Erni interview doesn't seem like Erni is exactly shouting about 3d style etc i've seen his work in a david La Chapelle exhibition in NYC (Deitch) airbrushed pink flamingo's in a 1980's new york transvestites apartment . Think he does a lot of work with La Chappelle set design for photo shoots etc.
Erni makes claim to a piece he painted in 1993 to being his first 3D piece look on the site click Graffiti then click Walls. Sure this piece featured in Can Control years back . Delta Mess was definately doing the 3d business at the same time probably before?
That Lee piece is a font used on this cover . Meco used this font on most of his covers around the 70's. One of my favorite Lee pieces . Using pre designed fonts isn't exactly innovative?
Delta developed his letters into 3 dimensional shapes his style is not technique based and retained the flavour of the Bando TCA letters...my two bobs worth!
This short
shows where he has taken his 3d style. Kase 2 had a dimensional aspects to his style if you look closely.
Also check
with subtitles Delta explains the development of his dimensional style.
Would love to see more Basic and Mitch his wild styles are top shelf i think i have a TUE piece by Mitch Soft letter T2B . I would love to see more Repel another underrated Brooklyn style master.
Thanks for posting these flicks Page.(and everyone else contributing this dope thread!)