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September 2011

Mind the Madness: Inside the Mind of Estria Miyashiro

September 30, 2011
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A self proclaimed mad artist, he can be found painting well into the wee morning hours on any given day. Sprung from O’ahu, bred by the ‘aina, schooled by California’s graffiti movement and seasoned by time, graffiti veteran, Estria has lived enough life and emptied sufficient spray paint cans to know how to make his [...]

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A War Waged: California’s Battle to Smudge Out Street Art

September 24, 2011
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His art is powerful, his words even more so. Estria is known around the world and his nationwide Estria Battle that takes place in New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu and Oakland. Born and raised on O’ahu, Estria is a member of the old school class whose interests lie in a very unique type of youth [...]

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2011 Estria Battle in Honolulu

September 5, 2011
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On Memorial Day weekend, Honolulu Academy of the Arts invited the community to an urban affair: the 2011 Estria Battle in Honolulu… And the winner is Katch One Second runner-up was uber talented artists, Ckaweeks. All competing pieces featured the word, ‘Hanau’ which means ‘birth’ in the Hawai’ian language. Some other artists included: Scarz, Devour, [...]

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