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P1017702 by greyasunder, on Flickr

hey, i caught all these in detroit- sorry if some r kinda old/re-posts.. P1016368 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016345 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016392 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016320 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015981 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015823 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015586 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1014118 by greyasunder, on Flickr

srry. some flicks ya've seen,,,but for the <3 of blue skies.. P1016301 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016681 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016606 by greyasunder, on Flickr

P1016368 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016469 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1017220 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016404 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016876 by greyasunder, on Flickr

P1016533 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016376 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016444 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016385 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016524 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016510 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016361 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016357 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016282 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016259 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016288 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016992 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016260 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016290 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1016320 by greyasunder, on Flickr

damn,, i forgot how f'ucking good this album actually is: the empyrean. j-fru. after the ending. heaven. dark light.

yes. and yes.

im really sorry about this.. i didnt kno him irl, but he pm'd me a couple times... he was tough guy, but had a good heart & really loved detroit & graffiti, u could tell... be at peace tom.

longish. heyy, cool. glad u likes :-).. & thanks to you for initiating an open discussion. but i cant really take any credit (re-postin is a fairly simple process ;) the thanks goes undoubtedly to the writers who created & cultivated this scene (and with very little resources, and those from the city & who came from a2 & lansing, other cites/states, etc. as well)... and continue to do so.. and so, if i can contribute to the discussion, i dont really know if you can say detroit had/has (yet? in its young duration) a "style" per se, but it definitely has a kind of persuasion & distinct yet nuanced voice, so to speak,, if that makes any sense… i think the kids who laid down the groundwork for the current scene/ethos (those who've been documented & recalled…as someone pointed out, it'd be hard to ever fully know what was written previous to people carin & flickin, & so much in the city/history gets lost to time immemorial…) took creative risks in detroit that perhaps they might've not taken in other more established cities/scenes or places w/a more codified style approach… & some of their work structurally (especially from the very organic to proto-technical attributes, if you will) ive really not seen in letters from too many other places… especially the direction in which they pushed it & the variety that existed concurrently...imho.. to me even simple throwie or hollow became a territory they exploited, in interesting ways, aside from the even more in depth stuff goin on in market yard, etc… but, idk, i only kno only some amts about other cities' crews/writers/style evolution so perhaps im not really a good person to comment on this aspect, (and for better or worse, mostly mediated by the internet i suppose like most in my generation), etc. but where ive been internationally writers who knew of detroit's graffiti (many via the internet) usually commented on its solid straight letter structure... & in my perspective, detroit was/has always been a place where writers/artists/etc. could feel confident to explore & experiment, i think that's the kinda of thing that makes it somewhat unique and is part and parcel of the magic that existed in its very inception... and in its own way, is sort of a stylistic component, if you will.. i guess the cool part is that style itself is always operating in a process of continual development, such as anywhere.. so, just some thoughts, sorry for the chatter. take care.

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hey, so here are some re-posts of flicks gnarbucket was cool enough to share/scan in a few yrs ago.. thought it'd be cool to re-post as they are some of the nicest flicks, imo.. some of mh & many other detroit/visiting crews/writers' work that i, unfortunately, perhaps others, never got to see (for the most part) fresh &/or in situ. idk, i think theyre pretty inspiring-- especially structurally & technically... even for people who work in other mediums.. so, anyways, many thanks to these writers & gnarbucket for documenting & sharing,, enjoy.