In some circles, talking about God, in a positive way, is taboo. In a similar way, any positive conversation on graffiti has always been taboo; so why not mesh the two worlds? New York graffiti writer, Jesus Saves is working hard to successfully mesh the two worlds and spread his version of the gospel all over the world.
Here’s an interesting interview with the man behind the Jesus Saves graffiti, that can be seen around New York City. Read the full interview here.
We’ve seen all types of specialty inks, this one in particular is very unique. The Stealth Ink goes on invisible and changes color in the sunlight. The sun changes the inks color and permanently dyes the surface a dark brown. The ink is not only applied invisible but it’s very permanent and hard to buff. The video above is a demonstration of the ink put in action by Oink Art Ltd.
Not only was there a recent article writen in the New York Times about Iz The Wiz, there was also a memorial in the backyard of Tuff City Styles in the Bronx. The canvases from Iz’s latest show were still on display and other writers gathered to create paintings to commerate Iz The Wiz. Martha Cooper has a collection of photos from the event at Tuff City Styles. Check out more of her photos here.
The MSK graffiti writer, Norm paints a piece for the Erwin Hotel in Venice, California.
The graffiti writers, Cash and Decoy from Winnipeg recently finished a wall last weekend. The wall was done on the back of the Vita Health in Winnipeg. The photo was sent to us from A small voice out there to be featured for this week’s Painting of the Week.
We were fortunate enough to have an interview with the graffiti artist, Faith47. Now she has recently created a new blog on ModArt.com where she’ll feature her thoughts and her art creations. Check out Faith47’s Blog here.
The LA graffiti writer, Retna has recently been commissioned to do the American Revolutionaries campaign for Ovation TV. These are a few video clips of Retna creating his artwork for the pieces used throughout the campaign.
Source: Known Gallery
