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A New York native, See One is a self-taught visual artist with a big imagination which was electrified as a kid in the city seeing graffiti growing up in the 1980s. Constantly drawing for hours on end as a child, he was also inspired by the characters, cartoons, and comic books of the time and he began creating his own world at a young age in sketchbooks and on walls. His initial pieces on the street were character-based and paid homage to that earlier New York traditional graffiti style, and he still likes that too.

Around 2009 See One began to experiment and develop a more abstract style for his works on canvas and on the street, using a recurring symbol that he now refers to as “Shards”. As his style evolved, a new world opened before him as his swift and swooping hand and arm movements produced fluid and jagged abstract graffiti patterns that fly and flow, evoking broken shards of glass that inhabit a third dimension, making the art pop off the wall. With this new practice, See One effectively opened a door for himself to combine graffiti and Street Art influences into one distinctive vision.

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and a quick video of SEE ONE painting a mural in brooklyn shot and edited by MATT PETRICONE

I attached the original sketch, but had to alter it on spot to fit the wall.

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This shear argument was the whole premise of ‘The Distorted Perception’ when i started the original project back in 2007. I quickly realized this when I went to college that because I have a hard New York accent, have a controversial artistic style, unlike many of the ‘safe’ styles of many of my classmates. Originally some of my teachers were almost intimidated by me because i came across tough and ‘gruff’ as one put it. Maybe thats just because I live in NYC and if your not, well you won’t survive. It took time but every professor quickly recognized that they’re pre conceived notion, or as i now phrased it ‘Distorted Perception’ was completely innacurate of my actual character. Not only do I still talk to most of my professors years after graduating, but they invite me back every semester to teach a seminar on graffiti and street art, and the basics of using spray paint. After years of being shunned for the medium of spraypaint, i’m now they’re resident expert. Ironic twist in my opinion. I became ‘The Distorted Perception’ of a preconceived notion of street art, which is why it’s the name of my blog portfolio.

It seems to be getting more acceptable these days, and commercially exploited at the same time. But comments by small minded towns people really reflect a demographic of ‘hate what you don’t understand’. Not only do i know most of the artists personally, but i look up to a lot of them for inspiration. They’re some of the nicest guys ever that would take their shirt of their backs for you. As a younger artist, most of them being 10+ years older than me, they have shown me nothing but love and shared techniques to help me grow as an artist.

Joe Iurato, who’s hooded character was the target of the roller wielding vigilante somes it up great.

One last bit about the mural:
For those of you who may not know, it was defaced last week. Someone took a paint roller to the hoodie. I don’t care to speculate about who may have done it and why – it doesn’t really matter. It’s public art and shit happens. Needless to say it came back to being news. Some folks have questions and I needed to get something off my chest. I want to share the only statement I made to the press regarding my feelings about it all:

“I’m not surprised or angered by the act of an individual who wielded a paint roller to our mural in a show of disapproval. I’ve accepted long ago that public art is nothing more than a fleeting moment in time; creating it is like writing your thoughts in the sand. Like it or not, while physicality is only temporary, its presence is not as easily erased.
What upsets me is the ignorant, classless chatter that has surrounded the mural since it was revealed back in March. Rather than formulate opinions based solely on the art, many have made it a point to look beyond the dabs of color and draw conclusions as to what kind of people we, the artists, are and what we represent. A recent comment, made by NJ.com user reb3504, does a good job in summing up my sentiments. “The owner of the building ‘supported’ it because the so-called artists would’ve likely paid him a visit with bats and chains if he disagreed,” reads the post (cited ‘Trayvon Mural Defaced in Elmwood Park’). And this is not a unique statement. It seems to be a reoccurring theme amongst those who strongly disagree with either the message of the mural or the graffiti style it was created in.
We have been labeled as low lives, thugs, and vandals based on preconceived notion, not on fact. Some have even called for our prosecution after it had been well documented to be a sanctioned wall, painted with the owner’s permission and at his request. These stones have been cast and judgments passed without merits. And it saddens me to think this irrational thinking is alive and well far beyond the reaches of our mural. I believe the higher up the chain we we go, the more dangerous these thought patterns become. The wrong person with a good persuasive speech can lead millions into a senseless war.
I’m hoping the future is full of progressive, open-minded, and informed thinkers; people who will question everything, assume nothing, and tear down the foundation of hate instead of build upon it. The world can’t flourish and thrive if it’s oppressed by ignorance and fear. We need to put the damage in reverse if we want our children to move forward peacefully, and with mutual respect and understanding of one another. Otherwise, our own existence will soon be nothing more than a few words written in the sand. – Sincerely, Joe Iurato ”

If your interested in viewing some of the comments of hate from people who lack the mental capacity to understand anything past a Thomas Kinkade painting, heres the link.

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“He once said to me “suck my fucking cock you faggot homo” because he didn’t like the music at 2:30 in the afternoon.”

“He is pushing 80 now. After screaming at me with his bad breathe he then put his hands up to fight me. I told him I only fight 80 year old women”

So to get at the guy, because your obviously going to punch an 80 year old in the face, he did it the artistic way. By making him the subject of his most recent series. He took the guys old head shot from the 50′s and made 25 bolt ups. All without unique phrases scrawled across them. Now that is how you get back at someone!

Moral of the story, don’t fuck with a street artist. Your face will be plastered all over the city by end of week.

Photos respectfully stolen from RK’s website.

Also finished up this piece to trade with Anguiano Art.

Remember that film about Shepard Fairey that was on Kickstarter last year for about a day before the project disappeared? It didn’t actually disappear. Actually, a crew went and filmed the damn thing. Now they are back on Kickstarter looking for some funding to finish post-production. The film, OBEY THE GIANT, is directed by Julian Marshall, a 21-year old student at Shepard’s alma mater RISD. OBEY THE GIANT tells the true story of Shepard’s first major billboard takeover. It was an assignment for a class at RISD where he had to illustrate the words from a fortune cookie. His fortune read “TO AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE DAY IS NO SMALL ACHIEVEMENT.” So he took that and ran with it. I could say more, but the trailer is one of the best things I’ve seen all year and so I don’t want to spoil it anything.

Julian is looking for another $30,000 to finish OBEY THE GIANT. The entire thing has already been shot. It would be a shame if the project never left the editing room. Can you help? As usual with Kickstarter projects, there are some great prizes in it for you if  do. Click here to visit the Kickstarter project page to learn more about the film and pledge your support.

Here’s the trailer along with some words from Julian and the film’s producer:

Reblogged from Vandalog – A Street Art Blog » Kickstart the Shepard Fairey biopic – OBEY THE GIANT.

Hey iPhone users: how many times a day do you take your beloved device out of your pocket just to check the time, change the tune, check email or see who’s calling? What if we wore some kind of notification device on our wrists — let’s call them watches — that could connect to your iPhone to do all of the above and more? And what if it didn’t cost an arm and a leg?

Smart watches aren’t exactly a new notion. In the past year we’ve seen and reviewed several: the InPulse, the WiMM One and the oddly-named I’m Watch. But they were all powered by Android, or connected to Android smartphones only.

iPhone owners were out of luck — until Wednesday, when a new smart watch by the guy behind InPulse (Eric Migicovsky, above) hit funding site Kickstarter. Dubbed the Pebble, it’s the first smart watch that can form a meaningful, long-lasting relationship with your iOS device, as well as Android.

And it’s nothing if not popular. The Kickstarter campaign asked for $100,000 in funding; it got that in the first two hours. By day’s end, the device had more than $500,000 in pledges.

What’s so smart about the Pebble? Well, for starters, it doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel. Other smart watches offer color screens as if they’re trying to be a mini-smartphone. The Pebble lets your iPhone do all the heavy lifting. Its simple e-paper display — much like the original Kindle — is viewable even in direct sunlight, which is pretty necessary for a watch.

It is also releasing its software kit to developers, so they can create their own iPhone app-linking apps. Out of the box, you’ll be able to see incoming emails and calls, track your run and your bike ride via your phone’s GPS, as well as use your watch as a remote for the music app on your phone.

That feature alone seems worth the asking price — which, by the way, will be $149.

Check out the video below for more, and let us know in the comments: would you wear this?

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This is the first time i ever heard Stalley and i was hooked. Shout out to my man DICE from THECITYOFGODZ. Makes a little appearance in this video.

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The party/artshow is to celebrate the launch of art dealer/curator Frankie Velez’s website. It’s happening at White Rabbit NYC. 145 East Houston St, New York, NY 100002.

I also finally got around to taking hi res shots of the work i’ll be exhibiting on his website and at the show.

Secret Wars USA Art Battle @ the Angel Orensanz Foundation from Maxwell Cohn on Vimeo.

Free Humanity Street Art Vid # 1 from Free Humanity on Vimeo.

Kophns One: Kophenjoy from The Site Unscene on Vimeo.

CHAD MU$KA x CYRCLE presented by AJL from Adolfo J Lara on Vimeo.