Stash Graffiti Interview

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Living Proof Magazine has recently posted an interview with the New York graffiti aritst, Stash on their website. Stash navigated his way through parts of the Upper East Side down to the seedy and decadent West Village and Lower East Side with an arsenal of markers and garden-variety spray-paint. Along the way, he saw graffiti grow from a monotone scrawled name to a massive, vibrant display of one-up manship that literally took over the city. He realized that something as scandalous, rousing, and problematic as graffiti had to be important. Through this whole journey, Stash managed to continually tread his own path, traveling from the lay-up to the gallery as property owners heated up like a firecracker and critics and collectors scratched their heads with disbelief. Read the full interview with Stash here.