Kroonjuwelen - Hard times, Good times,Better times

Hard Times, Good Times, Better Times. The history and rise of graffiti in Amsterdam. The story tells the happenings of Amsterdam graffiti writers and -artists. Hard Times, Good Times, Better Times.

Wild Style Anniversary - 25 years Graffiti and Hip Hop culture

The mythical Wild Style, one of the first documentary about Hip Hop Culture as Graffiti Art, B-Boyng, Djing, Mc.

Now in a special edition box on DVD


Wild Style the movie

Cornbread, the Godfather of Graffiti

Everybody know the history of Graffiti Writing, with the legendary Taki 183 in New York City subway, but here in this document you can find somebody whom is attempting to gain the name of the Godfather of Graffiti.

Darryl McCray started writing "Cronbread loves Cynthia" all over his Philadelphia school to get the attention of a girl he liked. He then expanded all over the city with his tag, simply, "Cornbread," with a crown over the B. He is now acknowledged as the creator of modern graffiti, which served as the backdrop to the rise of Hip Hop.

In the following video you can find a short interview of Cornbread:





Also have a look at an interesting movie "Cry of the City", history of Cornbread.

Synopsis Cry of Cry of the Cityr.

This documentary chronicles the life of Philadelphia-based legend Darryl “Cornbread” McCray, the man credited as being the father of modern day graffiti and hip hop.

Cry of the City... profiles Cornbread’s life, from growing up tagging walls to the ups and downs that led to his dedication as a social worker and father.

Interviews throughout the documentary with Jane Golden (Philadelphia Mural Arts), Pose 2 (another wall-writer), his son Troy, and friends show different facets of the man and how he helped establish a world-wide cultural movement.

Watch the trailer here:



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The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal

Graffiti removal: the act of removing tags and graffiti by painting over them.

Subconscious art: a product of artistic merit that was created without conscious artistic intentions.

It is no coincidence that funding for “anti-graffiti” campaigns often outweighs funding for the arts. Graffiti removal has subverted the common obstacles blocking creative expression and become one of the more intriguing and important art movements of our time. Emerging from the human psyche and showing characteristics of abstract expressionism, minimalism and Russian constructivism, graffiti removal has secured its place in the history of modern art while being created by artists who are unconscious of their artistic achievements.

Production of The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal took approximately six months and was completed in January 2001. Shooting was done primarily in Portland, Oregon and other pacific northwest locations. The piece was shot in both 16mm film and digital video, and post-production was completed with desktop editing and animation software.

The original short movie:



Another video of The original short movie:



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