Graffiti, Marker & Spray Cans

Back in 2010, Barcelona-based street artist Zosen opened his System Collapse exhibition at StolenSpace Gallery in London, now it’s Tilt’s turn to bring anarchy to the UK… The French graffiti artist, who is renowned for painting on buildings, canvases and naked women, recently repainted the famous magic wall of Village Underground which before was used by Australian tape artist Buff Diss for his Make Something from Nothing tape works! While Tilt created a huge Union Jack painting, made up of lyrics from the Sex Pistols God Save the Queen, Benjamin Roudet used to document the entire process! The result is a dope video, showing a controversial graffiti artist painting a provocative wall. Well done!

Berlin-based Quintessenz Creation crew is at least well-known in Germany for their spectacular stop motion videos showing color in motion and other urban art, especially when it’s about the power of true color! During this year’s IBUg street art festival the crew produced a new stop motion film, which went online just a few minutes ago! This time it’s a mix of stop motion and live sequences… Quintessenz is an artists collective based on a core group of former students from Hildesheim, Germany who founded the crew back in 2007. With the help of their films, they try to discover the power of color in abandoned areas and to analyze the effect of color on the environment what leads them to new, impressing paint-experiments…as you can see again is this new film! Thumbs up. ...

Berlin’s iconic 1UP crew has done it again. On a memorable evening at the Babylon Cinema, the highly anticipated film One United Power finally premiered, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of street art enthusiasts, filmmakers, and curious onlookers. The sold-out screening delivered a unique blend of thrill, art, and cultural commentary that cements 1UP’s legacy as a powerhouse in graffiti culture. The Premiere Experience The atmosphere inside the cinema was electric. Despite whispers of undercover police presence, attendees were unphased, fully immersed in the excitement of the event. A standout moment came when the audience was asked to don complimentary 1UP supporter ski masks for a group photo—a sea of masked faces celebrating the spirit of unity and rebellion. The sight was unforgettable, and official photos are eagerly awaited. ...

It seems to be quite popular at the moment to release great graffiti documentaries. After the public release of the entire Unlike U train-writing documentary and the announced release of the 1UP documentary, also Russian CHO crew got their own film! A month ago I told you about that phenomenal upcoming graffiti video documentary of, with and by one of the most sportive and diverse Russian crews, now the film was finally published! ...

Tags, throw-ups, extinguisher paintings - In his latest video, German Rigol documents a crew of Spanish graffiti vandals in the usually clean and tidy city of Barcelona and shows us in that way, what good behavior in an urban, graffiti context really means… The topic of tagging, bombing and street action is not new to German Rigol, who already got the world’s attention for his tag tools photo-series called Marker Fetish. ...

Do you remember what happens, when Polish graffiti artist Nawer teams up with others to create some collaboration pieces? If not you should definitely check out the great abstract stuff he did together with Graphic Surgery in Krakow earlier this year… Today I stumbled upon another great Nawer-collab! Back in Summer Nawer caught up with Chazme718, Sepe and Roem in Warsaw. Bringing together their finest qualities, the four well-known artists painted a mind-blowing mural in the Polish capital, which only now came to be known!! ...

Berlin’s legendary 1UP crew is set to release their highly anticipated DVD, 1UP Berlin – One United Power, this December. This groundbreaking collection promises to offer an unparalleled glimpse into the vibrant world of graffiti over the past eight years. What to Expect The DVD, spanning an impressive four hours of content, chronicles 1UP’s graffiti journey through Berlin and beyond. Packed with dope writing actions, street pieces, rooftop rollers, whole cars, and more, the compilation serves as both a retrospective and a celebration of the crew’s artistry. While much of the footage is rooted in Berlin, the DVD also takes viewers on an international tour, showcasing 1UP’s adventures in cities like Istanbul, Paris, and Havana. ...

Today I’d like to introduce a graffiti-inspired artist to you, I recently discovered… Born in London and living in Berlin, Stephen Hiam experiments with spray-paint and chaos and creates in that way crazy abstract artworks. After constructing different drip machines from simple everyday objects, like tin cans, he recently got a Makita BBX7600 (a 4-stroke commercial duty engine) and transformed it into what I would call a semi-automatic paint-vomitter and what he calls an aerosol organsm! ...

Henry Chalfant and Tony Silver have a problem: The original Style Wars outtakes footage is damaged and fading. And although with costs around 28,000 USD it’s really expensive there still is a chance to save the unique footage! Style Wars is considered the indispensable document of New York Street culture of the early ’80s, the record on film of a golden age of youthful creativity that exploded into the world from a city in crisis. ...

When Arabic Graffiti by German publisher From Here To Fame was published earlier this year, I already wrote some line about the book, because it extrapolated a totally new field of graffiti reflection. With images of the energetic Arabic calligraphy in mind I was really looking forward to get my own copy…with good reason! Arabic Graffiti is not just a great collection of astonishing artworks by different artists like L’Atlas, Sun7, eL Seed and others, but also a nice reading when it comes to Arabic script and calligraphy or public art in Middle East in general. On round about 200 colored pages, the book brings together artists, graffiti writers and typographers from around the globe who merge Arabic calligraphy with the art of graffiti writing, street art and urban culture… ...