Oldschool graffiti “Hall of Fame” from Bacau, Romania.
Pieces from the late 90s + 2000-2004!
More photos from Bacau can be seen here.

Her name is TIMOI. She became active in 1995; although drawing had always been part of her life it wasn’t until she moved to Los Angeles from Guatemala in 1990 that I was introduced to Graffiti art. She couldn’t keep her eyes from the art on the freeways, windows, poles, billboards, letters and characters telling stories.

Ayer LTS defined graffiti for her. She didn’t grow up on graffiti magazines or books so she based everything on what she saw on her daily commute in LA. Growing up in LA county she was really inspired by crews like LTS, KOG, TKO, MSK, AWR, WCA, RTN and artists like Tribe, Zes, Retna, Gkae, Chaka, Oiler, Cre8, Mear, Verse, Aybon, Atlas, Klean and Revok.

Other artists in the graffiti realm she admires are Banksy, Saber, Lady Pink, Jerk, Jel, Aroe Msk, Cope2, Indie184, Craola, Rime, ROID, Kween, Askew, Ezra, Chor Boogie, Augor, Apex, Risk, Seak, Os Gemeos, Nina, Vulcan, Chaka, Charlie DTK, Dream DTK and many others. The reason why she likes these artists as well is because they define graffiti and spray can art to her. As simple or intricate these artists are passionate about what they do/did.

Photos taken by Pep Williams.
Website: timoi.com

TIMOI quotes

• I believe the tag is a seed that can one day become a beautiful fruitful tree if given the opportunity.
• I love Graffiti and there is no doubt or fear about it. Graffiti is my life and being a female is like the ‘a la mode’ on an apple pie.
• I do not allow myself to be limited by what others might consider good or bad ‘for a girl’. Such comments usually come from ignorant individuals who just don’t know any better.

Instead of criminalizing graffiti artists, we should be given scholarships and grants to grow.

• I love Graffiti and there is no doubt or fear about it. Graffiti is my life and being a female is like the ‘a la mode’ on an apple pie.
• As corporations profit from the commercialization of graffiti, the ones who are practitioners of the art who profit from their own culture are seldom.

What, you may ask, is reverse graffiti? It’s like regular graffiti, only you use a pressure washer instead of spray paint.

Allan Dalla, impreuna cu cei mai activi artisti ai strazii de la noi, pregateste o explozie vizuala luna aceasta!
In curand: expozitia de street-art COSMONOTRIPS, un eveniment unic in Romania.

Mai multe detalii saptamana viitoare ;)

Think outside the box to create an original style when writing graffiti letters by making odd letter forms and jagged letters. Draw creative and expressive graffiti letters with the art tips in this free video on graphic design from a professional cartoonist and illustrator.

This instructional step by step video will show how to add detail to graffiti art.

London-based artist INSA, just finished his largest gif-itti piece to date in Newcastle, England for Unit 44′s White Walls Project. The piece took over three days to complete, and re-painting the wall four times yielded eye-popping results. Tongue-in-cheek in nature, INSA’s work makes a statement about how a majority of street art is currently looked at online.

INSA said:

The beauty of INSA’s GIF-itti is that it only truly lives when viewed online, where these days most street art ends up being viewed, and it exaggerates the ephemeral nature of graffiti as each layer is painted instantly over the last. Mixing retro internet technology and labour intensive painting, INSA creates slices of infinite un-reality, cutting edge art for the Tumblr generation.

It’s a first for us here – 3 days in the sun re-painting this monster wall 4 times to give us this completely original result.

Watch the time-lapse video to get an idea of the scale and labor that goes into 600 pixels.

(via PSFK)

De cativa ani buni graffitiul este utilizat (LEGAL!) pentru decorarea arhitecturala. Demonstratia este facuta de un tip din Hanovra.
Multumim MTN pe aceasta cale pentru material.

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Some city councils get it, others don’t. Tapping the creative talents of street artists, illustrators and graphic designers is an effective and cool way to make bland public spaces, old buildings, bridges and car parks new again, and to freshen up the concrete jungle.

It is also an effective way of keeping graffiti away. Plus it draws attention to the building or structure as “potential” not as something to be hated. Maybe it will even bring a buyer, a new occupant or additional creative ideas about how to revitalize the building? Anything but the current dilapidated state of abandoned spaces!