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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.

sorry,, mostly oldish spots.. P1013553 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013454 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013648 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013647 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013657 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013492 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013471 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013490 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013438 by greyasunder, on Flickr P10141502 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015902 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1011202 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC3396 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC06112 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC07907 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC07988 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC07750 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC06208 by greyasunder, on Flickr

^^ perhaps somethin sweet/interesting/hybrid will emerge b/t the detroit writers' voice/ethos & the msk/coastal cities' style/duration. against every entropic inclination, true innovation/novelty is no doubt a rare occurrence, but it does indeed happen. idk..shrug.

^eek.:confused: ;)

P1015715 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015855 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015786 by greyasunder, on Flickr P10156132 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015661 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015870 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015511 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015555 by greyasunder, on Flickr P10158642 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015493 by greyasunder, on Flickr

so, for the sake of trivial chit-chat, i'd just wanted to say im a bit sad to've missed the 'cart_monkey' very brief return. tho, perhaps i suppose, as william s. wrote, brevity is the soul of wit. i apologize lots of oldish stuff/reposts. P1014075 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015689 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015482 by greyasunder, on Flickr P10147680 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015473 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015586 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015433 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1011982 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015556 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015570 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015480 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015663 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015831 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015738 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015766 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015721 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015442 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015483 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015534 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1015618 by greyasunder, on Flickr

P1015158 by greyasunder, on Flickr thanks for the beautiful inspiration. rip.

oh, wonderful old flicks/post s_kelly. (sorry,had to screen-grab cos i dont think u can quote verry old posts... anyway,,thought this was the most well-thought & eloquently stated notion id ever read on any of these threads/forums... over the yrs, anywhere... so,anyways. hope ya have a healthy & safe holidays/new yr everybody.

right. *detroit* is 150++ yrs of de/re/coded capital & complex forces & flows of a demented & delirious system amplified par excellence... too much perhaps?

sorry,, mostly old~ish stuff to contribute,,,,:-/.. P1013787234 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1014066 by greyasunder, on Flickr P10137792 by greyasunder, on Flickr P101413623 by greyasunder, on Flickr party. by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC07991 by greyasunder, on Flickr P101414122 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013780123 by greyasunder, on Flickr P101408234 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013868882 by greyasunder, on Flickr DSC0670000 by greyasunder, on Flickr P101403457 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1010247 by greyasunder, on Flickr P10140762 by greyasunder, on Flickr

dang, ward u're quick ! ;) :scrambled: P1014084 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1013616 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1014001 by greyasunder, on Flickr P1012922 by greyasunder, on Flickr