In 1983, the graffiti wave flooded Britain. The foundations for the later fame of crews such as the CHROME ANGELZ are the writers of the first hour PRIDE or about 3D. In this episode, they talk about the influence of their style bible “Subway Art”, the beginnings of style writing in Bristol, and the impression that the first Futura2000 graffiti piece in Europe made on them. In ten episodes, the documentary series traces the rise of the graffiti movement: from New York in the 1970s to Amsterdam and Paris to Munich, from where the graffiti virus infected Europe from the 1980s onwards. In this episode, the British writers Pride and Robert “3D” Del Naja by Massive Attack pay homage and review the beginnings of the English graffiti scene.
Tag Archives: Futura 2000
Early 80s: New York sprayers such as Dondi, Futura2000 and Crash and Daze make their first exhibitions in Amsterdam, where there is already a graffiti scene. There we meet Mickey, who tells us about the beginnings of writing culture in Amsterdam. In ten episodes, the documentary series traces the rise of the graffiti movement: from New York in the 1970s to Amsterdam and Paris to Munich, from where the graffiti virus infected Europe from the 1980s onwards. The next episode is from 20.11. on ARTE Creative.
NYC in the 1980s: Graffiti starts. Keith Haring, Basquiat, and Co. adopt the codes of the sprayers – and carry this art from the street to the galleries. At the same time The Clash and FUTURA2000 record a song that should have far-reaching consequences for the graffiti movement in Europe: The first piece is made in London. Fute tells how it happened. In ten episodes, the documentary series traces the rise of the graffiti movement: from New York in the 1970s to Amsterdam and Paris to Munich, from where the graffiti virus infected Europe from the 1980s onwards.
Bronx, 1973: Here’s a new subculture that was soon to spread like wildfire across New York:
graffiti. In the first episode we meet the TATS CRU and Writer of the first hour like Lee and Futura2000 and Skeme. The three pioneers talk about the beginnings of style writing and the influence of the film “Wild Style!” on her artistic work. In ten episodes, the documentary series traces the rise of the graffiti movement: from New York in the 1970s to Amsterdam and Paris to Munich, where the graffiti virus infected Europe from the 1980s onwards.
While Urban-art enjoys a worldwide success, the idea is to focus on the tag, brutal, primitive, the most rejected and misunderstood discipline of graffiti. Practical of insiders, few know how to decode, to enjoy.
DrColors presents “Graffiti Machine” for the first time in the exhibition “A Nous York” (Lille, October 2014 / January 2015).
Created from recycled materials (wood, skateboard wheels, DIY meters), it reproduces a selection of famous New York tags such as False, Guns, Pear and Taki 183. An accumulation, until saturation. Pure Tag, without artifice. Signature. The essence of Graffiti. This artistic experience try to reproduce the mechanical movement, the repetition, the compulsive gesture of the tagger.
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