Saturday, July 22, 2006

Flame.TPA.PIC R.I.P.

Written by Ezo:

I want to take this opportunity to give props to a Highly Underrated Queens O.G Graffiti writer / Bomber who's met an untimely end..

FLAME 3 T.P.A / P.I.C aka DEVINE aka DREAM aka CANDELA passed away Thursday from injuries sustained in a hit and run accident that occurred on Wednesday july19th at 51 St Street and 10th ave in Manhattan...he was 44 years old

Frank attended Newtown High school and was an avid D.J back in the Day but most importantly he was a top writer from the borough of Queens who ventured out as an early street bomber going all city with street tags and killed the bmt's and inds and irt's in the late 70's and early eighties.

His many partners included JOEY/R.C, FUZZ ONE who he kinged the 7's and e's and f's with. And with DONDI and K56 rocked cars on the 2's and 5's as DEVINE and DREAM. In recent years Flame was living what you might call a hardcore Street life of hustling and avoiding bids, I would run into him often in hell's kitchen and we'd shoot the shit about the old days when he was king of the 7's or the Adventures of the CC Boys of Corona or Racking up the Bustelos and his all time Favorite crime story the knocking over of the Rustoleum Factory, A Genuine Street Classic.

Talking to him was like stepping into a time machine and stepping off into 1980 all over again. His demeanor and look were the same but only a little more rougher and louder around the edges due to The Hard Knock Life But he remained the same Flame. He was an early street bomber who cruised the city in his white and burgundy Monte Carlo Blasting Cerrone 5 out the tape deck with OF 147 and FUZZONE.

After hitting legendary clubs like Bonds International Casino or Studio 54 he would drop tags in key spots such as all the City Bridges and Tunnels, Major train stations and main intersections, usually a Flame tag followed by the name of the club he just creped out from and some wise ass comment... back in 1981 as you entered queens plaza over the freight yard bridge in sunnyside a FLAME..Up Your Ass would greet you on the old Q.P'S wall in cherry red. Or if you happened to be on the GCP by 108th you'd meet a 12 foot Howard the duck straddling a Flame Burner.

Most Graffiti Books from back in the day like Getting up or Subway or Aerosol art and even the more recent Dondi Book Sport some Flame Classics in there but most go unaccredited ...like a lot of Queens Writers FLAME Gets the Short Shrift. But the Real MFs know what time it is. FLAME was the working Man's Writer who Put in the Time and moved on. He did a little of everything and had in my Opinion a Great Tagging Style. Like Many an Urban Legend FLAME crammed a lot of living in his short life... most of it HARD...I can tell you from Experience

Like I said Earlier I want to give props where they are deservedly due...

Rest easy and in Peace
FLAME P.I.C


EZOCUKILLZ

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

The top 10 reasons to go to grad school

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Bristol votes to keep Banksy piece

"Overwhelming support from the people of Bristol means an eye-catching piece of graffiti by the 'guerilla' artist Banksy is to stay. ..."

The painting is of a naked man hanging by one hand from a window ledge while a cuckolded husband looks out the window after him.

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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Poetic Terrorism

Hakim Bey, from TAZ

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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Axel Thiel, RIP

I just learned that Axel Thiel died unexpectedly June 20, 2006, at age 60. Axel was one of the world's most dedicated graffiti researchers and archivists.

The link has a guestbook, so you can pay respect. It's in German, but here's what you need to know:

- Click guestbook

- Scroll all the way down and go to the "Neuer Eintrag" link on the bottom right of the guestbook page.

- Fill in the fields with the *

- Be sure to type the letters you see in the graphic into the bottom form field to prove you are human. I had to do it twice.

I'm not sure what will happen to his archive in Kassel, Germany, but I hope a library gets it so it can be accessed in the future by scholars.

Rest in peace, Axel. Thanks for all your hard work.

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Another Billboard Correction

Ron does Houston.

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Friday, July 14, 2006

How to present your portfolio to art directors

This is great advice no matter what your specialty and experience level may be.

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Saturday, July 08, 2006

How to be more creative

This cartoonist gives excellent advice to artists. His cartoons are great too.

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Friday, July 07, 2006

The synthesizer you've always wanted

(Qucktime MOV) Noiz-bot

From BoingBoing.net:
"Thingamagoop is $100 synthesizer that looks like a little robot with a lightstalk growing out of its noggin."

Oh, but it's more fun than that. Check the movie out (above).
It's made by bleeplabs

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