Chaka Graffiti Art Show
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Daniel Ramos, AKA Chaka, has a graffiti art show opening in Los Angeles. The show will be held at the Mid-City Arts gallery. They are pleased to present the first solo show ever from the infamous LA graffiti artist, Chaka. Resurrection opens April 25th and will feature highly anticipated new work from the mysterious Chaka.
Daniel Ramos, AKA Chaka, was 18 when he was arrested and charged in 1991 with 48 counts of vandalism, trespassing and causing $500,000 in property damage. Chaka’s signature tag had appeared in a staggering 10,000 locations from Orange County to San Francisco. At the height of his notoriety Chaka was demonized by mainstream media and culture as being little more than a prolific vandal. At the same time he was celebrated by street artists who admired the ability of a teenager from the projects to literally make his mark on the vast, glitzy LA cityscape in such a ubiquitous manner. He is credited with breaking away from the New York “wildstyle” popular at the time and introducing clearer, more blockish lettering into tagging. Chaka was one of the first to create a reputation as a recognizable individual tagger, and spawned many imitators. However Chaka was not just a lone operative. He was part of the LOD crew and as such, his work in reclaiming hard to reach places of the cityscape (freeway overpasses, walls, trains etc) on behalf of his crew is recognized by fellow taggers as a selfless achievement for LA’s graffiti scene as a whole.
After spending a year tracking down the once unavoidable Chaka, Mid-City Arts presents his first solo show. For Chaka’s fans as well as street art collectors, this will be a rare opportunity to revisit the nostalgia of the early 90’s, and own a piece of LA’s cultural history. Chaka himself will be in attendance and there will be a limited number of signed posters in addition to his works available for sale. The opening reception will take place April 25th, 7:00-9:00pm at Mid-City Arts, 5113 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019. For more info visit: www.chakaone.com
Mid-City Arts was established in September 2009 as an extension of the store 33third — LA’s premier source of graffiti art supplies, streetwear apparel, and related books and magazines. The gallery was established with the purpose of showcasing local, national, and international artwork by up and coming and established artists with a focus on (but not limited to) graffiti / street / urban art. Mid-City Arts offers a show space that interacts with other artists and events that surround the 33third Los Angeles location. The gallery’s artwork is available to view by the active customer base of 33third, which includes graffiti artists and fans of graffiti art. Mid-City Arts is open Monday through Sunday 12-8PM. For more information, visit: www.midcity-arts.com
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I Remember when I first started writing in the 80’s (1987. Chaka was big.. I remember there were rumors that there was more than one.. I even heard that there was eight Chakas.. Years later I meant (SLEEZ FROM LOD CREW) And he had informed me that theres one CHAKA. I remember Writers like CHAKA, SLEEZ, LEST, PREL OTR CREW. TRIAX AND DARN… WISK RTDK, JIMMER TNT, ASH CAB.. TEMPT PALE STP.. moving into the 90’s there were also writers like OILER ROCK 125ER BLA CREW.. SK8 CBS RIP. I knew SKILL ONE from UTI. HEX and his lady OMEGA.. MARSKI.. Oh those was days.. I’m almost 40 years old now married with kids… But I will never forget the days that CHAKA placed LA under attack.. I wanted to be down like him. At time he motivate me to keep writing.. Hey Chaka You’re A Legend man.. Good
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Hey my name is Chaka too. Cool.
FUCK THE P1GSS IM GOING TO KILL THEM ALL IN 2O12.