Art Leaks
GRAFFITI VS STREET ART
Tagging
So obviously we need to dedicate it to TAGGING the gateway graffiti. Normally done in single color with a marker or spray. Faster the better, the more the better. Tag is the signature of a writer so they leave it in as many places as possible to spread their name.
Hello to crypto art and NFT
| A Banksy’s piece was burned in live by a group that belongs to a blockchain company called Injective Protocol. The artwork titled “Morons (white)” was purchased for nearly 100 thousand dollars before going to flames and turned to NFT (non fungible tokens). The reason is due to crypto art, a new growing movement with many artists’ endorsements. The entire process was recorded on footage and published on twitter page Burnt Banksy. |
ARE YOU A MAKER VANDAL?
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Vandal peeps in Brasil have come up a new kind of graffiti. They 3D printed a miniature water tank then applied fake rust and painted it ruined to give an abandoned look. Then tagged with markers and paint. Two thumbs up for DIY micro legal vandalism! |
GROW UP WITH GRAFFITI
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KRINK. They basically grew up with NY’s Graffiti/Tagging movement itself. Specialized in ink and paint markers they started off with basic throwie colors and now they have a wider but still a compact selection, strictly graffiti orientated. Their markers let you control just as you want how drippy or clean you write. Kudos for packaging design and it’s always a plus that their ink come in large quantities compared to other brands. The special products line are eye opening and KRINK has managed to put together rad items with the most unexpected organizations! |
Sources: https://krink.com/
CALLIGRAPHY: THE REAL THING
| Japan famous for its calligraphy culture (remember Kanji tattoos were a thing in the 2000’s?) and its leading supplies brand is Kuretake. In an average Japanese household you are to find at least one Kuretake pen, it’s that common. The company started off producing inksticks back in 1902, so it has history, experience the authenticity. Let’s focus on their FUDE PEN line, which are calligraphy brush pens. For those who are looking for the real calligraphy feel you should go for the Bimoji Fude Pen, which emulates that real bamboo made writing tool. As the FUDE PEN line mainly comes in black, they also have a creativity line aimed for writers and calligraphers with 90 colors to choose from. From inksticks to vibrant colored calligraphy designed brush pens unleash your wildest calligraphic fantasies with Kuretake! |
Sources: OFFICIAL KURETAKE WEBSITE
GRAFFITI FOR DIGITAL CRAFTSMENSHIP
| Welcome to the 21st century! 3D printed graffitis are really something else. Every single stroke is captured precisely then reproduced as a plastic sculpture. |
Source CULTS3D
Quirky supplies from the East!
| Fadebomb, an online graffiti supplies store based in Japan manages to fulfill those niche necessities of the art. Besides the extensive variety of graffiti utensils, have a look at their original nibs, caps and markers. There are these multi headed cap adapters and multi colored nib markers that surely whet your spraying and tagging appetite!! Oh Japan, please never change.. |
Source: FADEBOMB
Graff Leaks
City Cleanup Corps
To combat the graffiti “issue”, New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he will hire 10,000 people for his new cleaning program: City Cleanup Corps. New Yorkers, soon it will be full of new spots.
The fun in writing…
Some while ago, at the birth place of graffiti New York, USA, the Police Benevolent Association of Police Officers posted a tweet about a whole train (an entire train covered in graffiti). Despite their bitterness towards the multiple end to ends (a wagon filled with graffiti from beginning to the end) the New Yorkers seemed quite pleased about it. Some even said that the City should officially employ writers to paint on trains, but that just takes all the fun out of writing doesn’t it??
The price of writing…
What is the highest price you can pay for vandalism? Ending up in jail? Paying a hefty fine? Serving community service? None of them….it’s buffing your own pieces…under the supervision of your MOM. This is what exactly happened to a 16 year old in Louisiana, USA. Our thoughts are with you dear teen vandal.
Call them billboard spot consultants
On the national highway in the UK several safety message graffiti have appeared on bridges such as: “keep left unless overtaking”, “don’t drink and drive”, editorial favorites are “Why are you a middle lane moron?” and “Hey you, middle lane moron, get over” (remember in the UK you drive on the left?). Even though these vandalistic posts were welcomed by the highway users, since they caught TOO much attention and could have lead to accidents they were removed. Just another anecdote that vandals are the authentic experts in finding the most eye catching surfaces. You’re welcome for the free billboard spot consulting by our fellow vandals.
And the winners are….
The #MTNXVANDALEAK contest has come to an end…and the lucky prize draw winners are…@enser129, @misterhir, @skepticisme, @_B3gone_ !!!!!
Thanks to everybody who participated, and last but not least the one and only MONTANA COLORS!! Keep on writing to all vandals!!!!
BLACKBOOK
The Blackbook is a writer’s marker, spray, cap or whatever essential tool to be one. It is that vital as one keeps everything there. From practicing their tag to sketching a masterpiece. An album where they can see how they have progressed through time. Blackbooks are also often exchanged between vandals to record each others’ graffs.
A graphic documentary of a graffiti writer.
EXTRA! EXTRA! #MTNXVANDALEAK CONTEST
We are extending the MTN X VANDALEAK Contest till the 14th March! So share those Vandaleak trains!! Wooohoooo
#MTNXVANDALEAK CONTEST!
VANDALEAK: the one and only place where a digital vandal can live the real graffiti experience has teamed up with world’s leading spray paint brand Montana Colors for the MTN X Vandaleak Contest!
Use the MTNXVANDALEAK coupon to gain 1000 credits for free, gear up your backpack from STORE, paint your name on a Vandaleak train from BOMBING, make sure to take a picture. From GALLERY choose the graff pic and select the MTN logo button to share on your instagram including the #MTNXVANDALEAK hashtag to participate in the contest. You can participate as many times as you want!
Simple as that!
4 lucky winners of the draw will receive a Montana Colors products pack and Vandaleak credits.
Contest runs until March 5th! Now get up and writing!
Writing in times of a pandemic
| Just like Auckland, New Zealand, Philadelphia, USA has witnessed a soar in graffiti and tags since the beginning of the pandemic with a nearly 20% rise in request for graffiti removal. Officials from the community encouraged writers to take part in a public mural program, but it’s just not the same!!! |
NINJA K
A hard core photographer called NINJA K teamed up with the living legend Martha Cooper, and they documented one of the most anonymous, elusive and secretive crews of our times: 1UP. The photos in the book, ONE WEEK WITH 1UP capture their breath panting speed and adrenalin bursting. The two photographers knew exactly what they need to do when taking pictures that do justice to vandalism of excellence.
Public bragging
| Tagging and getting your writer name across ANONYMOUSLY is one of the fundamental features of pure graffiti. In Kent, UK a writer bragged on his own social network page (presumably his personal page and not even under his writer name) that he tagged around the town, which lead to arrest and serving one year of prison….First comes anonymity…second comes anonymity, right? |
Vandal on the run
In Palma de Mallorca, Spain an anti-graffiti force is after a writer called OLDER. The vandal’s tags have been spotted in 85 places across the town and is most likely to face a hefty fine. Dude, you’ve been caught on CCTV!
Invincibility Ticket
LOCKDOWN: a temporary invincibility ticket for graffiti writers in Auckland New Zealand. The number of tags and graffiti have bursted this period due the restricted mobility. Plus, the council can’t contract workers to clean them up until the alert level goes down to level 3 (currently at level 4).
Robots VS Vandals
Creepy as shXt. National Highways have recently announced that after a competition backed by the UK government, robot forces will be implemented to tackle graffiti on their railways. Audio sensory robots that will detect graffiti writing noises, AI fueled robots that trigger “deterrents”, wall climbing robots that will apply anti-graffiti paint that prevent paint adhesion…Robots VS Human (vandals)!
Man on the run
Modern day, bounty hunting (ok not really as there are no rewards) ! Hull, UK’s police has made an official announcement asking for any information on the writer with the tag WEL or WELDER due to his continuous vandalistic act in the zone. They are looking for you!