street art is nothing new to the city in the 70s
the 70s
the 70s New York City Mayor Ed Koch waged a war
New York City Mayor Ed Koch waged a war
New York City Mayor Ed Koch waged a war in graffiti and led a major effort to
in graffiti and led a major effort to
in graffiti and led a major effort to clean up the city of its street art but
clean up the city of its street art but
clean up the city of its street art but now artists who might have landed in
now artists who might have landed in
now artists who might have landed in jail for street art before make
jail for street art before make
jail for street art before make thousands of dollars for what some would
thousands of dollars for what some would
thousands of dollars for what some would call vandalism this is like an outdoor
call vandalism this is like an outdoor
call vandalism this is like an outdoor gallery space for me instead of it being
gallery space for me instead of it being
gallery space for me instead of it being inside people now can participate in
inside people now can participate in
inside people now can participate in this art and not have to worry about do
this art and not have to worry about do
this art and not have to worry about do I understand it or do I not understand
I understand it or do I not understand
I understand it or do I not understand it what I was beginning to understand is
it what I was beginning to understand is
it what I was beginning to understand is that although we normally think of
that although we normally think of
that although we normally think of spray-paint when we think about street
spray-paint when we think about street
spray-paint when we think about street art when you have New York City as your
art when you have New York City as your
art when you have New York City as your canvas anything can serve as your medium
canvas anything can serve as your medium
canvas anything can serve as your medium London but like so cool because we have
London but like so cool because we have
London but like so cool because we have we’re feeding in the back and we have
we’re feeding in the back and we have
we’re feeding in the back and we have your Contemporary Art like in the front
your Contemporary Art like in the front
your Contemporary Art like in the front and it’s almost like two worlds just
and it’s almost like two worlds just
and it’s almost like two worlds just opposing you know like a perfect canvas
opposing you know like a perfect canvas
opposing you know like a perfect canvas for it would you say it’s a way to
for it would you say it’s a way to
for it would you say it’s a way to communicate to other people for you so
communicate to other people for you so
communicate to other people for you so it really is about a message and every
it really is about a message and every
it really is about a message and every street artist has their own way to
street artist has their own way to
street artist has their own way to communicate but the original New York
communicate but the original New York
communicate but the original New York City street art is of course graffiti
City street art is of course graffiti
City street art is of course graffiti and that’s a whole new language for me
and that’s a whole new language for me
and that’s a whole new language for me to learn so how do we we had a tags here
to learn so how do we we had a tags here
to learn so how do we we had a tags here your stencils we have we paste we have a
your stencils we have we paste we have a
your stencils we have we paste we have a fill-in and we have stickers so a tag is
fill-in and we have stickers so a tag is
fill-in and we have stickers so a tag is when a writer basic is this the
when a writer basic is this the
when a writer basic is this the signature yeah based on your name this
signature yeah based on your name this
signature yeah based on your name this would be the tag here this is a tag the
would be the tag here this is a tag the
would be the tag here this is a tag the filling is when you do like an outline
filling is when you do like an outline
filling is when you do like an outline and then like the stickers like a
and then like the stickers like a
and then like the stickers like a priority why do people do this I guess
priority why do people do this I guess
priority why do people do this I guess for street thing you know to get
for street thing you know to get
for street thing you know to get recognized in the world to get attention
recognized in the world to get attention
recognized in the world to get attention I guess so we just say there’s a bit of
I guess so we just say there’s a bit of
I guess so we just say there’s a bit of narcissism
narcissism
narcissism involved yeah there’s a lot of egos so
involved yeah there’s a lot of egos so
involved yeah there’s a lot of egos so is it really just narcissism or is there
is it really just narcissism or is there
is it really just narcissism or is there something else to it it kind of gives
something else to it it kind of gives
something else to it it kind of gives you a value a meaning you know I mean
you a value a meaning you know I mean
you a value a meaning you know I mean graffiti gave me my you could say
graffiti gave me my you could say
graffiti gave me my you could say bravado it gave me my you know saying
bravado it gave me my you know saying
bravado it gave me my you know saying that gave me the confidence I have today
that gave me the confidence I have today
that gave me the confidence I have today the graffiti in New York City is part of
the graffiti in New York City is part of
the graffiti in New York City is part of the culture it’s been around since the
the culture it’s been around since the
the culture it’s been around since the 60s and 50s and you know I’m not trying
60s and 50s and you know I’m not trying
60s and 50s and you know I’m not trying to disrespect your businesses but at the
to disrespect your businesses but at the
to disrespect your businesses but at the same time trying to keep the New York
same time trying to keep the New York
same time trying to keep the New York culture alive you live in the city you
culture alive you live in the city you
culture alive you live in the city you got to deal with graffiti that’s how I
got to deal with graffiti that’s how I
got to deal with graffiti that’s how I feel
feel
feel finding and expressing identity
finding and expressing identity
finding and expressing identity that’s a big one but not just your own
that’s a big one but not just your own
that’s a big one but not just your own the identity of the whole city it was a
the identity of the whole city it was a
the identity of the whole city it was a way for me to change my identity and get
way for me to change my identity and get
way for me to change my identity and get a reputation other than what my parents
a reputation other than what my parents
a reputation other than what my parents tried to mold me into vandalism or art
tried to mold me into vandalism or art
tried to mold me into vandalism or art what is it this is both vandalize with
what is it this is both vandalize with
what is it this is both vandalize with the art still not convinced I knew there
the art still not convinced I knew there
the art still not convinced I knew there was one last thing for me to do
after all to fully understand something
after all to fully understand something you have to be coming or at least
you have to be coming or at least
you have to be coming or at least experience that and so I asked Gazoo to
experience that and so I asked Gazoo to
experience that and so I asked Gazoo to teach me how to tag now what year is
teach me how to tag now what year is
teach me how to tag now what year is gonna be well how do you choose name
gonna be well how do you choose name
gonna be well how do you choose name well it’s something that’s personal to
well it’s something that’s personal to
well it’s something that’s personal to you you know nick 16 next 16 as well my
you you know nick 16 next 16 as well my
you you know nick 16 next 16 as well my father was called Nicholas yeah he
father was called Nicholas yeah he
father was called Nicholas yeah he passed away last year in 2016 so that
passed away last year in 2016 so that
passed away last year in 2016 so that would be an honor as I was looking at
would be an honor as I was looking at
would be an honor as I was looking at the artist as creative as a newly minted
the artist as creative as a newly minted
the artist as creative as a newly minted street artist I realized that it
street artist I realized that it
street artist I realized that it ultimately didn’t matter what I would
ultimately didn’t matter what I would
ultimately didn’t matter what I would call it because the most important thing
call it because the most important thing
call it because the most important thing is that we’re all humans trying to
is that we’re all humans trying to
is that we’re all humans trying to communicate to connect to other humans
communicate to connect to other humans
communicate to connect to other humans and that’s the purpose of art no matter
and that’s the purpose of art no matter
and that’s the purpose of art no matter what medium or canvas you choose
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