years old) with his little girl sitting inside a huge Escalate toy. It was so out of context that I straight told the dude his car was dope and that I would love to take some flicks. The kid had that mean “don’t fuck with me face” but was cool about me taking some flicks. I asked him how he brought that big ass toy inside and he simply told me: “with the elevator”. The best part is when he actually pushed the car inside the C train and at the same time blocked a full door with it. He went up to 72nd Street not giving a damn about the pile of tourists trying to squeeze in at Time Square station. He was giving that “Mobb Deep Juvenile Hell” look to any body trying to tell him he was retarded to bring that ugly toy inside the train. Another great New York minute!
Posted by Grotesk on June 03, 2009 at 09:05 PM
I remember this scene like it was only a few days ago… Things didn’t changed too much over there for the freedom of speech… For instance you won’t find that bellow youtube movie if you google “Tienanmen” in China. All you’ll get is nice & clean pictures of the place. For many, the Tienanmen square will always be the symbol of the 1989 chinese democratic uprising that ended up in a blood bath.
Posted by Grotesk on June 02, 2009 at 04:59 PM
Thanks Adam G.
Posted by Grotesk on May 29, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Steve from 5BORO sent me those 2 flicks of my designs traveling in the street of Brazil. 5B taking over the world one country at the time!
Posted by Grotesk on May 28, 2009 at 08:32 AM
PLAYMOBIL came up with their greatest set since my childhood. This is a must have dropping in August for all the graphic designers (and there is a lot of them) using pyramids, etc… This is the ultimate references for you guys. My kids are already asking about it.
Posted by Grotesk on May 22, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Posted by Grotesk on May 21, 2009 at 06:37 AM
Posted by Grotesk on May 20, 2009 at 09:17 AM
Today is magazine day… I just got in the mail one of the 2 covers I did for the June issue of Juxtapoz magazine. They did a nice 12 pages feature about my work including a cool shot from my boy ZUEK
Posted by Grotesk on May 13, 2009 at 10:25 AM
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Grotesk is a Swiss graphic artist living in Brooklyn. In the last decade he has developed a passion for folk Art, street photography, hand painted signs, vintage sport graphics, old school hip hop and urban anthropology…
His Client list includes: Also Known As, Staple, Alife, 5 Boro, Hellz Bellz, Irak NY, Stussy, Sixpack, Goliath Harlem, 2k, Uniqlo, Fifty24SF, Carhartt Europe, Zoo York, and many more…
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