WAR 42

WAR – Fuck The System 2001 from War Forty Two on Vimeo.

The beginning of the War 42 Graffiti DVD series.
edited by Plek WAI

I uploaded Baer’s part from War 4.

The elusive San Francisco tagger obsessed with giraffes and falsely rumored to be the founder of a gang has allegedly been arrested in San Jose.
The man who goes by tag “Girafa” and is famous for painting giraffes everywhere may have been arrested but then again maybe not, because no one is sure who he really is.
Steven Free, 30, was arrested Tuesday after police from San Jose and San Francisco searched his home on Cabrillo Street in the City’s Outer Richmond neighborhood.
The San Jose police graffiti enforcement unit says it linked Free to 10 felony tagging cases in San Francisco. How do they know the work was done by Girafa? Each one features a cartoon of a giraffe and the tag Girafa.
Girafa explained his love for giraffes in a rare interview with the magazine “I Hate Graffiti.”
“”I paint giraffes to bring awareness that wild animals don’t belong in…zoos. Just like a painted giraffe doesn’t belong on a rooftop, a city wall, or a delivery truck, right?” he told the magazine, according to whatimseeing.com.
In the article, Girafa goes on to explain his connection to San Jose, saying he was raised there.
“I was a deformed baby and placed for sale because the San Francisco Zoo had no place for half-breeds,” he said. “My owners from San Jose purchased me and I grew up away from my giraffe mother and zookeeper father.”

Police said the 10 pieces attributed to Girafa cost San Jose $40,000 in damages.
Police linked the ironically named Free to the paintings because they found pictures similar to Girafa’s graffiti in his house.

***VANDAL VACATION*** from WWW.REVOK1.COM on Vimeo.

Graffiti writer Revok was recently arrested in Melbourne for a streak of vandalism in the city, all tracked by his twitter updates. The news video above offers insight into the arrest with comical commentary by the Seventh Letter Crew member.

October 29, 2009
Article from: Australian Associated Press

AN American who graffitied Melbourne buildings and posted pictures of his work on his webpage has been handed a suspended jail sentence.

Jason Steven Williams, known by his tag Revok promised on his Twitter page to “paint as much as I can” while in Melbourne.

During his two-week spree Williams tagged several inner Melbourne buildings, including St Vincent’s Hospital, the Melbourne Magistrates Court heard.

He also sprayed a train and train overpasses.

Williams’ decision to post the graffiti on his website and Twitter page proved to be his downfall.

Police seized his camera, mobile phone and laptop when they arrested him at Melbourne Airport as he tried to go home to the United States.

He spent last night and much of today in custody.

In court later, Williams, 32, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to nine counts of criminal damage.

The court heard Williams came to Australia on October 13 to participate in a legal graffiti event that was cancelled because the promoter encountered financial troubles.

Following the cancellation he wrote: “F*** this shit. I am going to paint as much as I can and then get the f*** out of here.”

As he left the Melbourne Custody Centre, Williams said he was sorry for what he had done.

“I feel very remorseful, very remorseful,” he said.

Asked if he knew what he was doing was illegal he replied: “Shit happens, what are you going to do?”

“I just do what I do. I came here, I did some stuff, maybe I did some things I shouldn’t have done, I apologise,” he said.

Williams said it would not be wise for him to comment on whether he thought he had improved Melbourne.

Magistrate Ian von Einem was told Williams had no prior convictions.

Sentencing Williams, Mr von Einem said he had done a disservice to those pushing for greater acceptance of graffiti’s legitimacy.

The court was told Williams had legitimate exhibitions coming up in Los Angeles and Miami.

Mr von Einem sentenced Williams to nine months prison, wholly suspended for two years.

He also ordered Williams pay $15,340 in damages.

Leaving court, Williams joked that the currency exchange wasn’t good and he couldn’t have picked a worse time to have to pay a fine.

taken from http://misterbonkers.blogspot.com/2009/08/world-wide-bne.html

dsek is a true graffiti vandal,but dont put limitations on the kid ,as one of mexicos upcoming artists desk has his eyes on the prize and the world,I dont think were ready

1.state your name gangsta.
DSEK TKO FCV 2KER (aka) Dsek World

2. so you been killin mexicali for years what is different about the scene in mexico compared to the scene in the states?
the federal police patrolling the streets with AR-15 (cuerno de chivo gun)
plus the jail in mexico is crazy

3.when i went to visit you guys in 06 i was amazed at how ruthless it was is shit still wide open there?
Yop

4.what is dsek world?
is a project of graffity and street art to make some money

5.you recently had an art show in san antonio how was that?
I was perfect just chilling with the crew and party and winning money so just perfect

6.how is the art scene in mexico? …
very conservative in all aspects
but now there is a movement of artists and designers who are doing good works, There are enough talented people right now

7.whats on the ipod?
QUITE VARIED: THE PSYCHO REALM, MUCHO MUCHACHO, TONY TOUCH, PEDRO INFANTE, MASSIVE ATTACK, LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE, SEX PISTOLS, PINK FLOYD, JOHNNY CASH, JOY DIVISION.

8.montana or rusto?
RUSTO!!! FOR FREE IN ONE PRICE STORE JEJEJEJE…

9.whats next for dsek?
TOKYO JAPAN AND SOME TACOS AL PASTOR

10.where can people purchase your goods?
ON MYSPACE www.myspace.com/dsekone and coming soon www.dsekworld.com

11.anything else that you want to say?
UN PINCHE greeting from the border VATOS.

taken from: http://skuzzin.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-to-dsek-world.html

the homie Ynot (Rest In Peace) had gotten the same tattoo on his forearm early July when he was out in LA kicking it with the homies. When I got out of Jail in St. Louis I was staying with Ynot, he told me of the 4th of July in Vegas with all the TKO homies and the week he spent in LA at Tloks, where he saw a print of this Fonzy and had to get it tattooed on him. The next day he was at Union Electric Tattoo and Big 5 hooked it up. I was really stoked when I saw how good a job Big 5 did, cause I did a website for him before I got locked up and hadn’t made it in to get tatted by him yet. It was the 23rd of July when I got out and on the 30th Ynot was shot one time in the head and killed walking home from work. He worked at a tattoo shop that was hella hood walked or skated home when he couldn’t get a ride. When he didn’t come home that night I thought nothing of it, I figured one of his girls picked him up and he was staying the night there.
All the homies in St. Louis got some script Ynot had drawn up all drunk one night at Cristo’s. I counted at least 15 of them, including one on myself, the homie from Oakland and the homie staying in Puerto Rico who flew in when he got the news.
Every time I hear someone says “why not” I think of the homie Ynot.

The homies tattoo for Ynot done by Big 5 at Union Electric Tattoo

Ynot’s Arm

the canvas print hanging in Tloks crib.

my leg

thats 5 of them

Ynot in Las Vegas kicking it with the homies deep on the strip.

Las Vegas

Tloks sketching up a Ynot piece at Union Electric

the sketch Tloks did

Mike Dream inspired many, you may remember the post from a year back on Dream with the gallery and song by Equipto. Check them out.

http://warfour.com/rip-mike-dream/
http://warfour.com/graffiti/dream-tdk/

Rest In Peace Mike Dream

The new Day In The Lyfe magazine got a little interview with the homie Koze TKO. This might be there last issue so go cop that shit. You can check out the whole zine online @ http://dayinthelyfe.com/the-magazine/day-in-the-lyfe-9.html