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A Record of Streetwear & Urban Art — 2006–2014

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Spraycan Stories

FM–2007–06643 November 18, 2007
CAT: ART

Dabs

If you’ve ever played a game of Bingo with your grandmother, you know that Bingo dabbers, those messy markers that bleed all over N16 when you’re…

Dabs
FM–2007–06418 November 4, 2007
CAT: ART

Dezio

Graffiti writer who has tagged too many surfaces to keep count, or a mindful professional who works hard to master their craft? French graffiti artist, Dezio,…

Dezio
FM–2007–06199 October 22, 2007
CAT: ART

Ezra One

There is no need to question if Ezra One is the one. Birthed out of the womb with an intrinsic passion for drawing and painting, every…

Ezra One
FM–2007–05996 October 7, 2007
CAT: ART

Peaceful Progress

Not everyone likes Bryce ‘Best’ Davies’s work. Many traditionalists in the graf scene he grew up in have snubbed their spraycans at him, but he doesn’t…

Peaceful Progress
FM–2007–05518 September 9, 2007
CAT: ART

Aorta

Emir Å ehanović loves visual art. Though he spends more time creating than observing, he is, undoubtedly, dedicated to appreciating art whether it is created by the…

Aorta
FM–2007–05242 August 26, 2007
CAT: ART

Misk One

Throughout his evolution as a graffiti writer, MISK1 relies on his work to do the talking. “The reason I really got into [graffiti] was kind of…

Misk One
FM–2007–04716 July 29, 2007
CAT: ART

Scribe

His passport stamped with travel destinations including Israel, London, San Francisco and Tulsa, Donald Ross – also known as SCRIBE – has transformed himself from inexperienced…

Scribe
FM–2007–04495 July 15, 2007
CAT: ART

Atome

If anyone thought for one second that the graffiti scene in New York was fading out, think again. ATOME – a native of Australia who resides…

Atome
FM–2007–04279 July 1, 2007
CAT: ART

MAD C

Imagine New York without the Yankees. Or Batman without Robin. Or the Internet without Format, even. Exactly, you can’t. And for 26-year-old graffiti writer Claudia Walde…

MAD C
FM–2007–04009 June 17, 2007
CAT: ART

Codak

With Codak nothing is clear about the writing on the wall. “It’s stretched and constricted, subtle and bold, structured and loose, organic and graphic, and open…

Codak