Wednesday, June 17, 2009

IZ THE WIZ REST IN PIECE




IZ THE WIZ: All time all-city king
Aliases: IZZY, CI (CRAZY IZ), IKE 327, CLICK
Started:1972
Primary affiliations: TMB, POG, TOP, 3YB, TC
Local origin: Queens, NY
Main lines: ALL CITY

Iz The Wiz is without question one of New York City’s most prolific writers of all time. He holds the title of the All time All City King of New York City Subways, and only one person holds that prestigious honor. In aka Kill 3 is credited with the most extensive all-city bomb in NYC during 1975 and 76, but Iz was the longest reigning all-city king in NYC history, taking the title many times throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Iz was well known for his throw-ups in the mid 1970s on the IND and BMT subway divisions. In the late 1970s he broadened his focus by working on top-to-bottoms, burners and scenery whole cars on the prestigious 2 and 5 lines of the IRT subway division. During this period he simultaneously maintained all-city throw-up king status. He painted for a variety of top level crews. He has served as president of The Master Blasters and the Queens division of Prisoners Of Graffiti. He has also painted for The Odd Partners, The Crew, The Three Yard Boys and others too numerous to mention. Iz appeared in the documentary film Style Wars and portrayed a transit police detective in the film Wild Style. His work has been displayed in museums and galleries throughout the world. Iz played a major role in the development of writing and provided inspiration for every generation of writer that exists. Hailing from Queens Iz took over the city subway system line by line. During his career, there was a time when he was doing at least 100 throw-ups every night, for an entire year. The dedication and love for writing is apparent in all of his works, from the burners on the trains, to the sketches on paper, and the canvases that capture the essence of writing, Iz often drops little side notes next to his the pieces, a little message that takes a minute to sink in and when it does, you always get a grin. Iz is also known for his epic role played in the film Style Wars. His witty remarks remain some of the most quoted words and phrases in the writing lexicon. When just the words you have said 20 years ago are recognized and used in current conversations, you have successfully made your mark in the world. In the film Iz was asked “when will you stop”, and he replied “will come back every now and then to let people know I am still around.” The true beauty is the fact that he never left and continues to bless the people with gems that capture the essence of what graffiti writing all about.

rest in piece god bless
blen 167
tmb tc
www.izthewiz.com

Monday, June 15, 2009

MEETING OF STYLES SPAIN!!

SCRAP KILLING !




THIS IS AN OLD PENENT IN LUQUILLO RIGHT BEFORE YOU START GOING UP TO THE YUNQUE RAIN FOREST . NICE SPOT BUT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE 20 MILLION MOSQUITOS NOT COOL WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR ARM AND YOU SEE 50 VAMPIRE MUTHER FUCKERS FEASTING ON YOU ARM WHILE YOU OUT LINE YOUR SHIT ! ALL TOGETHER THERE WAS DARQ BACE MRIK SINE LOW AND SWIFTY AND DARQ AND ME WERE THE ONLY ONES THEY WERE ATRACTED TO!!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

BLEN167 USING IRONLAKS


THIS WAS A COOL DAY IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I USED IRON LAKS NOT BAD PAINT IT LOOKS LIKE SILLY STRING IN THE BEGINIG BUT WORKS WELL I ROCKED THIS WEIRD SHIT WITH AC ONE OLD SCHOOL TRAIN WRITERS FROM NYC AND HIS SON BAC . ALONG SIDE WAS MY PR CREW DARQ SWIFT AND MY NEW STUDENT ZESC

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

GRAF TATTOOS




EVIL TATTOOS





I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WOULDNT GET ANY BUT ILL DO SOME CRAZY SHIT LOLOLOL

MY BACK PIECE



I GOT THIS DONE IN 1999 I REMEMBER THE DAY I GOT IT FINISHED IT WAS MAY 5TH AND I GOT SO HAMMERED IT AINT FUNNY .THE ARTIST WAS LUC ZIETEK FROM FRANCE BUT AT THE TIME HE HAD A SHOP IN THE ISLAND OF ST THOMAS . GREAT WORK IT DIDNT EVEN HURT AS MUCH AS I FIGURED . THE THEME WELL GRAFFITI FUNNY HOW I GOT THE TWIN TOWERS DONE BY MY CRACK BEFORE THEY CAME DOWN AND WHEN THEY DID I HEARD SOME FUNNY JOKES EVERY NOW AND THEN LIKE WHERES GROUND ZERO AMONG OTHER SHIT . OR LIKE NEW YORK HOME OF CRACK HAHAHA WELL LUC IS BACK IN FRANCE AND HOPEFULLY ILL GET MORE DONE !

Sunday, June 7, 2009

blen scraps and the weeks works


IN JULY IM OUT SON!!!


FROM JULY THE 9TH TO THE 29TH IM LEAVIN FINALLY TO EUROPE ON A SMALL TOUR WITH CORTEZ AKA WAQS AND BAD 6 . OUR STOPS WILL BE FRANCE , SPAIN FOR M.O.S. AND GERMANY FOR YARD5'S SUMMER JAM WITH TKID COPE 2 EWOK 5MH, JEE, INDIE, AND WANE AMONG OTHER EUROPE ARTIST HOPE FULLY THINGS WILL PAY OFF NICELY AND ILL ROCK WELL . PEACE OUT AND STAY TUNED FOR THE FLICKS