Zoes Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 sad, sad week RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Twinky Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 FUUUCK! this sucks man. rip iz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veintiocho Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moco666 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 r.i.p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 IZ REST IN PARADISE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreOne Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Dondi Iz Wholecars floating thru the clouds of weed smoke, black sabbath playing i can see it now...Rest In Piece IZ...your words and actions put me on my path.. YOU will always be a part of NYC forever.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink718 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Rip iz the wiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 IZ THE WIZ, R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 you know whats scary and i was just discussing with another writer. alot of us cats are the second generation. Iz and all them were the ground breakers did they just shut the game down so much all of us after can never get the respect they had (minus a few)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I remember seeing this dude later in life with a bunch of tumors on his arms that made him look like aquqman. Fins all over himself. RIP though for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan5 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 yeh R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydoses Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 you know whats scary and i was just discussing with another writer. alot of us cats are the second generation. Iz and all them were the ground breakers did they just shut the game down so much all of us after can never get the respect they had (minus a few)? That's a damn good question. Only time can answer it though. For me, the "art" in graffiti is getting your name up everywhere. Most of my favorite writers don't do many burners or characters. So going all city for a decade or two can always get the most props. Being one of the first to do though, it puts you above those who follow IMHO. I mean, none of us would just take it upon ourselves to go write if we didn't see someone else do it. None of us would take what we do, anything were doing up to whatever level we do it at if it wasn't for pioneers. I guess king cornbread gets props for getting the "graffiti as we know it" ball rolling before there was a ball. That ball rolled faster by 100 fold though when IZ got a hold of it and a few others from his generation. By now that ball is rolling so fast it would be almost impossible to say someone had as much to do with it's speed as they did. No Homo on using "ball" R.I.P. again though, and my full respect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OL'DIRTYGeEEZER Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Iz the Wiz @ Tuff City Tattoos | Print | E-mail Wednesday, 17 June 2009 14:49 Behind an unassuming tattoo parlor in the Bronx, a meeting of legends took place. They were there to pay their respects to the master of the graffiti world, Iz the Wiz. The setting was perfect. It looked like a block party with Jimi Hendrix blaring and 40s in hands. Walls covered in vibrant colors, depicting everything from straight tags to women showing off their “assets.” A subway train was taken apart and propped up against the wall. These were to be Iz’s canvases. But the scene was more about a reunion of players in the game than just a glorification of one man. There were artists there who defined the movement during their respective decades starting from the ’70s to the present. Everyone there had their own story. Every person carried a piece of history with them and they were there to share it with each other. Each artist carried around a black book that they were passing around to others, having them sign their signature tags. Each signature was s sign of respect. There was one kid from Connecticut who came to see his idols. A grin never left his face as he passed his book to each one, gaining more and more signatures, and gathering more bits of history. Although it was a friendly environment, many of the artists could point to someone who covered up one of their pieces, and little bits of animosity were still present. There are rules to the game. If artists tag their name, another one can come along and add to it, but covering it is a whole other story. If you asked any person what has changed about the game, they would say the rules and regulations. One artist talked about how back in the ’80s he was caught for tagging and he was slapped with a fine of $58.42. Today it’s considered a felony. With every underground movement there is a stigma, and it would be easy to classify these artists as delinquents. One of the artists, who goes by CES, was contacted by detectives to decipher tags by gangs, but for him it was almost offensive because his art is not gang affiliated. Iz was rather illusive during his time at the parlor. In the beginning, he sat for autographs, but the Wiz is getting older and is much weaker than he once was, and become tired shortly after. He is a sick man, and some say it’s from the lead that surrounded him from his days of painting. Many of the old timers said they felt the effects of their years underground too. But the movement is out in the open with many artists now wearing masks for protection. Walls are commissioned for art; some men travel the world spray painting for crowds. Although many of the spray painters lament that they miss the thrill of sneaking around at night, and waking up in the morning to see their work on the subway trains of New York. If you asked anybody they would tell you that Iz covered the most territory out of anyone they knew. Iz put in the work, and he earned his respect with each train he covered. And that day behind the tattoo parlor Iz brought together a community of artists, and proved that graffiti art can produce a family. Words by Jenna Browning Photos by Jim Kane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 but if you think of a proverbial ball rolling you think of a snowball so who from the second generation made as big an impact on the snowball as the ones who started it? do you think in another 10 years the writers we look up to whom are second generation will have books/stories etc written about them? its kind of weird how aside from magazines who cover people CURRENTLY crushing theres not a collective way of documenting people who came after put in a lot of work and are still active. it would be like only having baseball cards of players from the original era. or Flare only making cards for Legends of basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war terror Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP IZ THE FUCKiN WIZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesbian Fisting Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shittles..TasteTheAsshole Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 R . I . P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Fuck that sucks Rest in peace Iz the Wiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallafarce Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 RIP much respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Ride In Paradise king IZ THE WIZ.. Another legend in game short of legends and true kings has left us. May he be in a better place with plenty of walls and subway cars to paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClownPrince Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 "Call it what you want. Just a lotta rock, lotta steel; tomb, dungeon, under the city. A lotta trains, a lotta fun, a lotta art; art that's gonna be a part of New York's history forever." Rest In Peace Iz the Wiz. A King beyond words, a founder of a movement, a part of New York and graffiti's history forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degrading Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 FUCK. R/I/P. IZZZY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dose Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 huffin fumes, rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 you dont even know who he is you faggot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Shouldn't you be making fun of a retard on Youtube or something? Fuck outta here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpopoff Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Rest in Peace to the homie IZ THE WIZ rockin more shit in one summer than most do in a career. You will be missed... Damn . That sucks... Some just dont know the half of it. A king, legend, master and the boss!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groyn shmoyn Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 dead like disco. i say that with the highest of respect. sorta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Someday they all have to go. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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