Mare139 Go Big! or stay home!

If you happen to be on Allen and Delancy Street look up and you will see my artwork for the Red Bull BC-1 Battle. I had no idea where it was going to be painted until Haze sent me a wk in progress shot. I went down to take flicks and it looks amazing, what was more amazing was when I turned around and I saw these two dudes all painted up and I recognized one of them and lo and behold it was Baby168 TVS and Charlie his partner who were painting my piece! Man I was floored, these cats were so spot on with this and they put in a lot of love on this piece.

Baby168 knew it was my work too so he was stoked about working it. It was an honor for me to have these guys translate my work, they really went all out, and unlike MTA they put my tag in as it was in the original artwork (more on me versus MTA to come), I was glad that someone like Francisco (BY168), who in his own right made a name for himself on the trains took his talent to loftier heights. This supports my argument about the current discrimination and prejudice regarding practitioners of the art and the institutions and media business that overlook the gift that graffiti is to many kids interested in artistic expression. You never know how far it can take you nor what or who it may inspire. More to come as all this is hitting NYC real hard right now in every station and boro. This is the new Style War!