Background Noise, Volume 36: Crash
Bronx-born John Matos started writing graffiti as a teen, getting the name Crash after crashing the computer in his school during a computer programming class.
Bronx-born John Matos started writing graffiti as a teen, getting the name Crash after crashing the computer in his school during a computer programming class.
NYC-based artist Chris Stain celebrates the people’s people. Like Parisian street artist C215 (featured in episode 24), Chris Stain chooses to draw attention to the
If you’ve spent any amount of time in the Manhattan/Brooklyn area, chances are, you’ve seen Joseph Meloy’s work. Most notably, his black-and-white character, The Primate.
UK-based artist Paul Insect has been doing this for a bit. A graphic design pro, and former creative head of the design collective “Insect”, Paul
San Francisco-based artist Lucien Shapiro’s work is like none I’ve ever seen. I was impressed with his painstakingly created masks the first time I saw
Tampa-raised and now New York-based artist Christopher Norris (aka Steak Mtn) has had his hands in many pots throughout his career. In addition to doing
Not much is known about Montreal-based street artist WIA (Whatisadam). Like many others in his trade, he keeps his identity a secret. He has worked
It was a few years ago that I started noticing Elbow Toe’s work around NYC’s East Village. Although at that time, the only works of
How & Nosm are identical twin brothers. The duo, consisting of Raoul and Davide Perre, were born in Spain, but raised near Dusseldorf, Germany, and
NYC artist Brandon Sines has created an iconic character. His Frank Ape character can be seen on lamp posts, walls, and doors throughout Manhattan and