Growing up when I did, with scribed memories of… kids bringing vinyl flooring out at recess, excitement surrounding the school dance, the highly respected DJ and his many crates, the sounds of Planet Rock, flashing lights and battling b-boys fitted in matching Adidas track suits representin’ their crew. And just like Sanaa Lathan’s character Sidney Shaw in the…
BARRY MCGEE Barry McGee (born 1966 in San Francisco) is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known as Ray Fong, Lydia Fong, Bernon Vernon, P.Kin, Ray Virgil, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others. I grew up seeing Twist’s iconic characters (i.e. the screw and the long…
A few months ago, I posted about Pow Wow Hawaii 2012…here’s the official three part video series as documented by Michael Inouye. And a summary from the Pow Wow Hawaii site “As the unifying collective behind POW WOW Hawai’i gear up for its fourth showing in early 2013, Director Michael Inouye presents a video compilation…
Recently, the managing editor of Honolulu Magazine contacted me to run one of my photos in their August issue…so here it is, my first official publication feature! “Larger Than Life – The Pow Wow Hawai’i art event happened back in February, but unless you love or work in Kaka’ako, you might not have seen all…
It’s been 12 years since the death of Oakland’s #1 son, internationally known graffiti artist and Bay Area legend Mike DREAM Francisco. And every year, on the very day he was tragically taken from us and what is also officially known and proclaimed by Oakland as DREAM DAY, the community gathers to celebrate his life…
Before the release today of “Ni**as in Paris”, this video by STARK called Videojacking which shows a bunch of graf artist taking over Paris. Check it.
5 Pointz is a place I’d like to visit. Hope they don’t shut it down. We need a place like that in SF. A place to practice and push the art on the street where it belongs, without stress about getting caught or any attitudes.
Oryu from 38 Timez Magazine dropped by my house last week and brought me a copy of the latest issue of 38 Timez magazine he produces in Japan. Oryu splits his time between Los Angeles and Japan and not only produces 38 Timez but also the Lost Angels paperback books that features the different cultures…