REST IN PEACE...IZ THE WIZ!!!

TODAY THE GRAFFITI COMMUNITY HAS LOST ONE OF LEGENDARY ICONS, IZ THE WIZ. FROM FAR ROCKAWAY QUEENS, KING OF THE CC TRAINS BACK IN THE LATE 70'S AND OF THE A'S TO BASICALLY GOING ALL OUT- ALL CITY. IZ WAS THE MAN WITH JUST HIS TWO LETTER THROW UP HE REMAINED TRUE TO HIS STYLE AND A STAPLE TO GRAFFITI HISTORY. THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I MET IZ THE WIZ WAS WHEN HE HAD A SOLO SHOW AT THE OLD SOMA GALLERY IN THE EAST VILLAGE. HE WAS SITTING ALONE IN A DESK AND ASKED ME IF I WAS A WRITER -I EMBARRASSINGLY SAID YES. IZ HAD THE REPUTATION OF ALWAYS BEING A GOOD GUY - NOONE CAN SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT HIM. WHEN I TRAVELED TO TO CASTELLON DE LA PALMA, SPAIN ...THERE WAS A GRAFF JAM GOING ON AND ONE KID CAME UP TO ME AND JUST PROFESSED HIS LOVE FOR IZ. IZ YOUR IMPACT STILL AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON.

GRAFFITI OF NORTHERN MANHATTAN

Graffiti of Northern Manhattan: From Street Art to Public Art.

Graffiti Del Alto Manhattan: Del arte callejera al arte publica.

A discussion on the roots of the graffiti movement and its history in Washington Heights and Inwood, with pioneers and the new generation.

Guest Panelists
SNAKE 1: Pioneering writer and founder of Writer’s Corner 188, the first organized crew.

INDIE184: One of today’s most active female graffiti writers hailing from Washington Heights.

DISTER: Dancer and artist behind the I ♥ MY HOOD murals.

Moderated by
Carolina Gonzalez: journalist and academic on Latino and Caribbean arts and culture.
Una conversación con destacados artistas de graffiti de Washington Heights e Inwood.

WHEN: Monday, June 15, 6:30pm

WHERE: WorkSpace Offices•Studios - 5030 Broadway @ 213th St.

Info: info@nomaanyc.org - 212.568.4396

PARIS AUCTION

HERE'S THE LATEST WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH: GRAFFITI AUCTION PRESENTED BY MILLION CORNETTE DE SAN CYR. FEATURING TONS OF LEGENDS SUCH AS KEITH HARING, SEEN, FUTURA, BANDO, FAFI, TAKI 183, TRACY 168, FREEDOM, FUZZ ONE, ETC ETC. CHECK OUT THE GALLERY HERE.

JUXTAPOZ ARTICLE

SO HERE'S THE ARTICLE FROM THE FAMED JUXTAPOZ MAG
ITS STILL OUT ON NEWS STANDS...SO GO GRAB ONE!

TNB STYLE PIECE

IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF GRAFFITI, AS MANY WRITERS GET OUTLINES FROM OLD SCHOOL WRITERS, I RECEIVED AN OUTLINE FROM THE LEGENDARY TERRIBLE T-TKID 170. T-KID, ONE OF THE BEST STYLE MASTERS IN BURNERS, I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO SEE IF I CAN EXECUTE HIS STYLE. SO HERE WE GO...

IT'S ALL ABOUT STRAIGHT LINES...

SKINNY LETTERS WITH THICK 3-D, ADD SOME CHIPS FOR DESIGNS, AND MAJOR CLEANING UP...

T-KID's SKETCH FOR THE WALL

T-KID AND DEEM BUSTIN' IT OUT! THIS IS JUST PART OF THE WALL THAT THE TALENTED SHADOW PUT TOGETHER, ALONG WITH COPE2, EWOK, JEE AND JICK.

WHO STARTED HIP HOP?????? THE ICONIC KOOL HERC PASSED BY AND CAUGHT WRECK...

EVERYBODY HAS A VANDAL IN THEM!

THIS SHOULD BE PUT IN A MUSEUM!!!!

MUCH LOVE TO KOOL HERC!!!!

SO HERE'S MY FINISHED PIECE!!!! I ROCKED IT OUT!!! BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE NASTY TERRIBLE T-KID 170!!!! SHADOW, VINCE, FATCAP.COM, THE BAKERY SHOP IN THE BX AND MTN FOR SPONSORING PAINT. STAY TUNED FOR FINISHED WALL FLICKS.