Light Up The Sky Graffiti

A fresh wall by CBS and some friends is wrapping up in an alley way behind Melrose. The details are really impressive in this piece. Click the jump for more

We caught Dcypher as he was putting on some dope shading to his piece.

The wall was done by CBS and some invited writers.

And the lighting and background work on all these pieces is really impressive. Check out the pics below

DeeKay - Can't Be Stopped

New DeeKay stencil in front of a CBS mural. Click the jump for more

New girl stencil from DeeKay. In front of a CBS mural saying 'Can't Be Stopped' with letters from Sasha and Atlas.

Haste CBS

Some beautiful can work on this graffiti from Haste CBS.

Behind Melrose.

Atlas and Axis

Two graffiti legends. Click the jump for more

Atlas and Axis are two of the biggest names in graffiti on the planet. Its awesome to have pieces like this, with both all-stars throwin down.

The feathering on the hair of Axis' piece to the right is really amazing.

Banksy's Livin the Dream Still Livin it Up -Going to Vegas

The Light Group owns the property that Banksy utilized in his 'Livin the Dream' billboard takeover, and they said they were flattered that Banksy chose to paint over a 'generic' canvas. However, the space was leased by The Light Group to CBS Outdoor Advertising, and CBS employees were the ones who removed the billboard and disrespectfully wadded it up in a ball.

Well, The Light Group has now got the piece back in their possession, and plan to send it to Las Vegas.

The guy pictured above speaking to the police is the one from The Light Group who almost got in a fight with an employee who took the piece down. Click the jump below for more exclusive pics of the billboard going down and to find out what The Light Group plans to do with Banksy's Livin the Dream.

The Light Group plans to put the Banksy piece on display in Las Vegas, not sell it.

And as for the pics, the cops major concern when they showed up was not the billboard being taken, but whether or not the guy pictured above from The Light Group had assaulted the CBS employee. We believe no charges were filed.

Big thanks to Brett Boston for sending in the pics, and Tam Truong for the information!

Hooked Up - Atlas

We met up with graffiti heavyweight Atlas CBS at Starbucks last weekend.

This guy is a straight legend in the game. We have been enjoying his images for years in magazines and online. Few cats have developed their own recognizable style or 'font' and Atlas has a handful to his name that are instantly recognizable.

Atlas made the mainstream news in 2010 when he got busted for the beautiful cats that he put all over the city. He talked about how crazy it was when the police raided his house with full riot gear and a helicopter. But the good news is he says he's doing better than ever since getting busted. In our opinion, the major crime in this whole story is not seeing Atlas' art on the streets anymore.

It was really awesome meeting up with Atlas in person. Thanks for the stickers and sketch!

Stay up~

99 Problems, But a Tag Ain't One

Out in front of the 99 cent store.

Tags from Dytch, Anger, Axis, CBS, LOK, and a sticker from Bankrupt Slut.

CBS Mural Bombed

This mural that is in-process from CBS got bombed with a throwie from AST(?).

Cool how they worked it into the cloud piece that was already there from Dytch.

The artwork on this CBS mural is impressive, no doubt. But the same stuff on the same wall for 10 years gets old no matter what it is, and we like seeing this AST young blood add some street to the piece.


***And we love getting all the comments on 'how we don't know (fill-in-the-blank) about graffiti' and that we should 'do research'. Point us to the book, and we will do the fuckin' research. But there is no book, is there? We are just showing what happens on the streets-it doesn't need research--we post what is happening. If someone has some knowledge that they would like to add to the discussion, that is great and we welcome the input and knowledge. But comments like this one really don't do much.****

New Massive CBS Mural

This previous CBS mural on this spot had been running for almost 10 years.

The crew felt that it was time for a fresh piece, and we got some info from Dytch CBS as he was painting.

Click the jump for more~


Dytch told us that this wall is a take on the LA Weekly graphic that has splatter all over, and then images emerging from the splatter. Each artist is putting up their own spin on it, and so far the wall has a half letters/half character piece from Dytch, with the flair out style he is known for, and intricate piping graffiti from Mers, and the Swarchenator-a merge between Arnold Swarchenegger and the Terminator.

Cool stuff, and look forward to seeing how it develops.

Fresh Wall

Fresh wall from CBS and Co. Putting in work here - Quake, Defie, Wesk, Past Me(?) Haste, CBS and Lords.

Axis - All Rights Reserved

Awesome piece from Axis.

All rights reserved. Copyright 2008~

RF Graffiti in Action

We chanced upon the RF Graffiti Crew throwin down some impressive work last weekend . . .

Some action shots of Tyer CBS RF, Trixter RF and Scolr(?) RF were in the process of putting up these bright, intricate pieces just off Melrose.

(And homeboy Scholr(?) told us his name, but not sure if that was it--think it might be different. Damn, short term memory can be a bitch!)

Stay up~

Painting in Progress

^Quake from CBS puttin it down.

We ran into some graffiti artists throwing down some new alley way art behind Melrose . . .


Quake CBS and Wesk from the Bay Area were just putting down the outlines on their respective pieces.

We will def make it back to snap shots once its finished.


^Wesk from San Francisco.

LA Needs Love

We got plenty of love for LA~

Up with sticker from Bankrupt Slut, and tags from CBS, Joneser.

I Wuz Here

CBS hits up a wall with a new graffiti piece on Melrose.

Sram CBS WAI and Kym CBS rock this out in style~



***Thanks~***

Atlas, Cache, Eye One

An amazing mural by Atlas, Cache and Eye One just went up on Sunset.

It is tremendous in person. And the art is stupendous~

And it is especially great to see Atlas' cats again on the streets of Los Angeles, after getting busted last year. Hopefully these cats (and chickens) ride a loooooonnngg time~

Herbert the Hippo Wishes You Merry Xmas~

Herbert the Hippo has been all over this year (we hear from a good source that there are smiling Hippo stickers on the North Pole-and even one on Santa's Sleigh).

Where's My Hippo? riding with Rasha CBS tag and Bankrupt Slut sticker.

Atlas - The Cat's Meow

A year ago, these friendly cats were all over Los Angeles.

They were done by graffiti artist 'Atlas'. The city vandal squad set out after him, and eventually caught him. He did a stint in jail and was fined tens of thousands of dollars.

We think the city's reaction is the real crime here. Atlas should be paid to do this work, not get fined. We love these pieces, and despite how some haters in the city feel, we think Atlas is the cat's meow~

Stay up~

Vultures

Trixter, Tyer, Ikon, Joe(?), and ? hit up this wall like vultures.

Plek UTI/CBS

Sick piece from Plek UTI/CBS


***Thanks***