Kim-Lan Graffiti Art – Portraits and Clothes from Paris, France
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art – Portraits and Clothes from Paris, France
We saw Kim-Lan’s graffiti art portraits on MySpace and it blew us away, some properly wild pieces in Paris, France. So it’s time for World Graffiti to ask her a few questions and show you some pics…
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Kim
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Spray Meuf
WG – Where are you from, and where do you live?
Kim-Lan – I live in Paris in France.
WG – When did you first start painting and what got you interested in it?
Kim-Lan – Drawing has always been my passion but I only started to make graffiti for the past 4 years. I’ve always been fascinated by urban art and hip hop culture.
In my Art School I had some friends older than me who went with me in order to make graffiti, I remember that I made a big character; A half woman tiger.
I make graffiti on walls, it’s more interesting because I love make everything in BIG! Even if I’m little!
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Punk
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Custom Sneakers
WG – What influences your art?
Kim-Lan – Nothing influenced me in particular. Since I was 3 years, I always loved create portraits. This has always been my reason for living.
WG – You seem to love painting portraits of people, how do you choose who to paint?
Kim-Lan – I’m passionate by people and I like to represent them with my way. I’m particularly fascinated by faces with fine lines.
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Tom
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - JLo
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Obama Top
WG – When did you start the clothing line, and how did that happen?
Kim-Lan – I began to personalize my pants and shoes when I was in High School but I did it only for my own pleasure.
Since I posted my graffiti and my own clothes on MySpace many people asked me to personalize their clothes.
So I decided to create my own Worldwide and French shops on the net: It took me several months to create this shop.
But my real dream is to open a Big Store in Paris with all my creations, clothes and shoes. But I need to get rich!
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - king Tshirt
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Michael Jackson
WG – What artists do you like at the moment?
Kim-Lan – I like many Graffitis Artists like Banksy or Banga.
WG – Where is your favourite place for urban art?
Kim-Lan – In skate parks.
WG – Favourite sneakers/shoes?
Kim-Lan – I wear many shoes like Air Force 1 or DC Shoes. Usually I take white shoes that I custom myself 
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Custom Sneakers
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Graffiti-Tom
WG – What music do you listen to right now?
Kim-Lan – I listen to lots of different music, I like many styles of Hip-Hop, Reggae, R’n'B, Rock. I also love Japanese songs like “Jasmine – No more”.
Kim-Lan Graffiti Art - Aaliyah
Thanks loads to Kim-Lan for talking to us, check out her MySpace, there is some pretty wild graff on there.
Here is some more urban art from France by KA’a (Krupion Collective).
Bomb IT Graffiti Documentary – Interview with Jon Reiss – Watch Full Doc Now!
Bomb IT Graffiti Documentary – Interview with Jon Reiss – Watch Full Doc Now!
Graffiti van
Sao Paulo, Brazil Pixacao Tags
‘Bomb IT’ is a new graffiti and urban art documentary from director Jon Reiss, it looks at a broad range of urban art from the likes of Brazil’s Os Gemeos, COPE2 from NY, stencil legend Blek le Rat and a load more legends from all over the world.
World Graffiti Urban Art has an interview with Jon Reiss, the trailers to the movie and the links to watch the ‘BOMB IT’ Graffiti Documentary totally free on Babelgum.com, see below. Really, it’s free and it’s AWESOME!
It’s one of the best graffiti and urban art documentary films we’ve seen, covering exciting graff scenes from as far as South Africa and Brazil. The Brazil coverage is particularly facinating, as they follow pixador artists around Sao Paulo and meet a sewer artist who reveals some pretty heart-breaking scenes.
Pixador graff artist climbs billboard - Sau Paulo, Brazil
The doc is also full of some of the sickest new and old urban art around and even the most hardcore writer will learn something new about the different graffiti scenes around the world.
The full-length documentary, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has screened at over 20 other festivals including Full Frame Doc Fest, is available to watch on Babelgum’s Metropolis Channel, which is dedicated to showcasing videos about art, urban culture and trends.
MICKEY - Holland (Amsterdam) Graffiti Art
Named one of Daily Variety’s “Ten Digital Directors To Watch” John Reiss’s BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action following the movement as it paints the globe from Paris to Sao Paolo and Los Angeles to Cape Town. Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One. This cutting edge documentary tracks down today’s most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape.
Check out the trailers below, and an interview with the director Jon Reiss as he talks to World Graffiti about the making of the documentary.
Bomb It: Trailer – No. 1
Q : so how did you hook up with Cornbread? You agree that he’s the first graff writer?
A: We already had at the time a very good relationship with Pose 2 who in turn introduced us to Cornbread. He is one of the first modern graff writers – Cornbread even refers to a freeway writer who was working in the 50s. But for me graff goes back to the birth of human consciousness.
ICE - South Africa Graffiti
Blek le Rat interview - France Stencil and Paste-Up Art
People have been wanting to write on walls since that had something to write with and on! It will continue until we kill ourselves off. Go to Italy – even though there are a lot of writers there – much of the graff in the streets is either political or amourous. People need to express themselves in public.
Q: How long did it take to make the documentary?
A: Started 5 years ago – Bomb IT took three years but its been 2 years in the distribution. The project is expanding not only with the episodes on Babelgum, but we will eventually cut 4-6 more films from our 400 hours of footage. Bomb IT: Sao Paulo is 1/2 way done. NY and LA are in progress.
Bomb It: Urban Trailer – No. 2
Q: Most interesting/weirdest featured artist?
A: Never going to pick favorites – you should know that – all the others will be hating on me.
Q: The gang world and graff world are intertwined in many people’s minds, can the 2 be separated? Do you think the gang connection made by the general public hurts the urban art scene?
A: The link between gangs and graff is mostly established by the media. Even the NYC Vandal Squad laughs at the concept that writers are in gangs. However there are stronger links between gangs and graff in a couple of cities – like LA where some writers have done some things that help the media in their cause to link the two – unfortunately. Education is the best bet – part of the reason I made Bomb It, so that people could understand and appreciate the many many faces of graff.
Q: What’s your favourite graffiti decade? 70s 80s etc?
A: NOW!
Q: Tell me a bit about you, you always been into graff?
A: Nope. Fell into it – a DJ from my film Better Living Through Circuitry introduced me to Sharp and 2ESAE on a trip to NY. Two things hooked me in those meeting – the intelligence and depth of the culture, and the nocturnal run that 2EASE took me out on.
Q: Whats your opinion of the ‘broken window’ theory, that graff leads ultimately to more crime & urban decay?
A: I think my opinion is reflected in the film. As Tkid says “whose quality of life?”.
Q: What was your favourite part of making a documentary like this?
A: Getting people to appreciate a culture that they used to hate.
Bomb It: Worldwide Trailer – No. 3
Q: it was cool you went to Cape Town, great to see some African writers, not usually featured in docs. Totally different style of writing too, you liked it there?
A: Cape Town is amazing! Love it – really generous people.
Q: Do you find yourself looking around for art when you walk around?
A: All the time. Once you start – you can’t stop.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL GRAFFITI DOCUMENTARY ‘BOMB IT!’ FREE ON BABELGUM.COM!
You can also watch clips from the film, find your favourite artists…
Thanks very much to Jon for answering my questions, go check out the film, I can’t recommend it enough.
In addition to premiering the full-length documentary film online, Babelgum is debuting exclusive shorts produced for Babelgum by director John Reiss. The pieces spotlight renowned graffiti artists both new and as seen in the film available to view now.
Here are more graffiti videos on World-Graffiti.com.
Check out these awesome Nonoloa graffiti and urban art tshirts…
Scratchadelia – Hip Hop Inspired Urban Art from Marseille/Paris/London
Scratchadelia – Hip Hop Inspired Urban Art
Got an bit of an interview with Scratchadelia today! Their urban art has a wicked hip hop flavour and a pretty unique look, with lighting being an integral part of the art.
They’re a confident pair too, good on ‘em.
Kid Koala Eating Vinyl
Scratchadelia have got a solo show on at THE DALSTON SUPERSTORE until August 2nd 2009, get down there while you can!
Let’s get to it then…
WG – How many of you are there, just you or are you a group? Where are you based?
Scratchadelia – We ain’t a crew or collective. We are 2, my brother Kass (Paris) and me (London) – originally from Marseille, but soon it’s gonna be a movement like graffiti…
Grand Master Flash
WG – Have you been doing this style of art for long?
Scratchadelia – Since mid-90’s on Buses, Trains, Streets and 2003 on the wallpaper.
WG – How did you start getting into this style of art?
Scratchadelia – At school, on the wood desk.
Actually maybe earlier, u know when u are a kid u scratch everything u can and I remember that when I was about 3/5 years old, I scratched my gran mother’s table with the fork… She was so p*ssed off !!! She never gave me back a fork and/or a knife, only spoon. True story 
Don't Think n Keep Walkin
WG – Are there any artists out there at the moment that inspire you or that you enjoy?
Scratchadelia – The inspiration for the WE SCRATCH THE DALSTON SUPERSTORE SHOW
Jasper Goodall (Tigress, Bad Bambi), @tmccool ( unknown artist from Twitter) for the Money Lisa.
But right now, not really… it’s quite boring, everybody do the same stuff…
Everybody wants to be an artist nowdays…
Check out these awesome Nonoloa graffiti and urban art tshirts…
Don't Make Them Arrest U
WG – What are your main influences when choosing subjects to do pieces on?
Scratchadelia – We don’t really have a main influence, everything is inspiration for us.
For an exhibition: the venue, the people, we try to create an energy there.
For us: our thoughts, fantasies, what we want to touch, we play with the repetition of common/daily pictures/photos you see in magazines/advertisement/TV/movies/Life
DJ Qbert
WG – What music you into at the moment?
Scratchadelia – Hip Hop 4 ever
WG – How long does it take to do a piece usually?
Scratchadelia – Depends what we scratch (letters/word, portrait, scene,…) and how big it is.
WG – What sort of materials/equipment do you use?
Scratchadelia – JOKER (WG – Not giving anything away then!)
Who's Bad?- aka Bad Bambi Jasper Goodall - 2009
Short and sweet. They’re all over the place online, you can join their Facebook group and see their latest art (more to come soon) – SCRATCHADELIA Fan page.
Find them on MySpace (Sick Deltron tune on there too…) or on Twitter – @scratchadelia.
Cheers to Scratchadelia for taking the time out to talk!
Check out more hip hop inspired art from The Signtologist, or this stencil art from KA’a.
Check out these awesome Nonoloa graffiti and urban art tshirts…
Graffiti Shows – TAG Exhibition 2009 – Paris, France
2009 is shaping up to be a cracker for urban art exhibitions and graffiti shows. We’ve got some awesome graff photos from Ed Bartlett who visited the show in Paris, France last week. It’s still on until this weekend (up to April 12th), if you can get there, do it!
You can see loads more at Ed’s Flickr account, take a look people.
Graffiti Shows - TAG Urban Art Exhibition 2009, Paris France - copyright Ed Bartlett
Graffiti Shows -TAG Urban Art Exhibition 2009, Paris France - copyright Ed Bartlett
These are sick! Graffiti Shows - TAG Urban Art Exhibition 2009, Paris France - copyright Ed Bartlett
Check out these awesome Nonoloa graffiti and urban art tshirts…
Graffiti Shows - TAG Urban Art Exhibition 2009, Paris France - copyright Ed Bartlett
Graffiti Shows - TAG Urban Art Exhibition 2009, Paris France - copyright Ed Bartlett
Check out Ed’s other great graffiti and urban art photos, or follow him on Twitter.
We’ll put coverage of other graffiti shows that are happening this year so come back and check on progress. Also, take a look at the Secret Wars indoor graffiti competition 2008 post, in London England.
Check out these awesome Nonoloa graffiti and urban art tshirts…
World/European Graffiti Photos
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I’ve not been so great with posting this week for various reasons, but here are some nice Euro graffiti photos, from Amsterdam, Switzerland and Paris. I’ll be visiting Switzerland next week on a train graffiti hunt, should be some great pics to come!
Amsterdam graffiti 2007
Amsterdam graffiti 2007
Amsterdam graffiti 2007
Paris 2006 (I think it was 2006) – found this on the side of an old building in the Latin quarter, not the best photo in the world but the art is great, a crazy mix of styles.
Geneva Switzerland 2007 graffiti, photo taken from a moving train, hence the warped image. Still, ace wall! I like the respect that each artist shows for the other artists pieces.
Lots of fresh Switzerland graffiti to come over the next 2 weeks… Thems Swiss, they loves the hip hop, they loves sick graffiti.
