Graffiti Films
great catalogue of graf films. thanks.
how can i find a copy of that “stations of the elevated”? is it online somewhere?
yeah, it’s on youtube… but they took the soundtrack off (for reasons I don’t understand)… the soundtrack’s Charles Mingus, all wailing bass and haunting. I want to get it here to watch at The Auteurs.
Charles Mingus makes that film. Taking him out is kind of a travesty.
it must be some kind of copyright issue— but I don’t get it because the soundtrack must have been cleared in the first place. I know the Mingus estate are shit hot on infringement though—- so maybe it’s that.
I want to start stenciling…..hm….
Downtown 81
Mingus Plays Piano is one of the my favorite albums of all time.
Hey Tom… you know the work of Blek Le Rat?
or this UK vandal? (now retired)
and Matthew… yeah I kind of deliberately left any Basquiat out, mainly to see if anyone cared enough to bring it up. Downtown 81 is dope. Weird. Ubercool. Longtime in the can, that one.
in my opinion style war rules!!!
another great report which concern european graffiti is: dirty hands 3, a lot of actions….
Although not exactly a graffiti film, New York Beat Movie aka Downtown 81 (1981) is still great to watch, (not) only for Jean-Michel Basquiat alone.
Grey that’s ^ one of my favorite films.
Duc… yeh but Dirty Handz 1 has that amazing footage of the kids in school uniforms wearing masks smashing the hell out of a virgin German train, tearing off the doors, breaking all the windows, knifing up the seats, bombing/etching it everywhere—acid scribes, tags in blood aerosol red… crew of 6/8—I forget the name, but I’ll look it up, because it’s pure vandalism, like some kind of Clockwork Orange nightmare.— one continuous shot, five minutes work between stations…
right! if you love vandals actions like that you should see the “relity show” not bad at all!!not art just vandalism, why not!!
basquiat a real tagger and real artist too.
I LOVE THAT VIDEO DUC / REALITY SHOW,
IT KICKS ASS, THESE BOYS ARE NOT JOKING !
and yes, BIG RESPECT to Jean Michel Basquiat.
yes nini they are not joking but they are going in jail too! the price of passion
I LOVE THAT VIDEO DUC / REALITY SHOW,
IT KICKS ASS, THESE BOYS ARE NOT JOKING !
and yes, BIG RESPECT to Jean Michel Basquiat.
another master piece:
AGNES VARDA 1981 MURS MURS:
and to be seen:
REVERSE GRAFFITI PROJECTS:
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Reverse graffiti artist Moose makes a big statement about clean in San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel.
Shot by documentarian Doug Pray.
For most information visit www.reversegraffitiproject.com
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OSSARIO / Alexandre Orion
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AT LEAST BUT NOT LAST:
PIXAÇÃO – PIXO; documentário/ preview
PRIMEIRAS IMAGENS DO NOVO DOCUMENTÁRIO PRODUZIDO PELO SINDICATO PARALELO,
QUE ESTÁ EM FASE DE FINALIZAÇÃO.
O NOME PROVISÓRIO DO FILME É PIXO E DEVE SER LANÇADO EM 2009
the price of passion as the price of freedom
is one thing that the richest people on earth will never be able to get whatever how much money they have. because it’s the ultimate price.
they can’t afford it as they have no passion:
it’s been eaten by their seeking of money and power.
they can’t afford it as they have no freedom:
they are prisoners of their fortune, of the market, they live in their golden cage !
good to see hip-hop is alive and well on this site.
Beat Street – good
Turk 182 – bad
“beat street” has great value in a historical sense as an early hip-hop film. but it hasnt aged well. i think “krush groove” is a better film on many levels.
I love graffiti and hip hop.. Style Wars and Wild Style are great.. May need to check out some of those others. And thanks for posting that Varda clip.. never saw that before.
^ ^B_, wise words. Beat Street didnt age well because it’s too studio-conscious— and annoys me to this day because of the set design fake-ups.
^ ^ ^Snook_— re: Turk 182…hahaha ah man, yes—
it furthers the TAKI mythos though, so all good.
that reverse graffiti was pretty damn fantastic. Makes a paint can seem like a poison.
All Hail the Legendary Taki 183
http://www.ni9e.com/blog_images/taki_183.pdf
dear Amanda, I’m glad that you could discover “murs murs” from Agnes Varda, she’s a major director in france, even so she’s not famous worlwide, unfortunatly… keep enjoying street art and hip hop ! Word up !
Oh, and thank you for following me, do you mind me following you ?! ah ah !
Valerie: Yeah, I love Varda.. She’s great! And of course I don’t mind you following me too.. :)
so, as it seems that we have many experts and aficionados here on graffiti, I have to make now a special dedicace to my friend A-one who left us in 2001.
A-one was the most humble and most amusing, as smart, street artist I spent time with in the streets and clubs and bars of Paris, Sharp and JonOne and Meo were also there.
I remember A-one, before he met his girlfriend, sleeping from times to times at home when he had nowhere to go, and that was fun, getting drunk and high, and spending the night talking about his life in NYC and all the people he used to hang around with. He told me he met Madonna, Basquiat, Keith Haring, but he was so often so high that I never knew if that was true or another of his jokes ! Still, I didn’t care if he really had knew them because anyway it was enjoyable to believe in it, he was a great story teller, and again, it was real fun. RIP my friend.
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Legendary New York Graffiti artist Anthony Clark, a.k.a. A-one, died in Paris on Sunday from complications
of a brain hemorrhage.
He was only 37 years old. He is survived by his long time girlfriend in Paris and his mother in NY.
Everyone who knew Aone or his work knew he was full of energy, life and jokes which reflected through his huge smile and his beautiful paintings.
He was a great painter that came from the streets of NY to being collected in some of the most prestigious museums, galleries and private collections around the globe.
Our hearts go out to his family and those close to him.
R.I.P.
Anthony Clark a.k.a. Aone
1964-2001
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A quote by Aone painted on Fashion Moda (circa 1982):
“The Deadly Aone standing on the top of A mountain of dreams, telling myself the broil isn’t as hard as it seems! Colors: bake, burn, sizzle, roast, grill and broil”
….We’ll miss you brother, you’re in our hearts. – Dzine
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Today I was very sad to hear about the death of another member of the FUN Gallery Crew.
My beloved friends Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat and Dondi White have been joined up in heaven
with the incredible artist A-One.
A true original in graffiti art, A-One’s canvases were always something I was proud to exhibit.
His special dreamlike world was perfectly expressed by a lovely spray can technique that was all his own. Add to the fact that like his compadres above he was always quick to keep my thinking and actions correct, and his neverending query, “Where are my duckets?”
I can’t believe I will never see A-One walk through my door again. At the time of his death he was living in Paris as a successful artist.
I can only close with a story from back in the day that I heard from another member of the original crew,
Kiely Jenkins (Obdewl X):
I was looking out the window of my studio (5th floor Lower East Side)
when I saw A-One carrying a tremendous boom-box bigger than he was down the street.
Deciding to go into a store he set the box down in the middle of the intersection still on full blast,
cars speeding by in four directions. (Leaving his hands free for shopping!)
After making it up to Kiely’s with the beer and lighting up a fattie, Kiely asked him:
“Why did you just leave your box out in the street?”
A-One replied, “I wanted to hear my music, man.”
Goodbye, A-One
Patti Astor
FUN Gallery
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Good Bye My Hit master your work is done only on this mold of a planet!
You always Drew a Great Ikonoklast Panzerism letter Tank for me…
Fly in your “A” far and Hit to hurt as you always have… Like my #1…
We all know you will “ROCK THE GALAXY” now that you’ve got the chance…
So Burn’em! I will be watching.
THE RAMM:ELL:ZEE
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great graffiti artist!!rest in peace!!!
T
In light of the whole Death Row Education thread, and the bloody hatetank it birthed, thought I’d represent the writers. Below, some key graffiti films—- not exhaustive. Add or subtract as you will, bring an argument about how vandalism isn’t art or writing isn’t vandalism… or just sleep quietly in your bed at night.
Wild Style
Kitschy and raw New York City Hip Hop pre-masscommercialization. Features work/design by NOC 167, TRACY 168, ZEPHYR, LADY PINK etc etc.
Style Wars
Early 1980s. Features CASE 2, DURO, MIN, SHY 147 rip, SEEN ua, SEEN TC5, DONDI rip, CAP, IZ the Wiz
Stations of the Elevated
Footage of IRT subway during the mid 1970s fused with billboard advertising imagery. Whole cars by the FAB 5.
Not Guilty
Underground bombing missions across the globe, train yards and lay-ups—- writers from New York City, Canada, Germany, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Argentina, Australia, China and Japan.
Kings Destroy
Classic doc on COPE 2 and his crew KINGS DESTROY. Other legendary NYC writers drop science, including KASE 2 and BAN 2.
Kings of Broadway
NYC graf spanning three generations. Featuring ALI, BAMA, CRASH, KET, PART ONE, TERROR 161 and ZEPHYR
Graffiti Verité
Interviews with old school LA gang writer CHAZ and 24 others, including TOONZ, DUKE, ANGST and MEAR —-but no HEX, which bites. The LA Style Wars.
Sneak Attack
90 minutes of freight graf. Streaks, wholecars, rolling trains, all over the USA.
Steel Injection
London Subway action—- early 90s/late 80s. Features the writers RATE, TEACH, FIZA, SHUTO, FUME, SHAM 59, SIEGE, DIET, HASH, IRISH, NEAT, FUNK, SOUP, HONKY. T-2-B whole subway (No Amount Of Buff Can Cleanse Our Souls) by CHERISH and KARL.
Fuk Graff
Mainly street bombing missions, but also some freights and NYC subways. DEE 17 , KORN, NOVA, FRESH, SPEK, OVAL,9 VOLT, PUNCH, TECH, MISTA and others featured. Still photos of old school works are also included.
“There’s no one history of graffiti. It depends on what borough you lived in, what year you were born in, and what lines you rode…The best you will ever get is a personal history of graffiti.” HAZE