droptheknife Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Originally posted by Askew SUK@Jan 31 2005, 07:51 PM more recently Dizzee Rascal have really led UK hip hop out into the greater arena and there are too many great undergrounds acts to name now... I love how the UK sound has It's own influences too like the dancehall and garage sound.. It takes some getting used to for outsiders wit all the unique slang and shit, but I love it! Quoted post Dizee is a pop act fella...every little rudeboy thinks he is fucking top dog cos he listens to Dizee. The other acts you mentioned are heavy like wot. Safe enuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snob Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 has anyone heard of foreign beggars thez have an album caled asylum speakers worth listening too. jehst is heavy but his last album didnt compare too high plains. askew dizzee is more garage...but recently hes trying to put his name in the hip hop scene...personally i think he's taking the wrong moves towards it. ive been listening to a bit of portuguese production from a guy called sam the kid....it rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Originally posted by snob@Feb 7 2005, 07:00 AM has anyone heard of foreign beggars thez have an album caled asylum speakers worth listening too. jehst is heavy but his last album didnt compare too high plains. askew dizzee is more garage...but recently hes trying to put his name in the hip hop scene...personally i think he's taking the wrong moves towards it. ive been listening to a bit of portuguese production from a guy called sam the kid....it rocks! Quoted post hahaha.. thanks guys.. I never actually said I was a fan of Dizee, just that he's kinda mainstream and brought more attention to UK stuff out here.. excuse my ignorance though, I can only comment on what makes it here and that until recently hasn't been much! haha.. But I saw Roots Manuva live and he was really good.. also a cat called Mystro performed at the trans tasman MC battle and he had a great live presence, haven't heard his recorded stuff yet only what he did on a local guy P Moneys latest album... Anyway, thanks again, will try to get some more flics up soon as.. been a bit snowed under at wrk right now but feeling the need to vent! Pz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 How weird. I posted these flics yesterday but they seem to have dissapeared.. anyway. here goes again.. First one is for my girl for valentines day and the second was just a piece for me on the spot right next to it.. both characters are done by Deus.. Chur!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOOD Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Feeling that last one,askew! FRESH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddimz Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 dizzee is not garage man his beats may be influenced by garage style music but how it comes out is defintely aa unique style of uk hiphop..dudes cant hate on him just because he made it big before all the hard workers who have been going longer like rodney p..the guy just got lucky. roll deep crew had been going for years struggling to make their sound be heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 with Phat One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatlaces Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 your colour schemes are crazy. just so bold and bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snob Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 ohhhh shit, askew you crazy bastard! fresh as fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekim Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 fucking hell askew big ups to you some insane shit going back to newzealand at the end of the year and im goin to keep on watch for your shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agony Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 askew, i have to say that im not really feeling your latest styles, having said that tho, its very well done and it comes off tight, but to me (and my insignificant opinion) it just seems like your not totally being yourself and leaning to much on that german kinda style. i was really into your 3d steez (as were a lot of people worldwide it seems) and the letters you were twisting were original and funky, and the level of technique is incredible. but i can see where your coming from now and i know why you changed so dramatically, your having fun now and it shows in the work cant wait to see how you develop this style and how far you take it. once again soopa props, not only on your aerosol steez but with the magazine, events and gallery shows. peace. ps-that kid deus is killer, is there anywhere i can see more of his stuff? cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Originally posted by agony@Feb 24 2005, 02:32 AM askew, i have to say that im not really feeling your latest styles, having said that tho, its very well done and it comes off tight, but to me (and my insignificant opinion) it just seems like your not totally being yourself and leaning to much on that german kinda style. i was really into your 3d steez (as were a lot of people worldwide it seems) and the letters you were twisting were original and funky, and the level of technique is incredible. but i can see where your coming from now and i know why you changed so dramatically, your having fun now and it shows in the work cant wait to see how you develop this style and how far you take it. once again soopa props, not only on your aerosol steez but with the magazine, events and gallery shows. peace. ps-that kid deus is killer, is there anywhere i can see more of his stuff? cheers. Quoted post Nah that's cool man.. I mean, no one can know how big a change it was more than me.. But it was really about self satisfaction.. I feel so happy to paint outlines again (Something I haven't done in years!) I just started with that again and can't stop! haha..but in all seriousness, I want to be respected for having good foundation, not just tricky technique.. I know it shouldn't affect me but I really wanna have that under my belt before I go all crazy again, just to know that I can and also just to have that enjoyment from my graffiti again instead of treating it like hard work. But thanks again for your feedback and I know where you are coming from with that.. all good. I might start a thread on Deus in the next couple of days because he doesn't get out and paint like he used to, but he has an incredible volume of work regardless.. also after the next issue of the mag drops I will start up a thread on Fiasko from Christchurch, probably one of NZ's most talented writers IMO.. Peace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnimeeOne Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Ok because this is becoming a bit of a forum for debate on style I will add my 3.5 cents. I congratulate Askew on his stylistic development, full stop. People change and their priorities change as well, so even though a change in style can be a dramatic it can still be a very natural evolution. I don’t know enough about Askew’s history to comment on him (too him even) personally. But, I do know that due to the proliferation of graffiti media these days some writers learn to run before they can walk in relation to the understanding of letters and letter structure. There are many writers I could name (I wont out of fear of offending) that could pull out a very dope wild style but, when presented with the challenge of something simple and public, they would struggle. I speculate this may have had something to do with this metamorphosis; I may be (most likely am) entirely wrong. Note; From previous reading of this thread I understand Askew’s change in style has been motivated by an interest in overall wall design and the enhanced impact bold colour contrasts can make. (Askew can you elaborate on this or correct me if I’m wrong) As a very style conscious/focused writer myself I feel that consistency is very important. Not so much quality from piece to piece, or tag to tag, more being able to pull of a smooth stylish gradient from the most simple elements of graffiti (tags, throws) to the most complicated (full colour wild styles) and to complicate things more I feel it is important to reflect both your mood at the time as well as your context in the style. Certain ways of painting and styles are better suited to certain contexts. (This is a lesson I learnt from walking the streets of New York.) The most obvious examples of this can be seen in many train focused writers choices to stay simple, vs, wall focused writers to paint wild style. This idea may seem obvious but it is more complex than first appears. A process of natural selection has occurred within graffiti over the years of its existence, this natural selection has culled throw ups from places where burners can exist and has also pushed wild style away from trains, where more time generally reflects bigger rather than more complicated. Again a lot of writer’s paths are reflective of (and in some cases predicted by) the style they have chosen to develop. In my opinion it is the writers who can break this pattern, do the graffiti that is truly appropriate in the space it is being done across the board (trains, rooftops, street sides, track side’s, bridges, legal walls, bombing, rollers etc) that really stick out. A local example of this would be Prime from Brisbane Australia. Or internationally People like Revok, Hence and other members of MSK crew, also Rime from New Jersey, In the US. In Europe there are most likely heaps of examples of this but as I don’t see as much European graffiti it’s hard for me to give examples. But to bring it full circle, props to Askew for expanding his horizons, hopefully we will see examples of this funky more public style integrating with his older style and technique and continuing to evolve. Also respect for taking the time and having the interest to respond to peoples comments, positive or negative, it paints a very good picture. Please feel free to add to this, Askew or others; I am always interested in communicating with writers who analyse graffiti on this level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblow Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Purple is my favourite colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherwhiteboy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 so polished and nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 A big thing happened to me when I went to Europe..a lot of realisation when I spent that quality time with a lot of the writers I look up to. painting next to people of that calibre and coming home with only the photos to remember those days, I felt disheartened when I looked at a lot of my work next to theirs.. I felt like the impact was often missing in my work, my colour selection was really drab and a lot of time consuming technical stuff wasn't even visible in the format most people would end up viewing my work. I love concept walls and all that, but I think they are lost without that foundation, like B-Boys with power that can't actually dance on beat. I've really been looking for the balance between simple and complex.. thats what all this has been about.. Here's a couple from the weekend and today.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 can you start doing a slightly different S? there's no way i can bite that one without it being too obvious. thanks in advance. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 hahah! sure bro.. watch out for my next piece then! hahah.. Shot! here's a couple I've been meaning to stick up, just didn't have them handy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckedupafro Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 amazingly fresh works from you mate. i've enjoyed watching your progression, and look forward to seeing how far you can push these letters. also, what's "O'che"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobin1 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Now that you've had that simple jazz wired for awhile... You gonna get into some wildstyle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfamousOne Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 askew has style for miles..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Fresh thread, really nice pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Originally posted by fuckedupafro@Feb 28 2005, 08:59 AM amazingly fresh works from you mate. i've enjoyed watching your progression, and look forward to seeing how far you can push these letters. also, what's "O'che"? Quoted post Haha.. yeah it's my girlfriends B-girl name.. I used to put Bioc up for her...but she recently changed it to O'che... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyam Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 glad i found this thread.. yo askew! juz wana say that your past 3D graff definitely have an influence on me.. thanks man. and im glad to see ya tryin out different styles.. keep it up bro! peace:) PS: do ya have any production ya done recently wit suk? can2 atom etc.. more pics! :king: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbeef Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 SOME OLDIES! HES IN THUR SUMWHERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 with Deus and Sens. at the Doodlebug festival at Ignite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOOD Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALKAHOLIK Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 very nice mad props Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfamousOne Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 askew's shit is tight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askew SUK Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Sup every one, just got back from the Boost Mobile Hook Up tour, which is a national hip hop tour. I was the only writer on the road for the past 15 days.. here's a bit of what I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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