So as long as I have been alive, I have wanted to be an artist in some way. I guess with that, comes the search for things that inspire me to some degree. A lot of my idols come from the Italian Renaissance. People such as Michelangelo and DiVinci. Also the later works of the 15th century painters like Peter Rubens and Johan Vermeer. While I enjoy this painting of the world around me, I enjoy the rawness and abstraction of graffiti. It always seems to have a place in my heart and it comes in and out of my life randomly. As with the Renaissance masterminds, I also have modern day idols in graffiti. Of course the great Barry McGee (Twist) and the members of The Seventh Letter Crew (mainly Revok and Saber). As I go on through my studies, I find myself narrowing my thoughts in attempts to find a niche. I seem to be wrestling with two different ideas and the fight to marry them into a cohesive piece. Recently there has been a large backlash facing graffiti and with every action there is a reaction. The reaction is by TSLC starting the Seventh Day Project. Here is a video for your enjoyment.
*clack clack pssshhhhhhhh*
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