07.03.2008 by Zoltan

Content stomps style in the Secret Wars Grand Final

As you know last Friday was the Grand Final of Secret Wars and I’m stoked to say that Wen completely wiped the floor with Odisy. Pics below…

With one judge each, it was decided on the crowd vote and I’m sure Odisy will put it down to Wen having more crew or something else. But the funny thing is that Odisy was so certain he’d win, and his piece so arrogant and juvenile in its simplicity (I’m not talking about line here, but content) that it was poetic justice for “the unkown art fag” to annihilate the old-skool graff boy. Goes to show that thought / insight / content always stomps style.

Big up Wen!

For those that weren’t there, the cap on Odisy in Wen’s piece was the one he was wearing that night, as were the glasses.

27.02.2008 by Zoltan

Secret Wars Grand-Final

This Friday night at 1001 (Truman Brewery) is the Grand-Final of the current series of Secret Wars. The music is always great and the battle is always tight. So if you’re in London there’s nowhere else to be…

More importantly though, this time my good mate Wen (who did the above illustration for the-affair) is up against Odisy for the golden marker. Doors open 6pm, and the battle starts at 8pm. Come early (it will pack out quickly) and support!

31.01.2008 by Zoltan

Obey Obama

Yesterday Obey released his endorsement poster for Obama (left). Which is great, as I love Obey’s style and I certainly hope that Obama wins – because he might actually change the rotten institutions of American politics rather than just keep the status quo.

But then today, quick as lightning, someone has gone one step further and created a text-generator using the very same image (my version, right). You can only guess at what’s going to happen when the Clinton’s get their hands on this, but at the end of the day it will be Obama’s campaign that wins, because no matter what anyone writes underneath, it’ll still be his face that everyone sees first and associates with Obey’s original messages of “Hope” and “Progress”.

And while we’re on the subject YouBama has just launched which is essentially a user-gen video endorsement site for the main man. So get upping and add to the groundswell of opinion for a (radical) change in USA Inc.

obey obama – via CR yesterday
obey generator – via yacco today
youbama – via ad lab

11.01.2008 by Zoltan

Be Fabulous*

If you hate (bad) advertising, you’re going to love the decapitator. Its sick, disgusting, creepy and fantastic all at the same time! A bit like bringing the gore of the PS3/xbox out of the screen and into real life, and simultaneously commenting on the senseless ubiquity of (bad) advertising.

* And does it not work perfectly against the strapline?

via yacco

12.09.2007 by Zoltan

Shock doctrine

Very interesting film about Naomi Klein’s new book, with Banksy-style graff animation done by the Foreign Office. Check the book’s microsite on the guardian. Published here in the UK from September 20th, it looks like this will be another must-read for anyone that actually gives a shit about what happens anywhere apart from their bedrooms. I’ll report back then…

via motionographer

17.08.2007 by Zoltan

Reverse graffiti

The beauty of being Moose Curtis is that he can’t ever be busted for graffiti – after all, he’s only cleaning something (even though its very localised) not technically defacing it. A little corporate for the average painter but hey, if you’re into helping, then commercialism seems like a no-brainer, right? :-p

via (the siteless?!?!) Thaddeus Coltrane Parsons

14.08.2007 by Zoltan

Evolution graffiti

Check out this amazing graffiti! Great illustrative style and a very insightful use of an ugly piece of concrete!!! via the siteless Rich Atkins

28.01.2007 by Zoltan

Secret Wars QF

Last night saw another massive Secret Wars night. The place was so rammed you could hardly move… Alfa male slammed sickboy, and Its pretty fucking amazing what these guys can produce in 90 minutes..

Technorati Tags: graffiti

12.11.2006 by Zoltan

Victory Mansions Mural

Comrades, the Victory Mansions High Command presents the latest mural for your viewing pleasure. Myself and Dangerous Dave – and aided by Wen – pay tribute to the greatness of Halloween. Comments appreciated…

02.11.2006 by Zoltan

Ron Jonzo gets fame, lacks fortune ;)

A big shout out to my boy, the very talented and über prolific Ron Jonzo – aka Johnny Fu – aka Ronzo – aka “Man with Pen”. His 15MB of fame begins with this feature in Japanese online mag Ping Mag.

18.10.2006 by Zoltan

1 week of art

A lovely video of a simple idea… Take a wall, take a video camera, and then paint it, then repaint it (using the last painting as the source). Then repeat this process everyday. Enjoy…

11.10.2006 by Zoltan

D*Face AND Blek Le Rat

Well the battle for tomorrow night (the 12th October) is certainly heating up – there are 2x stonking exhibition openings from street heavyweights Blek le Rat (Leonard Street Gallery) and D*Face (Stolen Space, the Old Truman Brewery). Suffice to say that if you’re in the mood for getting drunk for free tomorrow night, then Shoreditch is your playground…

thanks to Ron Jonzo for the D*Face tip-off

06.10.2006 by Zoltan

Monorex does Xbox

A shout out to my mate Ewen, one seriously talented lad and now part of the monorex crew, who’s just done up the Xbox store in Birmingham.

In another collaboration – Ewen, Dave B and myself painted up my loungeroom wall…

06.10.2006 by Zoltan

London Street Art

Ok, its about time I began doing something with all the photos I take whilst roaming the streets of London, armed only with my camera phone… So here it is, the beginning of a flickr photoset… Enjoy