Graffiti Writer Gets Complex

kid_cudi_complex_cover_final LA-based illustrator and billboard vandal, AUGOR, is featured on the cover of Complex magazine’s “5th Annual Style & Design Issue.” Well, his art is. He even managed to make newbie rapper Kid Cudi look somewhat legitimate with his gooey renditions. But getting there wasn’t that easy as you can see from some of the preliminary sketches. Check out the behind the scenes illustrations (Part 1,2,3) and jump for two of our favorites, both of which don’t include Marc Ecko’s hex. Read more »

LA Graffiti Writers Also Like To Bomb ‘The Dark Knight’


The Dark Knight hype continues to build from coast to coast. And while the imminent release of this movie is a big thrill for comic book nerds and Batman fans alike, for others it’s just another big ass canvas to tag. While we’ve got Money (there’s no denying whose really behind that “M,” but we’re not helping the vandal squad) bombing Batman billboards in Brooklyn, the West Coast has got AUGOR (left) and REVOK (right) doing the same in LA.
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