Posts by Rise4Art...

  • Freight Friday: Bonus and Stone

    These stamps can’t hold back the style Bonus and Stone made pop off this boxcar.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 17, 2013

  • Freight Friday: TOE 3059

    TOE 3059 has been dusting and rusting nicely. Not to mention it is carrying classic old and new school freight history on both sides. Starting with a Hollywood moniker dated 6-8-83, ending with a fresh Cali-style burner from 7Seas.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 10, 2013

  • Video: Burn - Episode 8

    The latest webisode from The Braindead showcases frigid benching from the lines in Minneapolis, Minnesota as well as painting by Mavel, Ster, and Oter. Video after the break…

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday May 08, 2013

  • Freight Friday: Ja and Wisk East Meets West

    All city bombing kings Ja from from New York and Wisk from Los Angeles caught wreck in 1989 on these Garvey Hoppers, scattered on a mixed line outside of Chicago. The writers caught tags, one letters, two letters, five letters with fat caps and stock caps, this is a unique travelling time capsule of graffiti history.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 03, 2013

  • Freight Friday: Large “Not Trying To Reinvent The Wheel”

    Large admits he isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, but he has certainly brought a lot of new letter structures, connections, color combos, do-dads, lean, and flow to bar style graffiti. Here’s a fresh one from one of the country’s most classic and notorious freight writers.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday April 26, 2013

  • Freight Friday: 3 Hand Styles from Curve

    To celebrate the recent release of the Handselcta book, Flip The Script, it seems appropriate to share these three hand styles from Curve done on a waffle car. Hailing from Philadelphia, Curve know how to get loose with the hands.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday April 19, 2013

  • Freight Friday: Wyseye and Nace

    It’s not everyday you get to see two legends on freights laid up nearly next to each other. Eye mashes his and crew mate Wyse’s name together, while Nace lets loose his 1998 flavor.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday April 12, 2013

  • Freight Friday: Meca on a Color Wash

    Meca rocked this nut and blots piece over a mysterious color wash. There was no outline for a whole car, but it is possible it started raining after completing the fill in.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday March 29, 2013

  • Video: GFM Crew vs. Montana Colors Violeta Geisha

    For the 4th round of Montana’s VERSUS Project, GFM crew from Barcelona empties a grip of Violeta Geisha on an unfinished high rise building. Known as one of the most active crews in Barcelona, Este, Iesk, Guan, Foner, Nimek, and Sawe each rock their styles, filling with the new color.

    ©12ozProphet - Saturday March 23, 2013

  • Freight Friday: Retna Rocks Huge Block Letters

    Retna lets loose a huge set of block letters on this auto-rack. The wicked serifs on these letters give the piece that distinct Los Angeles style.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday March 22, 2013

  • The Sk8Room Launches

    Last Monday an online skateboard art gallery, TheSk8Room, launched with the release of 3 limited edition ROA decks. Their collection is expansive and diverse, offering over a 1000 decks from over 100 artists ranging from hand painted Ed Templeton decks to editions of hand numbered Atlas CBS decks. They also donate 20% of each sale to Skateistan!...

    ©12ozProphet - Monday March 18, 2013

  • Freight Friday: Trede

    Trede is known for numbers and unique style, peep him getting loose at this brick loading dock.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday March 15, 2013