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Wilfredo "Bio" Feliciano is also a founding member of the world-famous art collective known as Tats Cru "The Mural Kings" originally known as TAT Cru founded by Brim, Mack and Bio in the eighties. Tats Cru continues to be a major force in the advancement of graffiti art both commercially and artistically.
King Robbo (born John Robertson, [2] 23 October 1969 – 31 July 2014 [3]) was an English underground graffiti artist. His feud with the artist Banksy was the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary called Graffiti Wars , first shown in August 2011.
By 1976 Caine 1 was considered king of the 7 line by other New York graffiti artists. [6] Although most of his paintings were executed solo, Caine 1 was a member of The Knight Hawks graffiti crew. [7] In 1976 Glowaski planned and executed, what was regarded as, the first whole train in graffiti history.
[2] [3] Bubble lettering was popular among perpetrators from the Bronx, but was replaced with a new "wildstyle", a term coined by Tracy 168 and a legendary original Graffiti crew with over 500 members including Blade, QUIK, Cope 2, T Kid 170, Cap, Juice 177, and Dan Plasma. [4] [5] Graffiti tags started to grow in style and size. [3]
In the 1980s he popularized his "computer rock" style, a form of wildstyle where letters are broken into boxes and scrambled. He was a member of TFP Crew (The Fantastic Partners). The self-proclaimed King of Style, Kase was admired by other graffiti writers as having a natural flair for his art, his train pieces being creative and stylish.
Cope2 has been a graffiti artist since 1985. His cousin "Chico 80" inspired Cope2 to pursue writing. In 1982, he made his own crew called Kids Destroy, eventually changing to Kings Destroy after he dubbed himself "King of the 4 Line". [1] Cope2's "throw-up" was given to him by Cap to use until he had enough skills to create his own. [2]
Eventually, a generation of Mad fans grew up and some became Hollywood publicists, making Drucker's research easier. By the time he wound down his Mad career 55 years later, Drucker held the longest uninterrupted tenure of any Mad artist. Drucker has the most bylined articles by any Mad artist who does not also write his own material, with more ...
In 2012, a copy of Mad As A Hatter sold on eBay for A$540. [6] Def Wish Cast then went on to release one of the first full-length Australian hip hop albums, Knights of the Underground Table, in 1993. [5] Only the Sound Unlimited LP A Postcard From The Edge of the Under-Side came before it, which was released on a major label, CBS Records. [7]