DOZE GREEN Interview on Walrus TV - New York Graffiti Artist

DOZE GREEN Interview on Walrus TV – New York Graffiti Artist

The peeps at Upper Playground and Walrus TV have got a great new interview with New York graffiti legend Doze Green (an original member of the Rock Steady Crew), it’s well worth a watch to hear the thoughts of a pioneering old skool graff writer…

They sent over a bunch of info too, here they go!

Doze Green merges influences from his East Coast graffiti and b-boy background with a painting style he refined on the West Coast. The resulting artwork is complex and intensely symbolic, serving as a means of both social commentary and self-awareness.

Doze Green Urban Art - San Francisco - Click for more sick San Fran graff...

His interest in the duality of the human condition is reflected throughout his pieces. Doze Green’s work has been displayed in cities across Europe, Japan, Australia, and the United States. Watch the interview, on Walrus TV (actually, got the YouTube vid below).

Doze Green was born and raised in New York City. He is an original member of the infamous Rock Steady Crew. He is a pioneer of Hip Hop Culture and a Graff Legend – the King of Character’s. Over the years, Doze Green’s paintings have progressed from the streets and into galleries. In the same spirit of graffiti they tell the stories of the oppressed which continue to be largely untold.

Doze Green - Panguerra (2004)

His art career began on the walls and eventually the trains of NYC in 1974. By the mid 1980’s he was exhibiting his work in art spaces such as the OK Harris Gallery, Tony Shafrazi Gallery and the Fun Gallery. Doze Green’s work is in many public and private collections throughout the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia.

Doze Green Graffiti Artist - Rock Steady Crew

Here is the DOZE GREEN interview presented by Walrus TV. They have lots of other artist interviews too, check out the page.

Who are Upper Playground?

Based in San Francisco, CA, Upper Playground is the leader in today’s progressive art movement with its innovative apparel and accessories line and art galleries. Since 1999, Upper Playground has been recognized as a catalyst for the fusion of fashion with fine art.

UP apparel and accessories are designed by local and international artists including Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, Estevan Oriol, David Choe, and Alex Pardee. The Upper Playground collection is sold in over 300 boutiques worldwide and online. In addition, Upper Playground has stores and galleries in San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, New York, and London.

You should check out Doze Green’s website too, it’s great and it’s full of loads of Doze Green art from years back…