:: taken in Chuzhou (Anhui Province), China; a closed-down, cemented-up storefront that reads: “This tobacco and liquor shop moved 20 meters east, down this rode, on the east side of Shangtai Restuarant.” // AjS
:: I came across this video, titled Beijing£ showcasing a Chinese “marker graffiti” artist doing pieces across several large-print photographs and canvases. The video is excellent as is the artist’s work, the problem is, I can’t seem to find any information about either.
I have also posted two related photos below that I found on this nondescript, UK-based blog. The photos appear to be stills from the video, or at least showing work done by the same artist (or crew perhaps?) as the tags match: Hong Kong Walled City and Syan. Does anyone have any more information about this artist / crew or video? If so, please kindly comment below or send me an email at: 56 minus 1 at gmail dot com. Many thanks. // AjS
[UPDATE: The artist is Hong Kong-based creative extraordinaire Chan Kwong Yan, also known as MC Yan, Chinaman, and Syan. I should have know that as Mr. Lan referenced him in a video I did with Shanghai graffiti artists last year.]
:: taken in Beijing on Guanghua Rd.; a slapdash graffiti piece turning the CCTV (China Central Television) logo in to a flower. This throw up was done on the south construction wall of the still unfinished new CCTV building. // AjS
:: I was just chatting with Popil on MSN and she was kind enough to send through a few of her latest graffiti pieces.
The first photo below was done in Shanghai on Moganshan Rd. The middle photo was done on Gulangyu Island (just off the coast of Xiamen city); a simple slapdash throw-up of Popil’s signature cat tag. The last photo shows Dezio doing a piece on the beach, also on Gulangyu Island. // AjS
:: a fun stop-action animation video titled WHITE (白) done in a graffiti style on a brick wall with (what appears to be) chalk. Created by Shen Zheng and Yan Dong, students at Jilin’s Academy of Fine Arts and Communications / Media University. Warning: at about the 4-minute mark the video unfortunately goes from “great” to “not really worth watching.” Nevertheless, the front end is well done. Enjoy. // AjS
:: this past weekend I attended the MIDI music festival in Zhenjiang (Jiangsu Province), China. Below is a slideshow of snaps I took of graffiti pieces / tags / throw-ups that lined the inside wall of the venue (just across the street from the west gate of Jiangsu University). These were all painted specifically for the festival (and are probably gone by now), so they are not exactly organic. Nevertheless though, some are quite good. Enjoy. // AjS
:: this post if for the late Ian Talty, a photographer known best for his graffiti snaps who tragically drown on Sunday. Thanks for all the great photographs. // AjS
:: I ran into Shanghai-based graffiti artist DEZIO today at the BLENDER: Digital Culture Festival; he was kind enough to gift me a very cool set of playing cards featuring photographs of his tags and pieces. Many of the pieces are from Shanghai or elsewhere in China, but the set also includes work he’s done around the world, including in France, Croatia, Germany, and other parts of Asia.
A creative, fun way to present one’s credentials. I was most impressed and appreciative. Have a look below. Thank you DEZIO. // AjS
:: see below for some snaps taken at this weekend’s BLENDER: Digital Culture Festival in Shanghai; Popil and DEZIO doing some freestyle mark-ups. For the full Flickr set link here. DEZIO was kind enough to gift me a set of poker cards featuring his work. If interested, link here for a short documentary I produced about graffiti in Shanghai featuring Popil. // AjS
:: taken on Huating Rd. in Shanghai. A couple slapdash graffiti pieces, one of which dates to 2006. Any idea whose work this is? Dezio, please chime in. // AjS
:: this snap was taken on Huating Rd. in Shanghai. An unidentified graffiti tag. Anyone know whose this is? // AjS
:: taken in Shanghai near the Anshan Xicun subway station. A recent slapdash piece by the well-known local graffiti artist Mr. Lan, who appears to no longer be using the tag “The City Needs You.” Special thanks to “C. Roach” for sending me this photo. For more on Mr. Lan, check out his blog (also on Neocha.com), this earlier post on 56minus1, or a recent video I produced about graffiti in Shanghai. // AJS
:: taken on Xinle Rd. in Shanghai. A couple of tags by DEZIO, a prolific French street artist based in Shanghai. The last photo is a snap of me taking these photos. For more from DEZIO, check out his Web site, his Flickr photostream, or this previous post on 56minus1. // AjS
