As the saying goes, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Art Primo took down their first video of KATSU’s “World’s First” fire extinguisher fill-in, replacing it with a new, Jay-Z soundtracked edit. Besides speeding up the drippy action footage, the graffiti supplier also included a finished shot of the wholly illegible piece, illustrating why nobody ordinarily uses fire extinguishers to paint anything but sloppy drips and monster tags. Read more »
In an advertisement billed as the “decline of civilization,” KATSU paints a “fire extinguisher fill-in,” the “first ever in graffiti history.” Despite the historical nature of this event, graffiti supplier Art Primo doesn’t bother showing off the finished fill-in, likely as drippy and sloppy as one would expect from the notoriously messy medium. Jump for the video destruction below. Read more »
Unlike Krink’s limited edition fire extinguisher full of paint, this Fumakaka’s high-pressure means of “creative expression” won’t cost much of anything. Photographer Martha Cooper returns from Bogota where the Peruvian graffiti crew was offering a “master class” and open source illustrated plans for building the Sembrador de Terror aka the Terror Planter. Constructed with common materials, the pressurized tagging tube is easily refillable for “super tags in half the time.” |12oz|
Photos by Martha Cooper
There was once a time when blasting your name in huge sloppy letters required some ingenuity, namely, acquiring a fire extinguisher and pumping it full of paint. No more: Craig Costello aka KR has announced plans to put some self-branded paint sprayers on sale to the public. But at $1000 a piece, the limited edition of 20 “Krink 8-Litre Applicators” seems destined for nothing but display. If you really need a “new [tool] for creative expression,” build one. You can even make your own KRINK too. |12oz|
KATSU continues putting fire extinguishers to unintended use following his starring role in Red Bucket Films’ tagging tribute to “Powers of 10.” In this newly released video, the prolific paint sprayer is joined by fellow vandal MORAL as they bomb the boroughs’ walls, highways and bridges with fire extinguisher tags. High-pressure destruction footage comes after the jump. Read more »
Not sure what the vandal with too many nicknames means by this latest incarnation, but here it is, if not for shock value alone.
Photo by Bucky Turco/ANIMALnewyork
In the short time he’s been back in Brooklyn, the graffiti writer known as READER, among other names, has been busy making his mark. Among other embellishments around the borough, the bold vandal blasted a bunch of walls with fire extinguisher tags. Full gallery of destruction below. Read more »
Preparations are underway at Deitch Projects for a Dash Snow exhibition in honor of the late artist. GLACER blasted the front of the 76 Grand Street gallery with a SACER fire extinguisher tag, while SEEDR hit the roof with a spraypainted portrait of the prolific graffiti writer. Anticipated to open from July 23rd to August 15th, the show will feature photos and videos of Snow alongside his own artwork, pieces created by friends in his memory, and an open wall for public expression.
Photos by Sabeth718
Red Bucket Films reworks Charles and Ray Eames’ 1977 film “Powers of 10,” featuring graffiti writer KATSU’s exponentially bigger tags covering everything from a grain of rice to a Chelsea rooftop. |Wooster Collective|
This MORAL guy is on a spree. Dude goes so big that even with a buff his shit is still running. Spotted on Greene off Canal. (Click image to enlarge)
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