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Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Graffiti Artist Myth
The public in my opinion has been sold a false bill of goods. Graffiti Writers are not artists. Some are artists, but being a Graffiti Writer is about writing your name (even if that means painting it as tall and as wide as a train). Graffiti is illegal by default, as soon as all you do is legal or commissioned art, you WERE a Graffiti Writer and became something society calls a Graffiti Artist. Is there anything wrong with being a Graffiti Artist? No. In fact many of us Graffiti Writers become at least part time Graffiti Artists as we get older. This whole Graffiti Artist myth has been propagated by businesses that want to profit from cheap art and by artists that want to be edgy and cutting edge and Graffiti is their gimmick.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Def By Design: Cey Adams CITY Crew
Cey Adams talks Def Jam, opportunity, and the evolution of visual design in Hip-Hop
Famed graphic designer, graffiti legend, and all-around creative genius, Cey Adams, has made his mark in hip-hop by designing some of the most pivotal images of our era including the unforgettable album cover of Biggie’s Ready to Die, Jay-Z’s classic Vol.1,2 and 3 covers, and the edgy logo for Dave Chappelle’s widely successful Chappelle’s Show just to name a few.
The Graffiti Artist Myth
The public in my opinion has been sold a false bill of goods. Graffiti Writers are not artists. Some are artists, but being a Graffiti Writer is about writing your name (even if that means painting it as tall and as wide as a train). Graffiti is illegal by default, as soon as all you do is legal or commissioned art, you WERE a Graffiti Writer and became something society calls a Graffiti Artist. Is there anything wrong with being a Graffiti Artist? No. In fact many of us Graffiti Writers become at least part time Graffiti Artists as we get older. This whole Graffiti Artist myth has been propagated by businesses that want to profit from cheap art and by artists that want to be edgy and cutting edge and Graffiti is their gimmick.
Welcome to XSNRG Magazine
XSNRG Magazine began in the summer of 1994 to chronicle and document the NYC Graffiti scene online. We were one of the 1st Graffiti as well as one of the 1st Hip Hop dedicated sites on the World Wide Web. In only a short time afterward we had taken on all of the 5 Elements of Hip Hop including Rap, DJaying, Breaking and Hip Hop Fashion. The next step in our evolution was to print format in the form of an actual magazine sold in stores. We interviewed the likes of Seen, Dondi, Crash, Daze, Lady Pink and Cope2 from the Graffiti world... Grandmaster Caz, Slick Rick, MethodMan, Kurrupt, The X-Ecutioners and EPMD from the Rap and DJ game.
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