There’s also artists like me that have been doing graffiti for 25 years with zero recognition, no social media about it, just the work out in the world without a face whatsoever. We still exist!
@nellkellino-miller7673 In my city, there's Michelangelo, Giambologna, Botticelli, Bernini, and so on, and there are no graffiti. I can assure you that the soul of my city is much deeper than your one, that I imagine full of pee (called graffitis). You're the most narcissist form of expression (no relation with arts): no ideas, no style (always the same), no concepts. Just a multiple way to write your name (and anyway tags are all similar). You just celebrate your little ego, you're simply destined to oblivion, coherently to nothingness that you propose. Your requiem is our ode to joy.
@@andreabocchetti9009 I'm sure I would agree with you if I ever have to privilege to visit your city, but we in the graffiti community do have a code of honour (or the best of us do). We create. We express. We communicate. But we don't deface, especially not already beautiful works or spots of outstanding natural beauty. We don't go over statues or murals or memorials, or even over better graffiti artist's work. A blank surface in an urban environment, however, is nothing but a blank canvas to me. Like it or not, graffiti has been around in one form or another since humans learned to use language and imagery... and will be here long after we're all dead. I know many cities that have a rich artistic and architectural legacy, that happily coexist with a rich history of ilegal street art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after all. And you simply cannot stop humans from expressing themselves. In many ways, I believe that the human need to express themselves through art is a process with a mind of its own that will inevitably find a voice one way or another, no matter how hard the hands of order and tyranny try to throttle it. Real art does not ask for permission to exist, nor can it ever be granted it anyway. For who could possibly have the authority to grant such permission? Not a man alive has that authority. Did our ancestors ask for permission to paint their dreams and observations and interpretations on ancient cave walls? I've been moved to tears by poems scrawled on forgotten walls in sewers, I've been moved to dance by musicians compelled to play in the streets without a permit, I've felt the hand of god on my heart when gazing at cave paintings so old we can't accurately date them. And in the great and honourable tradition of the human spirit that I have inherited from our ancestors, I don't ask for permission either. So who are the real artists? Those who wait for a bureaucrat to sign a piece of paper saying it's okay to build a statue in a square, or those who answer the timeless calling for self expression, for its own sake, without hesitation? Hopefully, you will agree that there is no right answer to that question.
@@nellkellino-miller7673 I might even agree that there is no single answer to such a question. But in the case of graffiti, there are considerations to be made. And I assure you that I am not speaking from prejudices: I know your 'art' well. And it is not the only art about which I have misgivings. An example? Conceptual art. That is a fully bureaucratised, fully recognised 'art' and yet, in my opinion, it expresses something extremely poor. Mostly a collection of banal provocations. But let us come to graffiti. Apart from the very few interesting cases (e.g. Basquiat), the writers for the vast majority simply write their name (or their avatar). The tags all have more or less the same stylistic code, to the point that the hand is hardly recognisable (except by the writers themselves, which contradicts the 'popular' spirit). They write everywhere: on trains, on historical buildings, on churches. I do not know who maintains this code you speak of, but most of you do not respect it. And the biggest paradox is that you cover for each other. I will tell you this: in Naples, a few years ago, a writer called Hes covered a Banksy stencil, placed on the wall of a church in the historic centre, with one of his 'works': and what did his work consist of? Once again, his name (read the new below): corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/notizie/cronaca/2010/3-giugno-2010/writer-pentito-ho-coperto-banksy-chiedo-scusa-ero-buio-che-errore-1703132512822.shtml This is not about code, this is not about the antiquity of the expressive spirit (art is not simply a form of expression). This is about understanding 'what' graffiti expresses. What is the idea? What is the content? What urgency does the creative act conceal? To whom is it addressed? It is not enough to want to express something to become an artist. Banality remains banality, expressive poverty remains expressive poverty. And choosing a blank wall is the easiest way to say something stupid, when you have nothing to say. You will perhaps recognise that painting a name, a signature, in a thousand ways (or always the same) to make yourself recognised, has nothing artistic about it: it is just pure narcissism. Here I am, look at me, it's me. This is the opposite of what art means: for centuries, artists have recognised that the work does not belong to the author. And you still make your signature the object of your art? And with that, what would you like to express? Prehistoric people painted in caves because they did not have writing. The ancients wrote on walls to claim attention. But art is something else. It lacks an essential element: the opacity, the darkness, the mystery of what an artist intends to express. You are missing the secret. Your secret, what you ignore about yourselves. You are (the vast majority of you) too clear, too understandable, too readable. And the very few who are worth something die in the sea of the very many who are worth nothing.
@@andreabocchetti9009 I disagree fundamentally. I read your story about why it should not exist...And yet, people keep doing it. I wonder why? I once heard a girl singing a song on her doorstep. Her neighbour stepped out and told her to be quiet. It was too early and the girl wasn't good at singing. I hope the neighbour got back to sleep. And I hope the girl never stopped singing. End of story.
The best quote I've heard in this film "I paint for myself" I come from a different class of painter, as a watercolourist I am now at this stage where painting for soulless money, commission pieces doesn't hold me like it once did. I paint for the pure enjoying of putting paint to paper, or canvas. I care less who see's it or who doesn't, its for me and my enjoyment. If someone likes a piece enough to buy it excellent, if not its no drama
I discovered this documentary by scrolling through the suggested videos on youtube. I've recommended it to friends after rewatching it several times and the words of Sloke, Meres, Jaber and Dual echo in my mind every time I pack my things and go out to paint, whether it's legal or illegal. Thank you guys. Respect from Naples, Italy
This started out slow but definitely gained traction towards the middle. My heart was in it when Merse elaborated on the 5 points and gave this documentary some depth and insight on the legal battle he fought for VARA. Much love to the brother Never he deserves his shine one of the best to come out of the graffiti culture and go bigtime with his themes and tributes across Los Angeles. Great documentary!
just want to say huge shoutout to Jaber. his Ninja character around Seattle in the mid to late 90's was what initially got me interested in graff in the first place. when i worked at art primo i had the honor of meeting him and buying a ninja piece from him. also, HUGE shoutout to Gonzo from the Houston scene. he helped keep my head straight. big up KYT DTC.
Loved this so much! As an artist (but for another medium), I often find myself crashing my preconcieved ideas of what art is with other forms of it. Didn't know the difference between graffiti and street art and the value of actually being on the streets contributes to the art form! This doc made me rethink about art itself again and I thank you for that! Cool stuff to learn!!
That little kid has a real genuine love for graffiti actually almost made me cry cause it reminds me of when i fell in love with graffiti at the same age...that's the best when you first discover it and it's new to you ,lil man is like a graf scientist 🥼 lol "He's sloke" 💪🏼✊🏼
Thank you for this beautiful work. Very necessary in moments where social networks make it seem that nothing makes sense. I paint graffiti for more than 15 years. This is my life. It helped me a lot to cope with very difficult moments. It's good that they show the positive aspects that this art form has. We are just a breath of air in this life. Thanks to those who pass the flame! Greetings and much love to all the brothers and sisters out there.
Love that the landlord offered these talented artists a taste of what he felt and he did it by the cover of darkness, truly brilliant graffiti, bet that was a rush to piss on everyone's hard work. Now both the landlord and the artists share everything in common, perfect understanding.
This documentery shows a lot of aspects of graff and street art "normal" people don't seem to think about. Like how it can be good for kids and how us artist deserve the respect of the people who want our art. I think it's good that it's becoming more mainstream. I also admire how graff writers are starting to come around to the street artist and muralist side of things. When I got caught doing graffiti , it made me change my mind to try to do it for money. And I got a lot of flac for that in my hometown. Still do. But I know it's worth it. I'll be up on the big walls one day
Be surprised how much ppl really respect writers. Lots average humans love Graff and seeing it. Brings joy on a rainy day. They get the thought. Damn imagine there was no graffiti. This world would be boring. Imagine no Graff,murals even street art. I'd rather be blind..
I'm probably the last person any one would expect as a tagger, but I love it. It's my guilty pleasure, I'm an adrenaline junkie, it's forbidden art. I love it.
I dunno how it is now but back in the day tagging crews in my area were super mixed racially, ethnically, and from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds. People who would normally never interact had a brotherhood. It was a beatiful time.
❤ Thank you to all the graffiti artest classic and future. You've definitely changed the view of what is art for the better. Looking forward to see what you bring to the streets and the art world everywhere. ❤
So many great perspectives on the scene and how it has changed over the years. I’m so thankful to have visited and painted 5 points before it was too late. It was truly an inspiring place
I love these documentaries because you see their work all the time, and finally get to hear them speak on the subject, which is something you usually don’t get unless you meet them in person, and even then they may be not willing to discuss it much. But in this instance with The Jaber, I’ve seen his work on freights for years and years, and hearing him speak about the subculture is great, his outlook on Graf is something I agree with.
I was lucky in Spring of 2011 to witness and document the greatness of the Five Pointz location. It was devastating to learn that by the year after, it was gone.
This is a brilliant documentary. Very well done. Except I have to watch in about 3 segments cause I get restless. Still, as an artist it’s so inspiring. They are way beyond my skill.
Very Powerful Documentary ! Graff has def changed my life and has given me a platform for impacting at risk youth..this documentary has just inspired me tremendously with this new business venture im on to open up co op incubator coffee shop with gallery and more...Thank You for this....
Love that the landlord offered these talented artists a taste of what he felt and he did it by the cover of darkness, truly brilliant graffiti, bet that was a rush to piss on everyone's hard work. Now both the landlord and the artists share everything in common, perfect understanding.
Ohh hellyeah I know him because of his character ‼️I've even seen a train he did here in my city ft worth TX !!!!! So real!!!! Ima fan bro an I been bombing since 15..I'm 41 now an still busting out with the flair tips 🔥 badass video bro ! Perfect guy to interview he a beast ✌️
Paintings on a wall, directly linked to what cavemen did, only that this kind of living is way much more complicated than hunting to survive. Graffiti is something that survived, I like to see it that way.
AMEN. ITS A DYING BREED OF WRITERS AND A DYING ARTFORM, AND WAY OF LIFE. ESPECIALLY WILL A.I. AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THERES STILL GOOD ARTISTS EVERYWHERE, BUT THERES ALOT OF LEGAL WALLS NOW WHERE U DONT GET THAT SAME RUSH OF ADRENALINE CUZ U GOTTA GO B4 GETTING CAUGHT. BUT ART IS ART AND THERES NO SHORT CUTS ON PUTTING IN THE MAN HOURS OF PRACTICE. GRAFFITI IS HERE TO STAY, REGARDLESS, IT DIDNT JUST SURVIVE BUT IT THRIVED!! 😉👏😷🎨🖌️🎭🃏🀄🌆🙏
So many great perspectives on the scene and how it has changed over the years. I’m so thankful to have visited and painted 5 points before it was too late. It was truly an inspiring place
There is soo much inspiration from this! I love different forms of art! Lately I've been non stop creating~! I just love sharing art with other artists and inspiring one another. 🤙🏽✨
2007 I graduated with my senior essay to legalize graffiti and 2023 where so much further then I ever thought, to seeing all the charges and community service given and now its a lot less paranoia and the Respect Is finally being given! We’re artist and always will be The Risk Takers Behind The Can! (The walls never lie)
This is a great documentary, and really hits home for someone who used to be a player in this world. My question is tho, why was Detroit left out of this compilation. Detroit was a Mecca of the graffiti world from 08-16. Unfortunately it has fallen the same as 5 points did.
at lot of ads for a doc on non commercial art Nice production tho... at 17:05 the were 5 ads but I'm still watching....... 45:31 I lost count of the ads. now it's getting hard to watch with all the interruptions
Amazing documentary , this spoke to my sould. i also practised my copperplate style tag the whole way through. thanks to these legendary artists and shoutout to the team who created it.
Great doco. Thanks. Sydney went through the same phases and I knew many of the people from the scene here so it was interesting to see how a very similar story played out on different sides of the world.
I was lucky to grow up around The Bronx in the 70’s & 80’s. Saw the evolution of it. By the 90’s the 203 crew was on the Videograf VHS tapes. I miss that show. NYC had some dope magazines & VHS tapes that exposed us to other writers & styles from around the globe. Now the writers I know from back then are old & sell in galleries. Crazy how far it’s come.
I remember before moving from my small ass town in Sunnyside Wa the trains would roll thru town every now and then and i specifically remember seeing ur caricature and also seeing ICH and just seeing ur guys work and being so inspired to just keep writing and practicing even tho none of my friends shared my passion. So just like i commented to ICH when I just happened to stumble onto his video and realized who he was a couple weeks back, thank u.
Okay question, for those that are graffiti artists. Do you like space that is open and designed for graffiti? There's lots of place now in London where you are "allowed" to do it (like, in Hackney Wick there's lots of walls that people are allowed to paint on and they get cleared once a week or so) , or does the fact that you're allowed to do it take away from the rush of doing it? I feel like theres two subsets of artists in this world, those who do it for the thrill (and they may be good artist, or just wanna tag shit with their tag) and those that are really in it for the art ? I dunno, lemme know in the replies, i'm interested as someone who has never really been involved in this world (apart from tagging some stuff when I was a kid)
You hit it on the head. True graffiti is illegal vandalism. It’s like seeing a tiger in the wild vs going to see one at a zoo. “Same thing” but not really. You got it right 👌🏼
Oh ya what the other dude said. Like a tiger in a zoo. Not true to what it should be. Its like art made only to be sold, its meaningless. If they don't want us to paint the cities they should stop putting up so much canvasses
i feel like the additcion to graff can also be said on lots of extrmesports or also other types of arts , the becoming better in something is part of every passion ,not only graff the fact that graffiti is illegal that is what makes it soaddicting cuz you are creative but also have an adrenaline rush a rare combination of things usualy its only one or the other
I'm probably the last person any one would expect as a tagger, but I love it. It's my guilty pleasure, I'm an adrenaline junkie, it's forbidden art. I love it.
When Graffiti becomes Art and When Art becomes Graffiti. Graffiti is a reflection of a class of culture in our world today that is pushing to be heard if the people or the one can stand it or like other trends in time may come and go in time.
If JABER see's this "dj chawnsee" approves! 😂😂😂 this is karoe from the Paradiso events.. every time i hear about you i alway remember you poking jabs at you know who lol hope yall are doin well 🍻🍻
As a former (GA)Graffiti Artist (80's-90's) I would say that it's a bit short sided for anyone to assume that skipping the street to be a gallery "street artist" is a bad thing. The whole goal in being a GA is to get your name out and be recognized. If I could've skipped the streets and the crimes to be a famous GA, I would've definitely taken the gallery route. Most GA's have an ego and want to show people their pieces, but they can't because it's admitting to a crime. In the 70's East Coast GA's would bomb specific trains that run from burrow to burrow so they could be considered All-City, meaning if you had a piece on a train it would be like a mobile ad. It was a good way to enter into areas that you were far from or had rivals or simply had a hard time stay up in because of the competition. Subways were a step up and could take you across the map in a way where the stakes are higher due to guard dogs (police, security, etc) and other GA's trying to hit the same trains, but when you got one you had a free ride into every part of the city. The West Coast has much shorter buildings so getting high up was the move. The amount of cars and roads are already driving the eye's everywhere and the big skies are visible for miles. Getting up on highway overpasses, water towers in small towns or billboards in the city were all good ways to be seen from long distances. Clearly those come with a different type of risk, like falling to your death or being caught out in the open with small windows of opportunity to get away; climbing up and down, hiding in vents, jumping from roof to roof, etc. On the West Coast it's the fall that gets you, on the East Coast it's the ops. Obviously there's similarities on both sides but the threat is a lot closer on the East Coast cause it's so condensed, and the history with laws & GA's runs deeper there. Cops were shooting kids in the early days of graffiti prevention on the East Coast, you didn't hear that much from the West Coast cause they would just cover it up with "gang affiliation" to make it more acceptable to the public.
GRAFFITI WAS MY 1ST TRUE REAL LOVE ... ITS GREAT TO SEE DUDES THAT STUCK THRU IT IN THEIR LIVES N CONTINUE TO DO IT AND MAKE A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOR US OLDER GUYS TO STILL ADMIRE SND APPRECIATE. THAT DUDE SLOKE IS A MONSTER. BIG LOVE FROM SALEM, OREGON!! 😇🙏🔮♈💎🔥👽🛸🎨🖌️
He is right. There should not be any stigma. It should be and could be better. It sucks that there are people taking things too far. Making it more stigmatised.
I’m soooo FUCKING happy this documentary exist, THANK YOU and being from the new generation i RESPECTTT all these great human being and it’s such a pleasure having all these infos on the internet that have been really oppressed by the pigs and media
The way he subscribes Street Art as NOT putting in the work and developing the actual skills reminds me of when I was a Vinyl Dj and then all these newbies suddenly had digital decks that did the work for then and they had NO skills and yet these people were multiplying and have become the norm.
Yeah lowering that barrier to entry certainly has drawbacks, but I think it also can push some talented individuals to find their place and blow the world away with their skills
Not a DJ but I am sad to see Djing go the way that it did. Turntablism is a lost art and there is so much more that could be expanded on with it but it was sort of just left alone. i'd love to see more people get back into it and really use turntables as if it was its own instrument. Theres so much more to be done with turntables that probably will never be done :(
Now you have an inkling of how actual musicians felt when DJs started becoming the norm because they were less messy x less unpredictable x etc etc in the eyes of countless weak-minded bookers. Turntablism is something else altogether, that's an art and a craft without question. But just spinning records, setlist or not, cross fading, whatever, stop it, you're invoicing for other people's ACTUAL work when they created and recorded it, vinyl or MP3 doesn't matter.
There’s also artists like me that have been doing graffiti for 25 years with zero recognition, no social media about it, just the work out in the world without a face whatsoever. We still exist!
Love to hear about the OGs still doing it with no recognition
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me too :) dont have accounts exept for youtube
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"A city without graffiti is a city with no soul" sums it up for me. Not sure if I pity or envy the people who can't comprehend this fact.
Pity
@nellkellino-miller7673 In my city, there's Michelangelo, Giambologna, Botticelli, Bernini, and so on, and there are no graffiti. I can assure you that the soul of my city is much deeper than your one, that I imagine full of pee (called graffitis). You're the most narcissist form of expression (no relation with arts): no ideas, no style (always the same), no concepts. Just a multiple way to write your name (and anyway tags are all similar). You just celebrate your little ego, you're simply destined to oblivion, coherently to nothingness that you propose. Your requiem is our ode to joy.
@@andreabocchetti9009 I'm sure I would agree with you if I ever have to privilege to visit your city, but we in the graffiti community do have a code of honour (or the best of us do).
We create. We express. We communicate. But we don't deface, especially not already beautiful works or spots of outstanding natural beauty. We don't go over statues or murals or memorials, or even over better graffiti artist's work.
A blank surface in an urban environment, however, is nothing but a blank canvas to me. Like it or not, graffiti has been around in one form or another since humans learned to use language and imagery... and will be here long after we're all dead. I know many cities that have a rich artistic and architectural legacy, that happily coexist with a rich history of ilegal street art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after all. And you simply cannot stop humans from expressing themselves.
In many ways, I believe that the human need to express themselves through art is a process with a mind of its own that will inevitably find a voice one way or another, no matter how hard the hands of order and tyranny try to throttle it. Real art does not ask for permission to exist, nor can it ever be granted it anyway. For who could possibly have the authority to grant such permission? Not a man alive has that authority.
Did our ancestors ask for permission to paint their dreams and observations and interpretations on ancient cave walls?
I've been moved to tears by poems scrawled on forgotten walls in sewers, I've been moved to dance by musicians compelled to play in the streets without a permit, I've felt the hand of god on my heart when gazing at cave paintings so old we can't accurately date them.
And in the great and honourable tradition of the human spirit that I have inherited from our ancestors, I don't ask for permission either. So who are the real artists? Those who wait for a bureaucrat to sign a piece of paper saying it's okay to build a statue in a square, or those who answer the timeless calling for self expression, for its own sake, without hesitation?
Hopefully, you will agree that there is no right answer to that question.
@@nellkellino-miller7673 I might even agree that there is no single answer to such a question.
But in the case of graffiti, there are considerations to be made. And I assure you that I am not speaking from prejudices: I know your 'art' well. And it is not the only art about which I have misgivings. An example? Conceptual art. That is a fully bureaucratised, fully recognised 'art' and yet, in my opinion, it expresses something extremely poor. Mostly a collection of banal provocations.
But let us come to graffiti. Apart from the very few interesting cases (e.g. Basquiat), the writers for the vast majority simply write their name (or their avatar). The tags all have more or less the same stylistic code, to the point that the hand is hardly recognisable (except by the writers themselves, which contradicts the 'popular' spirit). They write everywhere: on trains, on historical buildings, on churches. I do not know who maintains this code you speak of, but most of you do not respect it. And the biggest paradox is that you cover for each other.
I will tell you this: in Naples, a few years ago, a writer called Hes covered a Banksy stencil, placed on the wall of a church in the historic centre, with one of his 'works': and what did his work consist of? Once again, his name (read the new below):
corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/napoli/notizie/cronaca/2010/3-giugno-2010/writer-pentito-ho-coperto-banksy-chiedo-scusa-ero-buio-che-errore-1703132512822.shtml
This is not about code, this is not about the antiquity of the expressive spirit (art is not simply a form of expression). This is about understanding 'what' graffiti expresses. What is the idea? What is the content? What urgency does the creative act conceal? To whom is it addressed?
It is not enough to want to express something to become an artist. Banality remains banality, expressive poverty remains expressive poverty. And choosing a blank wall is the easiest way to say something stupid, when you have nothing to say.
You will perhaps recognise that painting a name, a signature, in a thousand ways (or always the same) to make yourself recognised, has nothing artistic about it: it is just pure narcissism.
Here I am, look at me, it's me.
This is the opposite of what art means: for centuries, artists have recognised that the work does not belong to the author. And you still make your signature the object of your art?
And with that, what would you like to express?
Prehistoric people painted in caves because they did not have writing. The ancients wrote on walls to claim attention. But art is something else.
It lacks an essential element: the opacity, the darkness, the mystery of what an artist intends to express. You are missing the secret. Your secret, what you ignore about yourselves. You are (the vast majority of you) too clear, too understandable, too readable. And the very few who are worth something die in the sea of the very many who are worth nothing.
@@andreabocchetti9009 I disagree fundamentally. I read your story about why it should not exist...And yet, people keep doing it. I wonder why? I once heard a girl singing a song on her doorstep. Her neighbour stepped out and told her to be quiet. It was too early and the girl wasn't good at singing.
I hope the neighbour got back to sleep. And I hope the girl never stopped singing. End of story.
The best quote I've heard in this film "I paint for myself" I come from a different class of painter, as a watercolourist I am now at this stage where painting for soulless money, commission pieces doesn't hold me like it once did. I paint for the pure enjoying of putting paint to paper, or canvas. I care less who see's it or who doesn't, its for me and my enjoyment. If someone likes a piece enough to buy it excellent, if not its no drama
I discovered this documentary by scrolling through the suggested videos on youtube.
I've recommended it to friends after rewatching it several times and the words of Sloke, Meres, Jaber and Dual echo in my mind every time I pack my things and go out to paint, whether it's legal or illegal.
Thank you guys.
Respect from Naples, Italy
Sloke letting the little homie help with the fill was awesome. If that kid keeps writing it’ll be in his memory forever
Almost every day I see art on the trains rolling through my town. Thank you.
KEEP GRAFFITI ALIVE!! 🔥
This started out slow but definitely gained traction towards the middle. My heart was in it when Merse elaborated on the 5 points and gave this documentary some depth and insight on the legal battle he fought for VARA. Much love to the brother Never he deserves his shine one of the best to come out of the graffiti culture and go bigtime with his themes and tributes across Los Angeles. Great documentary!
It change how people view art maybe, but it’s always been art
I agree whole heartedly
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It's reminded us that art started on whatever wall we had
But what is art?! (According to Nitsche or Hegel)
just want to say huge shoutout to Jaber. his Ninja character around Seattle in the mid to late 90's was what initially got me interested in graff in the first place. when i worked at art primo i had the honor of meeting him and buying a ninja piece from him. also, HUGE shoutout to Gonzo from the Houston scene. he helped keep my head straight. big up KYT DTC.
Jabers been a beast i would see his work here in vancouver canada and then seattle and portland as a teen..met him in miami years ago legend
He has many spots in Sweden
based shoutout comment, thnx 4 sharing
Loved this so much! As an artist (but for another medium), I often find myself crashing my preconcieved ideas of what art is with other forms of it. Didn't know the difference between graffiti and street art and the value of actually being on the streets contributes to the art form! This doc made me rethink about art itself again and I thank you for that! Cool stuff to learn!!
Most real writers don't like a lot of street art. It's looked at as corny hipster gentrification kinda stuff.
It’s creative for both the youth and older. I say protect this art style.
At all costs!
i think itll prevail whatever happens seeing the cave paintings
Yes, indeed my friend.
That little kid has a real genuine love for graffiti actually almost made me cry cause it reminds me of when i fell in love with graffiti at the same age...that's the best when you first discover it and it's new to you ,lil man is like a graf scientist 🥼 lol
"He's sloke" 💪🏼✊🏼
Thank you for this beautiful work. Very necessary in moments where social networks make it seem that nothing makes sense. I paint graffiti for more than 15 years. This is my life. It helped me a lot to cope with very difficult moments. It's good that they show the positive aspects that this art form has. We are just a breath of air in this life. Thanks to those who pass the flame! Greetings and much love to all the brothers and sisters out there.
i dont do social media thats 1 wall i aint writing on lol!
Love that the landlord offered these talented artists a taste of what he felt and he did it by the cover of darkness, truly brilliant graffiti, bet that was a rush to piss on everyone's hard work. Now both the landlord and the artists share everything in common, perfect understanding.
This documentery shows a lot of aspects of graff and street art "normal" people don't seem to think about. Like how it can be good for kids and how us artist deserve the respect of the people who want our art. I think it's good that it's becoming more mainstream. I also admire how graff writers are starting to come around to the street artist and muralist side of things. When I got caught doing graffiti , it made me change my mind to try to do it for money. And I got a lot of flac for that in my hometown. Still do. But I know it's worth it. I'll be up on the big walls one day
Nothing last forever, enjoy every moment and cherish the memories in everything you do, because its all gone in a blink
Be surprised how much ppl really respect writers. Lots average humans love Graff and seeing it. Brings joy on a rainy day. They get the thought. Damn imagine there was no graffiti. This world would be boring. Imagine no Graff,murals even street art. I'd rather be blind..
niceness and healthy vibes is what 80s burners was all about ... Respect to all involved in this masterpiece!!
those city cutaways and the name cards *Chefs kiss*. Dope AF!
I'm probably the last person any one would expect as a tagger, but I love it. It's my guilty pleasure, I'm an adrenaline junkie, it's forbidden art. I love it.
I’m glad you have that as an outlet my man. Stay safe and free 🤘🏻
I dunno how it is now but back in the day tagging crews in my area were super mixed racially, ethnically, and from vastly different socioeconomic backgrounds. People who would normally never interact had a brotherhood. It was a beatiful time.
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Thank you to all the graffiti artest classic and future. You've definitely changed the view of what is art for the better. Looking forward to see what you bring to the streets and the art world everywhere. ❤
Love how Sloke involves the young guy to paint..props.
True, mayb advise a mask too, those fumes aint healthy ! RIP Nash
So many great perspectives on the scene and how it has changed over the years. I’m so thankful to have visited and painted 5 points before it was too late. It was truly an inspiring place
I love these documentaries because you see their work all the time, and finally get to hear them speak on the subject, which is something you usually don’t get unless you meet them in person, and even then they may be not willing to discuss it much. But in this instance with The Jaber, I’ve seen his work on freights for years and years, and hearing him speak about the subculture is great, his outlook on Graf is something I agree with.
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kid with an amazing attitude !!
Wish we could all see street art like that kid
Ima huge grade artist an fan that black book means a lot to a graff artist!!! That's dope to have them tags ✅✅✅✅
I was lucky in Spring of 2011 to witness and document the greatness of the Five Pointz location. It was devastating to learn that by the year after, it was gone.
This is a brilliant documentary. Very well done. Except I have to watch in about 3 segments cause I get restless. Still, as an artist it’s so inspiring. They are way beyond my skill.
Such a Millennial comment ... hahaha !
@@adambane1719 actually I’m gen X … but I’m quite immature, so fair comment.
Glad to hear you enjoyed watching it so much!
Very Powerful Documentary ! Graff has def changed my life and has given me a platform for impacting at risk youth..this documentary has just inspired me tremendously with this new business venture im on to open up co op incubator coffee shop with gallery and more...Thank You for this....
Love that the landlord offered these talented artists a taste of what he felt and he did it by the cover of darkness, truly brilliant graffiti, bet that was a rush to piss on everyone's hard work. Now both the landlord and the artists share everything in common, perfect understanding.
Landlord could've made a bunch of money selling those pieces. Instead got sued for millions. 🙄
Theres a lot worse to be addicted to. Props to the real ones out there
Ohh hellyeah I know him because of his character ‼️I've even seen a train he did here in my city ft worth TX !!!!! So real!!!! Ima fan bro an I been bombing since 15..I'm 41 now an still busting out with the flair tips 🔥 badass video bro ! Perfect guy to interview he a beast ✌️
the most interesting documentary about connection of the past and the future of graffiti. very inspirational!!! thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Paintings on a wall, directly linked to what cavemen did, only that this kind of living is way much more complicated than hunting to survive. Graffiti is something that survived, I like to see it that way.
AMEN. ITS A DYING BREED OF WRITERS AND A DYING ARTFORM, AND WAY OF LIFE. ESPECIALLY WILL A.I. AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THERES STILL GOOD ARTISTS EVERYWHERE, BUT THERES ALOT OF LEGAL WALLS NOW WHERE U DONT GET THAT SAME RUSH OF ADRENALINE CUZ U GOTTA GO B4 GETTING CAUGHT. BUT ART IS ART AND THERES NO SHORT CUTS ON PUTTING IN THE MAN HOURS OF PRACTICE. GRAFFITI IS HERE TO STAY, REGARDLESS, IT DIDNT JUST SURVIVE BUT IT THRIVED!! 😉👏😷🎨🖌️🎭🃏🀄🌆🙏
IBEEN SAYING EXACTLY THIS!! BEEN TAGGIN SINCE CAVE PAINTINGS NUTS!
I like how MERES says "Idear".
Haha I know what you mean 😂
So many great perspectives on the scene and how it has changed over the years. I’m so thankful to have visited and painted 5 points before it was too late. It was truly an inspiring place
Great hearing Meres tell more of his story. Long live 5 pointz.
Great Documentary! Much Love! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks for posting.
There is soo much inspiration from this! I love different forms of art! Lately I've been non stop creating~! I just love sharing art with other artists and inspiring one another. 🤙🏽✨
one of the best documentaries ive watched
NOW THESE ARE TRUE MASTERS!💯
2007 I graduated with my senior essay to legalize graffiti and 2023 where so much further then I ever thought, to seeing all the charges and community service given and now its a lot less paranoia and the Respect Is finally being given! We’re artist and always will be The Risk Takers Behind The Can! (The walls never lie)
I didnt expect a new graff documentary like this awsome~
Simply Inspiring x they love the art and thats it x
Sending Mad love from SA! True Art hero's keeping the culture and lifestyle alive!❤ #STAYUP#STAYSTYLING
Wow now I know who's work I saw every day here in Northern California. Jaber. Thank you, all of you of the can.
one line can change everything 🤙🤙🤙
Making graffiti so illegal has pushed it out of the cities. More and more I'm seeing graffiti and "street" art in the woods and countryside.
Awesome documentary. I enjoyed every minute of it.
GetUp & StayUp. Dope doc. Salute.
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I will say though you guys are sick mad skills
thank you for making this I know it takes strength to see it through, great work!
Very interesting video. Thank you! USA
NIce docu, Big up from Belgium! Source Is Creating Kindness! Hip-Hop!!!
This is a great documentary, and really hits home for someone who used to be a player in this world. My question is tho, why was Detroit left out of this compilation. Detroit was a Mecca of the graffiti world from 08-16. Unfortunately it has fallen the same as 5 points did.
Wish we could have! Just a matter of time and funding
Writing what you want is a right! This is the life of a human being, fight for your rights, respect to all the writers
I loved the art on Floridas trains. Its beautifully executed.
at lot of ads for a doc on non commercial art
Nice production tho...
at 17:05 the were 5 ads but I'm still watching.......
45:31 I lost count of the ads.
now it's getting hard to watch with all the interruptions
Amazing documentary , this spoke to my sould. i also practised my copperplate style tag the whole way through. thanks to these legendary artists and shoutout to the team who created it.
Great doco. Thanks. Sydney went through the same phases and I knew many of the people from the scene here so it was interesting to see how a very similar story played out on different sides of the world.
Yeah. From Sydney too bro
RUZZ or QUIKDRAW
I was lucky to grow up around The Bronx in the 70’s & 80’s. Saw the evolution of it. By the 90’s the 203 crew was on the Videograf VHS tapes. I miss that show. NYC had some dope magazines & VHS tapes that exposed us to other writers & styles from around the globe. Now the writers I know from back then are old & sell in galleries. Crazy how far it’s come.
1:00:34 Mike Dondi right there ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I remember before moving from my small ass town in Sunnyside Wa the trains would roll thru town every now and then and i specifically remember seeing ur caricature and also seeing ICH and just seeing ur guys work and being so inspired to just keep writing and practicing even tho none of my friends shared my passion. So just like i commented to ICH when I just happened to stumble onto his video and realized who he was a couple weeks back, thank u.
Great documentary! 😊
Has a bit vice vibe
It’s crazy seein the come back I have magazines from the 80-90s and I was born in 2000s got my inspiration of that style back then
iv seen jaber in canada in the early 2000s dudes a legend!
I see him more on freight here down here in VA more than any other artist. the dudes output is amazing.
His output is unmatched
Okay question, for those that are graffiti artists. Do you like space that is open and designed for graffiti? There's lots of place now in London where you are "allowed" to do it (like, in Hackney Wick there's lots of walls that people are allowed to paint on and they get cleared once a week or so) , or does the fact that you're allowed to do it take away from the rush of doing it? I feel like theres two subsets of artists in this world, those who do it for the thrill (and they may be good artist, or just wanna tag shit with their tag) and those that are really in it for the art ? I dunno, lemme know in the replies, i'm interested as someone who has never really been involved in this world (apart from tagging some stuff when I was a kid)
You hit it on the head. True graffiti is illegal vandalism. It’s like seeing a tiger in the wild vs going to see one at a zoo. “Same thing” but not really. You got it right 👌🏼
Oh ya what the other dude said. Like a tiger in a zoo. Not true to what it should be. Its like art made only to be sold, its meaningless. If they don't want us to paint the cities they should stop putting up so much canvasses
Love this one💯🖌️🔥🤙😎
Dope documentary. 🎨
I hate talking about it. I did what I did because I wanted to. Art over fame. Silence over ego.
man that kid is SO grateful haha just geekin up hard on this stuff. What a joy lol
i feel like the additcion to graff can also be said on lots of extrmesports or also other types of arts , the becoming better in something is part of every passion ,not only graff
the fact that graffiti is illegal that is what makes it soaddicting cuz you are creative but also have an adrenaline rush
a rare combination of things usualy its only one or the other
i ride my bmx to go do graffiti lol. i get the same feelings from it as i do hitting jumps, for sure
Yeah exactly the same rush as parkour and also builds discipline and is a form of meditation/personal growth
SLOKE's A F***N BERNER! Dont battle that man his cans 2 hot 2 handle! Hahahaha Fresh werk
“Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life” - Confucius - David Forman.
Don't make sense .
"It's the little things in life, ya know?"
I'm probably the last person any one would expect as a tagger, but I love it. It's my guilty pleasure, I'm an adrenaline junkie, it's forbidden art. I love it.
Graffiti is all about them freights, period. Shout out to everyone in New England, NY, NJ, MD, DE, PA, big ups to everyone who never fell off.
If you asked me "guess what I saw graffitied on a train" I wouldn't even need three guesses to get the answer right. Still great though.
When Graffiti becomes Art and When Art becomes Graffiti. Graffiti is a reflection of a class of culture in our world today that is pushing to be heard if the people or the one can stand it or like other trends in time may come and go in time.
Really Inspiring
🔥 🔥 finally a good one 😊❤️💯🔥🔥
Indeed
Good watch & Interesting stuff!
Glad you think so!
Very neat documentary here! :)
If JABER see's this "dj chawnsee" approves! 😂😂😂 this is karoe from the Paradiso events.. every time i hear about you i alway remember you poking jabs at you know who lol hope yall are doin well 🍻🍻
This was an excellent watch as well!
MAXIMUM RESPECT FROM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY! REST IN POWER, 5 POINTZ! WRITERS KEEP THE ART ALIVE! #GRAFFITI #ART #ARTIST
Yo!!! I have pics of "Smurfs" tags on a train that stopped Infront of my house when I lived in Nolanville Tx.
What graffiti is to Painting, Street Photography is to Photography
so excited to see a film like this come out
As a former (GA)Graffiti Artist (80's-90's) I would say that it's a bit short sided for anyone to assume that skipping the street to be a gallery "street artist" is a bad thing. The whole goal in being a GA is to get your name out and be recognized. If I could've skipped the streets and the crimes to be a famous GA, I would've definitely taken the gallery route. Most GA's have an ego and want to show people their pieces, but they can't because it's admitting to a crime.
In the 70's East Coast GA's would bomb specific trains that run from burrow to burrow so they could be considered All-City, meaning if you had a piece on a train it would be like a mobile ad. It was a good way to enter into areas that you were far from or had rivals or simply had a hard time stay up in because of the competition. Subways were a step up and could take you across the map in a way where the stakes are higher due to guard dogs (police, security, etc) and other GA's trying to hit the same trains, but when you got one you had a free ride into every part of the city.
The West Coast has much shorter buildings so getting high up was the move. The amount of cars and roads are already driving the eye's everywhere and the big skies are visible for miles. Getting up on highway overpasses, water towers in small towns or billboards in the city were all good ways to be seen from long distances. Clearly those come with a different type of risk, like falling to your death or being caught out in the open with small windows of opportunity to get away; climbing up and down, hiding in vents, jumping from roof to roof, etc.
On the West Coast it's the fall that gets you, on the East Coast it's the ops.
Obviously there's similarities on both sides but the threat is a lot closer on the East Coast cause it's so condensed, and the history with laws & GA's runs deeper there. Cops were shooting kids in the early days of graffiti prevention on the East Coast, you didn't hear that much from the West Coast cause they would just cover it up with "gang affiliation" to make it more acceptable to the public.
I got addicted, and I'm still addicted - everyone .... Lol sick vato
GRAFFITI WAS MY 1ST TRUE REAL LOVE ... ITS GREAT TO SEE DUDES THAT STUCK THRU IT IN THEIR LIVES N CONTINUE TO DO IT AND MAKE A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOR US OLDER GUYS TO STILL ADMIRE SND APPRECIATE. THAT DUDE SLOKE IS A MONSTER. BIG LOVE FROM SALEM, OREGON!! 😇🙏🔮♈💎🔥👽🛸🎨🖌️
5 points, Sloke, Jaber......🙏
He is right. There should not be any stigma. It should be and could be better. It sucks that there are people taking things too far. Making it more stigmatised.
Gentrified stuff isnt real graf og graf was often antiestablishment its been hijacked slightly these days
I’m soooo FUCKING happy this documentary exist, THANK YOU and being from the new generation i RESPECTTT all these great human being and it’s such a pleasure having all these infos on the internet that have been really oppressed by the pigs and media
Slokey out here havin apprenticeships killin it.
I watched this, then days later I see your face tag passing by on trail in Maryland
The way he subscribes Street Art as NOT putting in the work and developing the actual skills reminds me of when I was a Vinyl Dj and then all these newbies suddenly had digital decks that did the work for then and they had NO skills and yet these people were multiplying and have become the norm.
Yeah lowering that barrier to entry certainly has drawbacks, but I think it also can push some talented individuals to find their place and blow the world away with their skills
Not a DJ but I am sad to see Djing go the way that it did. Turntablism is a lost art and there is so much more that could be expanded on with it but it was sort of just left alone. i'd love to see more people get back into it and really use turntables as if it was its own instrument. Theres so much more to be done with turntables that probably will never be done :(
I like to make a metaphor when I show people the beat junkies especially DJ babu and DJ rhettmatic that it's "Wildstyle Hiphop"
Now you have an inkling of how actual musicians felt when DJs started becoming the norm because they were less messy x less unpredictable x etc etc in the eyes of countless weak-minded bookers. Turntablism is something else altogether, that's an art and a craft without question. But just spinning records, setlist or not, cross fading, whatever, stop it, you're invoicing for other people's ACTUAL work when they created and recorded it, vinyl or MP3 doesn't matter.
Fantastic documentary , real and gritty.
Perfect timing......