Baser Stickers New York City

There's a short interview over on Bomit.com with new York's Baser...another sticker-head with a great handstyle! All photos taken by sticker-obsessive, LoisInWonderland...

RIP Sure

This is very very sad news that I had to share with you all....

Words from FAUST:

“It is with my deepest regrets to inform you that this morning I received news of the passing of my close friend Sure. Last night he was killed in Afghanistan where he was stationed as a Intelligence Officer in the United States Marine Corps. Sure was born and bred in Brooklyn and recognized for his exceptional handstyle which brought together elements of classic New York graffiti with ornamental calligraphy. His script signatures could be found throughout the city and were a major influence on myself and countless others.

Sure also received great recognition as one of the most prominent sticker bombers of all time. Of the thousands of stickers he put up, nearly every one of them was individually hand done in an incredible array of styles. This was recently exemplified in Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art (Rizzoli) by DB Burkeman and in Martha Cooper’s latest book Name Tagging (Mark Batty Publishing) which features an interview with Sure.

Sure was like a brother to me. He was my partner-in-crime and my best friend. I am grateful for the time we had and that everywhere I go in New York City I see his name and know that his presence will be felt by many long after his passing.”

-Faust
You will be missed but never forgotten...

Summer Europe Trip Part 4

Malmo, Sweden: A 30 minute train ride from Copenhagen across the Oresund bridge below.

The city seemed to have just been buffed as there was hardly any stickers in sight, just alot of marks where they had been, so we rectified that situation, and went hunting for more.

The Turning Torso building is impressive up close.

This sign kept me amused for hours.

Summer Europe Trip Part 3

And so to Copenhagen. Alot of graff here, and even more stickers to be seen.

Queer Festival: Share your fights, share your tights

A huge turtlehead in the middle of the city! LOL

120 slags definitely aren't bland!

Check out Part 4 tomorrow for the finale in Malmo, Sweden!

Summer Europe Trip Part 2

Our next stop was South Jutland, Denmark.

We got into Legoland for free for 30 minutes.
Best half hour EVER!
Check out our previous Lego posts

Some ancient rune stone typography

Beware of dessert in Denmark!

We went drinking with a pirate called Klaus. This is his boat.

Check out Part 3 tomorrow where we travelled to Copenhagen!

Summer Europe Trip Part 1

VZT and Selph hit up northern europe for a week of drinking, Legoland, funny words and some graf hunting.
First stop: Flensburg, Germany.

We drank alot of this.

We checked out the latest German fashion

We then headed north to the Germany/Denmark border

Check out Part 2 tomorrow!

BNE Appears on ABC News

The elusive artist/crew known as BNE has managed to get themselves on the ABC News! I have personally seen the BNE motif in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris & barcelona. It seems that everywhere I go, I am bound to see BNE somewhere. Props to one of the only all-global writers there is!
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BNE even made it onto a Japanese talk show too! I feel another case of Shepard Fairey's famous term, "Phenomenology" happening all over again.

Bombing In Japan

Pics from two different photographers taking pics of damage in Tokyo. Look out for local and tourist writers like Petro, sect, wanto, disk, twist, fanta, sayme, neck face, adek and others....










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