SW 307 - KET 124 (video)

Winners of the Sketch Battle #6 - sponsored by NotGuilty Mega Zine

Finally, we have the three winners of the sketch battle #6, sponsored by NotGuilty Mega Zine!

1st place - SMOKE54 - Germany (WHY? amazing work, cool letters' style and perfectly integrated with the background)




2nd place - PERTS (WHY? cool work, nice letters, nice details, nice colours)




3rd place - DALES XQZ (WHY? really strong style and the colours work perfectly together)



  


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"Graffiti One Love" green cap by DISO

Credits: DISO | Montana Cans

Graffiti gang who caused £150,000 worth of damage to trains described by judge as 'talented artists'

- Keiron Cummings, 21, Alex Rowe, 22, and Billy McColl, 17, carried out vandalism on 'an industrial scale' 

- Self-styled 'SMT' graffiti gang targeted train and tube carriages across London, causing £150,000 worth of damage 

- Judge Henry Blacksell said he would pass 'least possible' sentence as he praised defendants' 'talent'




A judge described a graffiti gang who
caused £150,000 worth

'Yellowist' Jailed For Defacing Rothko Painting

A co-founder of the Yellowist art movement is sent to prison for vandalising a painting by Russian-born artist Mark Rothko.




A 26-year-old man has been jailed for two years for defacing a Mark Rothko painting at London's Tate Modern gallery.




The Polish national arriving at court


Wlodzimierz Umaniec, also known as Vladimir Umanets, vandalised the
mural, worth between £5m and £9m, at the

Roid & Horfe in London. 2012. (photo/video)

The Parisian graffiti writer, Horfe, visited London recently to sign his new prints with Topsafe.

While in town he visited Roid at his studio, while he was preparing for his upcoming show- and they painted a secret location in town together.

Film by Jayga Rayn & Mollie Mills.
Music by Stills




To see more about ROID, CLICK HERE!
To see more about HORFE, CLICK HERE!

Tagger arrested in Christchurch (New Zealand)

Tagging in Christchurch costs the city thousands of dollars each year.


Police have nabbed a teenager they say is one of Christchurch's (New Zealand) most
prolific taggers, as part of a new hardline approach to the vandalism.



Senior Sergeant Glenn Nalder said an 18-year-old was arrested last
week and charged with wilful damage for allegedly causing "several
thousands of dollars" worth

Two Vista teens arrested for allegedly causing $274,000 in graffiti damage

VISTA, California — Two teenagers have been arrested for allegedly causing $274,000 worth of graffiti damage in San Diego County.
City News Service says a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old, both from Vista, were arrested Thursday.

Authorities contend they tagged sidewalks, road signs,
bus benches and other public property hundreds of times in the past
seven months, leading to a small fortune

Graffiti-removal worker arrested for 'tagging' to create work

Graffiti remover in action

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) --
An unusual graffiti arrest in Burbank: A man working for a graffiti
removal company is accused of making his own graffiti, then cleaning it
up on the job. 



Graffiti can be an eyesore for communities. No one wants a
permanent reminder of vandalism, so cities like Burbank contract out to
companies to paint over unwanted graffiti.

Ultimate graffiti costs teen Ryan Smith his life in fall from Southern Expressway bridge

This is an old news. But it's important to not forget. R.I.P. Ryan. 
August 30, 2011. 

RYAN Smith died trying to spray the ultimate tag, a graffiti signature that would earn him credit among his mates. 
Last night, those mates ignored police warnings, risking their own
lives to pay tribute and tag the same spot that Ryan was trying to reach
when he fell 15m to his death on rocks at South

High risk graffiti on the Metlac Bridge Veracruz, Mexico (photos and video)

The photos show three young writers from Mexico writing on one of the higest bridge in Mexico, the Metlac Bridge Veracruz (it is about 100 meters high).






 

How to recycle an old crt monitor

A nice way to recycle old crt monitors drawing on them!
Big props to Dibo, from Alicante (Spain).