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A Record of Streetwear & Urban Art — 2006–2014

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Spraycan Stories

FM–2008–10497 May 4, 2008
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East

Guest writer Scribe revisits the past with graffiti veteran East in this edition of Spraycan Stories. “KC had brought in “experts” to help train them on…

East
FM–2008–10184 April 21, 2008
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Estria

You hear about graffiti legends, artists who have been there since the beginning, stuck with it through the changes, and have influenced every generation of writers…

Estria
FM–2008–09899 April 6, 2008
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Bandit

Graffiti writer Bandit lives by one doctrine: “Be yourself and search for your own style.” For this German-bred writer, these words have become a way of…

Bandit
FM–2008–09494 March 24, 2008
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Jazi

Even though he claims he’s never come close to comparing himself to a super hero, after conversing with Jazi who was born and raised in Geneva,…

Jazi
FM–2008–09130 March 10, 2008
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Peeta

When you think of Italy’s hottest exports, you might think of Versace, Lamborghini or pizza. Maybe it’s time we add a young creative mind by the…

Peeta
FM–2008–08626 February 24, 2008
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Jaba

Unlike the slug-like alien creature in the fictional Star Wars saga, there is no relation between George Lucas’s creation and the works of the man before…

Jaba
FM–2008–08236 February 10, 2008
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Kasino

Jason Dax Woodward’s name sounds like a familiar American name and his tag Kasino a regular place in Las Vegas. Kasino, however, has traveled all around…

Kasino
FM–2008–07679 January 21, 2008
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Revok

In 1987, ten year-old Revok boosted a can of red spray paint from his neighbor’s garage, traced the “Thrasher” logo, and created for himself a new…

Revok
FM–2007–07091 December 16, 2007
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Brave One

For graffiti writer BRAVEONE, it was the visual language of art that spoke to him at age 11. Now, 20 years later, he uses his art…

Brave One
FM–2007–06851 December 2, 2007
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Suiko

In a world enamored with all things technology, aimed to gear the universe into a digitized state, live many artists and innovators. This world, better known…

Suiko