Dippin' Into The Pool

Here's some random photos taken this week from our FLICKR pool.
Photo by EMENFUCKOS
Photo by Brian Hagy
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Photo by Fotoflow
Photo by
SHIEK FOKUSED
Photo by GOTHEMCITYTITIES
Thanks to everyone who's been contributing!
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Bear Witness

Holy Calamity scream insanity...
www.versionfest.org

Plagued with the strongest buff system in the world and a Mayor determined to reign for life, Chicago’s street history has been blasted, erased, dissolved, and painted brown in hopes that all will forget. The Upset--it’s that unexpected win, here and now is where and when. Our triumph is over these vast oppressors whom previously buffed their way into our existence. These perpetrators attempted to destroy a culture by eradicating its history. Our intentions and motivations are not self-centered, but altruistic. Our documentation is to be shared to the effect that the streets, and those that have claimed them, will never be forgotten.
View Photos of The Upset wall installation in progress here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoflow/2420976150/

Chicago Weekly Graffiti Article

While making rounds last week I bumped into TSEL ASC WRS, at The Aerosol walls. Someone writing an article on Chicago graffiti stopped by to get our two cents. Wednesday the article was published and distributed thru a Hyde Park neighborhood newspaper Chicago Weekly and made live on their website www.chicagoweekly.net. They misquoted so much and banged out a dysfunctional article with no opinion nor direction.

Several mistakes that should be addressed:
• “Veterans of the Chicago Graffiti scene” Tsel for sure has put in the work and was/is an innovator he very much a veteran and still a soldier. I on the other hand don’t fall into that category/ranking, I’m much more on the sidelines.

• Started in '94, well that's kinda taken out of context. I grew up in a NW suburb of Chicago and started painting suburbs in 1994. Not trying to front. Oh the pictures from then are so funny. RIP my guy Tunes, hello to my guy H-cap and Inek. Hahaha.

• Much respect to all-city legend “Hate,” but what Tsel had said was it was “Nick Salsa” that came to Chicago from New York.

• What I had said about the majority of other cities was, that the mentality is to do work and have it stay up. Chicago writers are faced with the world’s strongest buff and the longevity be it 2 hours… 5 days… or 2 months is much less a drive than the fact that it was done.

Much respect to all my friends.

U-S-H-E-R P-R-E-S-T-O-N now baby tell me whatcha gonna do to me.

He was born in the 80’s…he is 14K gold…and I better spell his name in all caps, PRESTON. That last post got me thinking dude needs a proper bloggy introduction, so here are some quotes from articles and pictures I’ve stolen off the internet.

Observation With Intent

Tonight in Chicago, at 2nd floor gallery is Observation with Intent., some the absolute illest graffiti writers from Chicago's past and present come together. Photos from Risk's collaboration with Jack will be displayed tonight at the show. 2nd Floor's mission is to provide a gallery for artists in the community without prejudice. This is to be the first of many shows that will feature local artists.

Featured works by Chucho, Chris Silva, Demon, Denz, Dgonc, Flash, Gtek, Jack, K2, Nerd, Nyke, Omens, Poem, Raven, Revise, Risk, Rome, Skol, Solo, Static, Steph, and Zore.

2nd Floor Gallery
903 W.19th Street, Chicago
6pm- midnight