Phoenix AZ: Kaper NG: America's Ogre of Train Bombing

as printed in 14 November 2002 Phoenix Arizona "NEW TIMES" tabloid

America's Ogre of Train Bombing

You don't know about NITTY GRITTY in your city?

BY BRENDAN JOEL KELLEY

In a converted stand-alone garage in the backyard of a midtown Phoenix home, an artist saunters in to his 20-year retrospective exhibition. The exterior of the garage-cum-gallery is painted eclectically in hundreds of exploding colors by the artist -- an eerily omniscient eyeball, a village of leaning buildings, three-dimensional arrows pointing every conceivable direction, and intricate Tetris-like simulated miniature brickwork climbing up the walls, all arrogantly defying the rules of geometry. Inside, painters from Los Angeles, Tucson, Pittsburgh and the Valley hang in various states of animation and repose, present to pay their respects to a body of work that spans most of their lifetimes.

The artist enters the space decked out in a white button-up shirt, black double-breasted suit, black tie with silver tie clip, black Kangol hat, old-school white Adidas shell toe sneakers, blocky square-rimmed glasses, his dark red hair greased like a postmodern pompadour, wallet chain banging against his pants as he ambulates into the melee of reverent fans. On one finger is a gaudy gold ring with a large purple stone, possibly amethyst. He walks across the room, raises the hand with the ring, and rattles off a dubious history.

rest of the story:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2002...ml/1/index.html

props to kaper. ive caught so many of that dudes trains its silly...big inspiration and influence...

i like this quote from UP brass too

Despite the explicit element of vandalism involved, Union Pacific's Furtney acknowledges the artistic value of some of the pieces, and refers to their creators as graffiti artists, rather than vandals. "There was one artist, four or five years ago, who did a huge scene on four or five cars in sequence, and it was a piece of art, absolutely," he says. "Except that it was defacing somebody else's property. Some of them are very talented; it's sad in a way that they don't find other outlets."

KAPER,

FINALLY GETTING SOME RECOGNITION..ITS GOOD TO SEE.

HAPPY 20TH, FROM ONE OF THE HOMIES.

dope

good stuff....it took me awhile, but it was a good solid article....props to kaper...a true king of the lines.

:love:

nice article

"gray Illinois Central cars are often leased by the United States Army"

OOOOOOOOPS! :cool:

is that shit true about lowering boxcars with the hydraulics or whatever?......

<- not knowing.

Originally posted by ray finkle

is that shit true about lowering boxcars with the hydraulics or whatever?......

 

 

i was wondering the same thing...never heard of some shit like that.

He likes to poop when he's finished piecing.

shitting on the tracks....that's very territorial.

good read, brother's been through some serious shit...hats off to him.

that article was fucking amazing.

props to kaper. I don't really catch all that much NG stuff out here, but when I do its supreme quality.

damm 20 years i think someone should start a kaper thread in the bench...ill contribute a few, including a kaper xmas southern pacific with grinch character.

damn my eyes hurt from reading that whole article but it was wel worth it

Originally posted by Ronnie Dobbs

"gray Illinois Central cars are often leased by the United States Army"

 

 

OOOOOOOOPS! :cool:

Hahaha..Ooops.

Run Ronnie run!

Good article. No wait. Great article.

Flix

Flix posted here

i'm always catching Kaper's stuff when i roll to my local freight yards..kid has mad talent

More respect is due than there are words for! :king:

that article is deep much respect...