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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 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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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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September 24, 2011
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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August 26, 2010
Philosophy and philanthropy; to be an artist is to give of oneself. Every stroke of paint is a revelation of the artist’s mind and heart and to give candidly of one’s heart and mind is one of the most selfless acts of human nature. Every artist has their own source of inspiration, their own secrets [...]
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July 15, 2010
She is the poet and the city speaks her prose. Alive and vibrant Queens, NY is the perfect dichotomy of artsy sophistication and uninhibited urban edge. Alice Mizrachi, better known as AM fits perfectly into the social mores of Q-Boro. She is a graffiti artress whose creative inclinations cannot help but explode from her fingertips [...]
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May 23, 2010
Like any artist, TOOFLY must adapt to the changing times in order to remain current and create art that is relevant. But she sticks to her philosophy and doesn’t compromise her art, “I enjoy people who evolve and try something different with it.” She must also strike a balance, ”It’s a full time thing to be [...]
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