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August 18, 2012
To be an artist means being a brave misfit in a world of convention and normalcy. Being an artist is seldom looked at as being a “legitimate” occupation and from my own experiences and stories I’ve heard, most artists spend a lot of time defending themselves. An un-artisic mind will never understand an artistic one and [...]
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July 31, 2012
“I find it beautiful, that’s why I do it” – Wayne Roberts As graffiti legends of the past enter into the winter of their lives and pass on, I am kicking myself that I didn’t venture into the study of graffiti art earlier. Just as I mourned the deaths of Frank Sinatra and Richard [...]
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July 9, 2012
Wrong place, wrong time is a predicament photographer, Jonas Lara is all too familiar with. Artists have always been considered among the “bottom of the rung” on society’s ladder. Beethoven and Van Gogh were considered eccentric and outcasts of society, but graffiti artists get backlash and then some…and their wrap is getting grimmer. In many [...]
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June 7, 2012
Four months after approaching Hawaii based mural and graffiti artist, Prime, Palolo Discovery Center and AmeriCorps Hawaii have moved forward with Prime’s aerosol revamp of the exterior of the building. We’re stoked about the progress he’s made so far and cannot wait to take photos of the completed mural that will encompass the entire cottage! [...]
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April 7, 2012
It was a little over two years ago that I cracked open a book given to me by an old room mate entitled, “Style Master General,” by Andrew Whitten and Michael White, about the life of one of the most legendary graffiti artists from New York. I already felt a connection, knowing he was Black, [...]
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March 31, 2012
Hawaii is home to some of the world’s most well-known graffiti artists, so it’s only fitting that John “Prime” be involved in a mural project for the Palolo Discovery Center, located in the Kaimuki area of Honolulu, HI. The mural project is sponsored by AmeriCorps Hawaii and painting is set to begin soon. The [...]
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November 22, 2011
The Collaboration Collaboration defined as working together to achieve a goal. On a more intrinsic level, it’s shared passion, skills, pasts, presents and personal histories. “Reaching an identical objective” (the Wikipedia version) the theoretical definition of collaboration as demonstrated through graffiti is somewhat, if not all together a different animal. Mixed in with the traditional [...]
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October 30, 2011
All great men get inspiration from the masters that came before them. Artists of today have the great privilege of admiring old world painters like Gauguin and ground breaking painters like Picasso. Many graffiti artists break ground by extrapolating what moves them in nature, works of other artists and infuse their findings into their own creativity. [...]
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September 5, 2011
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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August 25, 2011
For anyone who’s grown up in the culture knows how important pride is for one’s city. If Hawai’ians can relate to one thing, it’s love and respect for their sacred islands, whichever one they may call home. For Meut, the love of the sacred lands of the Hawaiian islands transcends to the kama’aina or children [...]
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