Art, The Art Of For the artist who has always aspired to paint on trains, but who has never made it to the train-yard, we present All City Trains. Perhaps it’s those menacing steel monsters; perhaps it’s the barbed wire fence, or the threat…
Art, Spraycan Stories Starting out in Scarborough, Ontario, Jose A. Parada, better known in the graf community as Duro3, became familiar with the span of Canada’s train yards over ten years ago, painting his first train in 1995. Since then, he’s gone on…
Art, Spraycan Stories For this issue of Spraycan Stories, Servo tells Format what it is like to be a graffiti artist coming from the West Coast of Canada now residing in Japan
Art, Deep Cover There was a time when pop wasn’t hip-hop and hip-hop most definitely was not pop. If you can remember that far back, then you’re likely familiar with the Native Tongues. Though there were plenty of Afrocentric bandwagon-jumpers, the Native Tongues,…
Art, The Art Of Los Angeles artist Buff Monster is known primarily throughout the world for his street art. These are the cans that started it all. Inspried by ice cream, heavy metal, porn, and graffiti, the ‘Color Series’ set features brightly colored paintings…
Art, Deep Cover Shortly after the death of the Notorious B.I.G., the crown for King of New York was up for grabs. Both Nas and Jay-Z felt it was rightfully theirs, which led to one of the most respected and infamous beefs in…
Art, Spraycan Stories 28 year old Brooklyn resident Kezam walks both sides of the track — literally. With graffiti oozing out of his veins, his artwork is aggressive yet light and inviting, a consistent theme throughout his pieces. On the other side you…
Art, The Art Of You’ve heard it from your parents, your guidance counselors and now from Format: Wrap it before you tap it, folks. The concept of wrapping an iPod in a protective layer isn’t exactly a new one, but the ability to wrap…
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It’s incorrect protocol to start an interview with two quotes, but when a group of people embodies their business as much as Warren, DC Chapmen and Umberger of Casual Decks, exceptions can be made. Founder, President and Co-owner, Warren, graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor’s in finance, is currently a Senior Analyst as an investment banker in Baltimore, and has been skating for about 12 years. DC Chapman the CEO brings the flare and dramatics to the team. Ummberger who was part of the US Military is the team manager of Casual and when he is not keeping everyone on task, he is running a skatepark in Maryland.
There is more to these three than the Skate Company, to them, skating is what saved their lives.
Art, Deep Cover Consisting of nine NY natives, the Wu-Tang Clan is arguably one of the most influential rap groups and possibly one of the best in hip-hop history. Wu-Tang constituents are well renowned for their use of imagery and graphic metaphors throughout…
