Caleb went to Reno, that's chill. But check out the part where he goes to Dee's, now that's the Shiznit! Oh you don't know?!?! Well My boy, Dee's is the WORLDS preeminent graffiti shop and playground. Just picture it out in the high desert, in a sea of trailer homes and meth fueled lawn art. There lies an oasis of good peeps, acres of walls,hot rods and all the 19 year old strippers you could ever catch chlamydia from. That my friend is my Shangri-La and if it were only on the coast I would move in a trailer there. Get me a lil' stripper piece to push out about 7 kids while I spend my waning days drinking Crown royal with Joe Junior and staying up all night with Merv. I might be able to fit some graffiti in there somewhere....
Everyone Knows that AZMA is a master of illustration. His wit and whimsy has graced the Art Primo Forums for some time and people are just clamoring for his comics. Well its a lucky day for you my lil' tag bangin POS'S and E-THUGS. He is going to be regularly supplying comics for the blog. I mean look at this shizz?!right? These kill those Jersey Joe comics that were in DITL. Dont get me wrong, dude has rep but this comic is 100% win. expect more soon!
Tacoma Mural Controversy
The Rialto Theater in Tacoma Washington is potentially getting a beautiful mural. The city is paying for the mural but some officials are against it. Fred King, The Landmark Preservation Commissioner, who voted again the proposed mural, says, "I'm troubled with the concept of graffiti as an art form," King said. “By superimposing graffiti art over another drawing, I'm concerned this would prompt other artists to paint over other buildings nearby in competition."
Eddie Sumlin of Fab-5, the organization that is involved with the creation of the mural responded by saying, "There's not going to be any competition," he said. "Us doing a commissioned mural has nothing to do with tagging; aerosol is just a medium."
Another clear misconception about murals, graffiti and art. Just because it's being done with spray paint, or the artists have a graffiti background, that shouldn't discredit it from being art.
The mural proposal is being voted on again in September.
Grey Dot Spray Paint Cap
Scoop up a Grey Dot today for super clean line and character work. Similar in size to a Micro Cap but with a softer finish, Grey Dots perform best with Montana, Molotow, Beat, ACME and Flame cans.
*PLEASE NOTE: The grey dots have recently switched tone from a light grey ... More Grey Dots
Don't Ban the Can
Jeremt Stuff is organizing a MONTH LONG graffiti festival in Melbourne. The festival was created in response to Melbourne's new anti-graffiti laws. City officials are nonsupporting of the event because they fear it will lead to graffiti on Melbourne's new train system. The month long graffiti festival will begin in January.
Don't Ban the Can is also responsible for setting up legal walls around Melbourne.
Click Here to read an article about the festival. Click Here for Dont Ban the Can's site.
