Art Basel

MOWING THE SPOT WITH CHARACTERS

50 Characters in a row-

This year in Miami the goal was to find a long enough wall to try a new concept, treating bunched characters like a repeated series of throw ups. I wanted to create something that had a similar feel to what writers of the 70’s & 80’s would paint end to end across subway cars.

Seen

SE3

The hope was to paint something that grabbed attention for a few seconds while riding by. The longer the wall, the better. With this in mind, I sketched up the idea using the characters eyes as a constant repeating form. Not knowing how long the wall I would end up painting would be, I showed up with only 12 characters and a “YO” throw up sketched…

Getting started with a serieds of “O” shaped ovals, I ended up marking out spaces for a total of 50 characters.

Having only 13 sketched out I had to freestyle the last 37. This was a real pain in the ass due to all of the foot traffic, chaos, and people approaching me while working over the weekend.

(above) Pad, Bandit, Christ, Snuffed, Yo I’m stuffed, Batman, Organic chicken breast, B-boy

(above) Michael Angelo, Seduction, Great Scott, Manually pleased, Tiger claw, Half assed Raf (noticed misplaced hump zzz…), Open

I am happy with the finished result. Some parts are lacking balance, some have funny errors, but it’s a good attempt at something I will try again. This wall looks best in person, or while driving 45mph down NE Miami Ave…

click to view large (above photo: lea bruno)

A video of the whole Miami trip will be released in the next few weeks via: TheSeventhLetter.com

*Some photos vicked from AllCityStreetArt & Arrested Motion

December 8, 2011December 12, 2011 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art Basel, Jersey Joe, Miami, RimeTags: 50 CHARACTERS, Art Basel, AWR, FREESTYLE, Graffiti, Iz The Wiz, Montana, MOWING, MSK, Rime, SEEN SE3, The Seventh Letter 31 Comments

MTN Colors presents : Primary Flight Art Basel 2010

Montana Colors North America, in conjunction with Primary Flight, proudly presents Art Basel 2010 showcasing Bam, Estria, Vogue, Neon, Chor Boogie, Apex, Jase, & Rime in Miami.

Find out more at MTNcolors.com

February 1, 2011February 1, 2011 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art Basel, MTN, Primary Flight Leave a comment

“MIAMISM”, RIME & NOAH BANKS

Here is the latest video by Noah Banks for the original Montana (MTN). Filmed over a few days in Miami during the Primary Flight & Art Basel events.

You can also check out this video plus an inside interview about the video and events on MTN-WORLD.com

January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art Basel, MTN, Noah Banks, Primary Flight, Rime, VideosTags: 94, Graffiti, Miami, Miamism, MTN, Noah Banks, Rime Leave a comment

MIAMI / ART BASEL / PRIMARY FLIGHT VIDEO

One of many videos documenting this years event in Miami. Not all videos will be good or even watchable. This ones about 70% good… Better than others. Sort of.. Naah it’s cool…

December 16, 2010December 16, 2010 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art Basel, Miami, Primary Flight 2 Comments

MIAMISM

Headed out to Miami for this years Art Basel / Primary Flight. There were double the amount of artists painting this year which was quite an overload. The streets were taken over buy a flood of writers who were on a mission to paint as much as possible. As soon as the allocated spots were filled, writers spread onto neighboring buildings, taking over blocks in the fashion district. No time to post it all, but it’s not hard to find anywhere else on the net.

sketching on the flight down…

Straight to work…

Sketch used for the first piece…

Finished piece with a bit of deviation from the original sketch…

South Beach time out…

Brought out another sketch…

The finished product…

Riding equipped…

Charlie Brown getting bagged by undercovers…

Alcohol, a spray can, and a fucked up sense of humor…

Name swap with Revok…

See more photos on Flickr from:
NZ10z
Luna Park
IMNOTFAMOUS

December 14, 2010December 14, 2010 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art Basel, MiamiTags: AWR, HAZE, Meme, MSK, MTN, Nekst, Primary Flight, Revok, Rime, SE3, TABOO 6 Comments

Art Basel x Primary Flight x Miami 2010

Shows this week in Miami…

Find out more at: primaryflight.com

December 1, 2010 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art Basel, Primary Flight, Shows Leave a comment

Ironlak Team At Primary Flight, Miami

Once again, setting the bar higher for the next generation of writers. I think everyone brought their best to Miami in December. I look forward to getting back down there and taking part in the next Primary Flight / Art Basel event. Expect it to be bigger and better!

Filmed and edited by KC of We Are Supervision.

February 5, 2010February 5, 2010 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art BaselTags: Askew, Augor, Enue, Ewok, Ironlak, Jaes, Pose Leave a comment

Snort This TV In MIA With MSK

Art Basel 2009 In MIA With MSK from SNORT THIS TV on Vimeo.

Snort This TV: “This is a sample of what I saw while rolling around Miami with MSK at the 2009 Art Basel. We rolled by Primary Flight, an Art show featuring MSK, Ron English, Shepard Ferry, and many more. Soundtrack by Rob Wonder. Editing by Sumner. It ain’t nothin special, But I didn’t see you there, so I guess it’s worth watching. Catch all the still shots by me and even better one’s that were stolen from Revok and Skylicious on SnortThis.com. Until next time,Keep suckin!!!”

December 15, 2009December 15, 2009 by jerseyjoeart Categories: Art BaselTags: Art, Art Basel, Daks, LIFESTYLE, MSK, Primary Flight, Snort This TV Leave a comment

Art Basel 2009

It seemed like a must to attend Art Basel this year in Miami. Just about everyone involved within Graffiti or the so called “Street Art” scene was in attendance. There was so much going on during the week that I barely had a chance to see it all. I feel that the work that was going on in the street was much more interesting than anything on display in the galleries.

I would have to say this was the best art event I have ever been to. No fights or unnecessary drama, just positive attitudes and top notch work. Much respect to Books, Typoe & Slow for helping to make this year a success.

A rough sketch of the “South Beach Savior”

Rain Delay

I decided to try another Graffiti piece. The letter combination is a real challenge. It is suspected that Miami style Jesus is blessing the piece with cocaine ala Scarface (see Sever’s)