Rosa Acosta and Tammy Torres 2010 Calendar Photo Shoot
Jul 30, 2010
Jul 29, 2010
2ESAE & SKI INTERVIEW
2Ease & Ski
Street artists are out to destroy our cities. It is a sad truth, that this is how most of the world, and certainly all authority figures, look at street artists. Ofcourse, street artists are much more than that. They are sharing a part of themselves with their community. Street art is sometimes aesthetic, personal, anti establishment, and emotional. One collective’s work is all of those things, at once. The Destroy and Rebuild Collective, has a deconstructivist attitude towards their street art. They take elements of New York’s urban fabric and make it the crux of their pieces. Parts of what most people recognize only as city infrastructure, is turned into beautiful art.
Interview by CURBS
Street artists are out to destroy our cities. It is a sad truth, that this is how most of the world, and certainly all authority figures, look at street artists. Ofcourse, street artists are much more than that. They are sharing a part of themselves with their community. Street art is sometimes aesthetic, personal, anti establishment, and emotional. One collective’s work is all of those things, at once. The Destroy and Rebuild Collective, has a deconstructivist attitude towards their street art. They take elements of New York’s urban fabric and make it the crux of their pieces. Parts of what most people recognize only as city infrastructure, is turned into beautiful art.
The collective is made up of three excellent street artists from Brooklyn: Avone, 2Esae, and Ski. Their work is a fusion of various styles and media including photography, graffiti, paints, collage, and silk screen.
All of the artists in the collective were once graffiti artists. The natural evolution for them was to go into a street art setting where they could begin to rebuild the city they once were out to destroy. The fact that the group formed on that premise shows an interesting transformation from a naive creative outlet to a sophisticated cultural experience that demonstrates an mount of intensity, intellect, emotion and craft that is a rare combination found in any artist.
Interview by CURBS
Jul 28, 2010
DC UNIVERSE EXCLUSIVE
DC & Sony come together to bring you "who do you trust?" online gaming for play station 3
Jul 25, 2010
LANDMARK INTERVIW WITH NEST
Nest One Interview
What crews do you represent?
X-Men, KD, TGC, TFK, RNS, TOT, and Drug Crew among others
Tell us about your initial stages and first graffiti experiences?
Began my graffiti career on the streets of Brooklyn, New York in 1977
My first graffiti experience was bombing the insides of subway trains at the J yard in East New York with CS1 and members of the TFK Crew in 1979
as a young artist, Who influenced you most?
The original StayHigh149, Dondi, Paze, Size, Iz The Wiz, and Lee among other artists
years later, what keeps you in the game?
The love of painting and freedom of expression which graffiti allows me to do in large scale as well as the opportunity to travel and meet others with my passion for art across the globe
Howare you most influenced by your crew?
We are not only a crew, we are a family who believe in unity and support for each other
Give us a quick rundown about the X-Men crew and who recruited you?
X-Men was established in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York by Tatu, at which time I was also recruited into the X-Men Crew
In your opinion, what are the positive and negative changes of graffiti?
Graffiti has become more accepting in today’s society and mainstream areas
Though many artists continue to work hard in establishing its artwork as a legitimate art form, graffiti remains tarnished among the art world due to various gang related groups and graffiti writers who continue to vandalize private properties and destroy legitimate artwork of graffiti artists
how much has your style and techniques changed from your initial stages?
Since my initial start with graffiti art, the development of my letters and styles has improved immensely with practice and collaborations with other artists throughout the years
What’s next for Nest…any gallery shows?
Next show will take place on November 13-14, 2010 at the Graff Connection Shop in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Now that I am back on the East Coast, I hope to become featured in various shows and possibly open my own shop
Become more involved within the X-Mental University Organization located in Brooklyn, New York
What advice do you have for the new graffiti generation?
Respect private properties and artwork of all artists’
Use graffiti and other art related expression in a positive way
Avoid gang related affiliations that tarnish the graffiti art of expression
Promote graffiti art throughout mainstream and global cities
shout outs?
Tatu, Luze, Tuna, StayHigh149, Zacto, Burner, Mos1, Kass, Python, KC, Bond, Zear, Teal,
Heckle, Dose (NYC), Reps, Denz, Sue Works, Gil One, Smend, Serone, Biz, Mr. Unek, Laser,
Silky, Merk, Nic1, Meres, Van2, all X-Men and KD family….and of course, Landmark Shop
NEST & SUEWORKS in L.A.
Interviw by Novel One
landmarkinc.net
What crews do you represent?
X-Men, KD, TGC, TFK, RNS, TOT, and Drug Crew among others
Tell us about your initial stages and first graffiti experiences?
Began my graffiti career on the streets of Brooklyn, New York in 1977
My first graffiti experience was bombing the insides of subway trains at the J yard in East New York with CS1 and members of the TFK Crew in 1979
as a young artist, Who influenced you most?
The original StayHigh149, Dondi, Paze, Size, Iz The Wiz, and Lee among other artists
years later, what keeps you in the game?
The love of painting and freedom of expression which graffiti allows me to do in large scale as well as the opportunity to travel and meet others with my passion for art across the globe
Howare you most influenced by your crew?
We are not only a crew, we are a family who believe in unity and support for each other
Give us a quick rundown about the X-Men crew and who recruited you?
X-Men was established in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York by Tatu, at which time I was also recruited into the X-Men Crew
In your opinion, what are the positive and negative changes of graffiti?
Graffiti has become more accepting in today’s society and mainstream areas
Though many artists continue to work hard in establishing its artwork as a legitimate art form, graffiti remains tarnished among the art world due to various gang related groups and graffiti writers who continue to vandalize private properties and destroy legitimate artwork of graffiti artists
how much has your style and techniques changed from your initial stages?
Since my initial start with graffiti art, the development of my letters and styles has improved immensely with practice and collaborations with other artists throughout the years
What’s next for Nest…any gallery shows?
Next show will take place on November 13-14, 2010 at the Graff Connection Shop in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Now that I am back on the East Coast, I hope to become featured in various shows and possibly open my own shop
Become more involved within the X-Mental University Organization located in Brooklyn, New York
What advice do you have for the new graffiti generation?
Respect private properties and artwork of all artists’
Use graffiti and other art related expression in a positive way
Avoid gang related affiliations that tarnish the graffiti art of expression
Promote graffiti art throughout mainstream and global cities
shout outs?
Tatu, Luze, Tuna, StayHigh149, Zacto, Burner, Mos1, Kass, Python, KC, Bond, Zear, Teal,
Heckle, Dose (NYC), Reps, Denz, Sue Works, Gil One, Smend, Serone, Biz, Mr. Unek, Laser,
Silky, Merk, Nic1, Meres, Van2, all X-Men and KD family….and of course, Landmark Shop
NEST & SUEWORKS in L.A.
Interviw by Novel One
landmarkinc.net
Jul 24, 2010
"IMMORTALIZED" FEAT. SUEWORKS
Thanks to Serringe from Element Tree for letting me be a part of the Immortalized video series.
serringe.blogspot.com
Jul 23, 2010
WESTCHESTER HOMES MAGAZINE
Jul 22, 2010
PROFILE ON CHICO MANN
Peep the interview with Chico Mann on tone's site: photobytone.com
Thanks to Tone for hooking up the photos with special guests... aight! :-)
Thanks to Tone for hooking up the photos with special guests... aight! :-)
Jul 21, 2010
GS FLASHBACK EXCLUSIVE
EXCUSIVE! Graffiti Sunday Flashback Episode 30. Me and Lust get busy really quick before the security guard checks the premises. You can only see the GS flashback videos on ubmassive.
Jul 20, 2010
Jul 13, 2010
Jul 12, 2010
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