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Like most great decisions made at fourteen, it started with Mortal Kombat. I wanted a name with an A and an S, and I liked the character. Later I learned that Shiva is a Hindu deity associated with creation and destruction. Graffiti exists in that same tension. It destroys and it builds. I changed it…
Helsinki (Finland) ¿De dónde viene tu apodo? Where does your pseudonym come from? I got it from a friend (Same104) in 1988 after going through a bunch of tags. Lo obtuve de un amigo (Same104) en 1988 después de revisar un montón de firmas. ¿Qué te motivó para empezar a pintar? What motivated you…
Berlin (Germany) As a kid growing up in the ninetees I was inspired by the local graffiti scene in Berlin and I started tagging and putting my name up. I wrote several different names but SNYDER was most challenging because it had 6 letters that had to be formed instead of the usual 3 to…
Yamanashi (Japan) ¿De dónde viene tu apodo? Where does your pseudonym come from? Tiene varios significados. El nexo entre el spray, el ruido de la calle, etc. It has various meanings. Nexus of spray, noise of street, etc… 色々な意味があります。Nexus of spray, noise of street等… ¿Qué te motivó para empezar a pintar? What motivated…
Wire means “the wire” in English… I am a dynamic man, dry and nervous, sometimes electric like a wire… Wire significa «el cable» en inglés… Soy un hombre dinámico, seco y nervioso, a veces eléctrico como un cable… Wire signifie « le fil » en Anglais …je suis un homme dynamique, sec et nerveux parfois électrique comme…
Going out on the street, seeing graffiti, fanzines, hanging out with my cousin who was already painting, seeing pieces and being amazed. There was a school in my cousin’s neighborhood where many graffiti writers gathered. We would go there to see the great artwork and colorful pieces. Salir a la calle, ver graffitis, fanzines, juntarme…
My name HKA comes from the alias AKH-06, back when I was having fun with photography on social media. Originally, it was a lexical mix between the name of a Kalashnikov, the 8th letter H, and 06 as the department. I inverted it and kept it, because I needed one. Mi nombre HKA proviene del…
A classmate suggested I start tagging my name, and at that time there were “flecheros in madrid.” We looked for tags that would go well with that style, and fley tag came out. Un compañero de clase me propuso empezar a firmar, por ese tiempo estaban los «flecheros» buscamos unas firmas que quedasen bien con…
Byron Bay (Australia) Seeing graffiti in my local area caught my attention and then later found out some friends of mine experimenting with it got me curious. Next minute I was full blown hooked on getting my name up. Ver graffitis en mi zona me llamó la atención y, más tarde, descubrí que algunos amigos…
When I first got into graffiti in 2013, I picked some letters I liked at the time and combined them to create my tag. Cuando empecé con el graffiti en 2013, elegí algunas letras que me gustaban en ese momento y las combiné para crear mi firma. ¿Qué te motivó para empezar a pintar? What…
New Haven, Connecticut (USA) Growing up in New Haven there was wall literally steps away from my parents house and it happened to be the corner store (corner bodega) this is where I was introduced to graffiti by my first mentor Egon 2 and Dooley-o (BRAT) TSB crew (The Soul Brothers), and others graff writers…
STICK was born as a reaction. While many were looking for epic nicknames, I wanted something that represented my essence: letters with personality, perfect symmetry, and the possibility of integrating characters by replacing vowels. But beyond the form, it was a matter of identity: I wanted a name that wasn’t repeated in other cities, that…
At first, I was writing «Routine,» but since I was mostly doing illegal stuff, 7 letters were just too much. I shortened it to «Routs» for a while, until one day I was doodling and realized the letters could make «Rusto.» That’s the abbreviation for the colors used by the old school in NYC, Rustoleum….
My nickname doesn’t have much meaning; I just liked how it sounded. After signing with my brother at the beginning of it all in the mid-1980s as Yavik and B69, I decided on Rosk in the late 1980s, since everyone knew my brother and called him Yavik. Mi apodo no tiene mucho significado, simplemente me…
Phnom Penh (Cambodia) ¿De dónde viene tu apodo? Where does your pseudonym come from? Mi seudónimo, Chifumi, proviene del juego piedra, papel o tijera. Las manos son el elemento central de este juego, al igual que lo son en mi trabajo. Me pareció una conexión obvia con las manos gigantes que pinto. My pseudonym Chifumi…
Pocho is a graffiti writer for over 30 years, his work reflects a consistent trajectory and a recognizable style. It’s not just about painting; it’s about living graffiti as a way of life. Pocho es un escritor de graffiti desde hace más de 30 años, es el reflejo de una trayectoria constante, con estilo reconocible,…
I don’t use a pseudonym, just my given name, japanese last name from my father ́s side of the family. most people think its a pseudonym. No uso un apodo, solo mi nombre de pila, apellido japonés del lado paterno de la familia. La mayoría de la gente piensa que es un seudónimo. …
It‘s actually my shortcut for Delusion (engl.).I guess, I’ve been painting it since 2018, when I startet to get back painting more legal pieces and to stick to a name. All in all it was quite difficult to find a name that doesn’t already exist, lol. De hecho, es mi abreviatura de «Delusion» (inglés). Creo…
I started writing my nickname in 2004, initially using four letters in my early years of painting: “Spok.” I’d love to say it was simply due to the influence of the science fiction series Star Trek: The Original Series, but I actually chose those letters because I found them very dynamic and interesting, simply to…
As a teenager, I remember seeing the work of many graffiti artists in my neighborhood, and in high school, I was inspired to create my own pieces. What you saw in my city back then was pure originality; I was fascinated by the work of artists like Goal, Crime, Gruñon, Waize, Chiz, Puerk, and others….
My nickname comes from taking my surname written in Japanese, ライチェンズテイン, and removing all the letters in the middle, leaving only the first and last letters: ラン (Ran). Mi apodo viene de Tomar mi apellido escrito en japones ライチェンズテイン y quitarle todas las letras del medio, dejando solo la primera y la ultima: ラン (Ran)….
My name is rather abstract, and I chose this alias more than 25 years ago because I liked the combination of letters. Today, I would choose an even more abstract name, since many people confuse “syck” with “sick,” which I find boring. Mi nombre es bastante abstracto, y elegí este alias hace más de 25…
I simply liked the letters and the sound of it. I haven’t been using this name for very long; before that I painted under the names Tiger / Tman. Simplemente me gustaban las letras y el sonido. No llevo usando este nombre desde hace tanto tiempo; antes pintaba bajo los nombres Tiger / Tman. ¿Qué…
My name Bolo originally came from a character that represents the street wear brand (school of the hard knocks), that brand was so famous during the 90s and early 00s ,and I was 14 years old pop locking dancer at the time and I used to wear that gear with the character a lot that…