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TwitArt #4 or When Art Is Hidden In The Timeline


Sorry for the lack of updates here, but I’m really busy with exams at the moment. To give you a special weekend treat, I’ve made another TwitArt Post. Remember to follow all this great people and make sure to actually click the links in the tweets to see all pictures, articles, etc.

https://twitter.com/#!/luke_chueh/status/114047571630108672


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Special Art Post: RISK


FINALLY! Another “Special Art Post”! The last one was ages ago, so I thought it was about time to write a new one, and as I wanted this comeback to be special, I’ve chosen none other than master of desaster, king of graffiti, legend of the aerosol and one who’s pretty high on my neverending list of favourite artists – RISK!


Biography

In a career spanning 27 years, RISK has impacted the evolution of graffiti as an art form in Los Angeles and worldwide. RISK gained major notoriety for his unique style and pushed the limits of graffiti further than any writer in L.A. had before: He was one of the first writers in Southern California to paint freight trains, and he pioneered writing on “heavens,” or freeway overpasses. At the peak of his career he took graffiti from the streets and into the gallery with the launch of the Third Rail series of art shows, and later parlayed the name into the first authentic line of graffiti-inspired clothing.
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