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Creative Boom
APRIL 2, 2024
We caught up with him to hear how they're made and the ways in which graffiti shaped his process. This was the case for Sam Rodriguez who, despite drawing since he was a toddler, first became aware that art was a habitual tic around the age of 12 when he started doing graffiti. "It But for others, the realisation has been more subtle.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
All photographs © Martha Cooper, from Spray Nation: 1980s NYC Graffiti Photographs by Martha Cooper, Edited by Roger Gastman © Prestel Verlag, Munich · London · New York, 2022. But there was a time in the 1950s and '60s when graffiti was far from fun. Women on Train, 1981. Now her best work is being shared in a new book.
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Just Creative
MARCH 11, 2021
While graffiti was originally intended to describe inscriptions during the times of Ancient Greece and Rome, in modern culture, graffiti has taken on more meanings as a sign of expression, protest, or simple to tell someone that “Killroy was here.” For projects that need to make a splash, consider using a graffiti font.
Just Creative
MARCH 11, 2021
While graffiti was originally intended to describe inscriptions during the times of Ancient Greece and Rome, in modern culture, graffiti has taken on more meanings as a sign of expression, protest, or simple to tell someone that “Killroy was here.” For projects that need to make a splash, consider using a graffiti font.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Running until 25 September 2022, Things Happen is a self-referential show that harks back to the world of graffiti and the years he spent practising writing on the walls of Malaga's streets. Drawing on stylised lettering and drawings of graffiti-related memes, the works on show straddle the often-separated mediums of street art and fine art.
Design Milk
JUNE 13, 2023
His view on the evolution of his own art, from what began as lettered graffiti, is interesting and a real story of following what’s possible. Since the early days of his practice, paintings, sculptures, and 3D graffiti have been added to his portfolio, and his work has been shown in galleries around the world.
Design You Trust
MARCH 27, 2024
Introduced to graffiti at 17, he was drawn into the exhilarating rush of instinctive creation amidst the margins of legality. Simultaneously, he pursued training in cabinet making at École Boulle, an endeavor characterized by exacting standards and meticulous craftsmanship, contrasting with the spontaneous expression of graffiti.
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