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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:02 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:19 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:47 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:01 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:07 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:42 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:08 am
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The Committee Staff Member
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:19 am
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:24 am
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Jonathonn Real name; Jon Tag: SADE If anything, I'd just like to ask not to misrepresent me, and I think the same can be said for everyone. We're all our own people, and we all have realistic personalities. Example; I'm a slightly-girly nerdy goth kid. It's not a cool thing to be, especially as a writer. But that is moi. Lmao. As a writer myself (In the literary term, not graffiti term) I understand it can be difficult to capture anyone right, so go at it however you wish. I personally LOVE this idea dude. I cannot wait to read it, and perhaps I'll write something as well, but not anytime too soon.
This is perfect. If you want to be in the story this is what I would like to see. In all honesty this is one of the hardest stories to write so far. I kno certain things about the graffiti culture but I am struggling to make a story out of it. So as time goes on I would ask everyone here to critique my work and I may even start a story committee for this to help me along.
Remember, This is for all of us, not one person writing a story. |
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:26 am
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Nash-eoke_ the patcher Dayam ! Shame my real name is Jonathan too. British Known as Troika or 75c Autistic. JKBA ( Just Kant Be Arsed ) To graff that is. Tend not to hit Trains and Tubes or Electrics. Like to root out those out of the way locations , for a chilled piece. However , does tend to batter his local area.
Thank you for the info, I will be sure to put you in and paint you in the best of light. |
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:30 am
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The Committee Staff Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:48 am
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Damon Zane SOEP ONE What is this? If it involves my name getting up, then sign me up. 3nodding Sure enough. Give me information about how you want to be seen and I will make you a legend.....or so the story will make you out to be. wink
This s**t is more like a biography. But that should be enough information for you... lol
I go by SOEP ONE. The name doesn't make you, YOU make the NAME. So don't ask what it means, cause it has no meaning. It's pronounced like SOAP, minus the A in exchange for an E. Some call it illiterate, but I call it... Actually I don't call it anything. LOL
I've been a graffiti artist since I was 11. But I've been bombing before I even knew what graffiti was. Local graffiti artists inspired me with their murals, and I use to wonder how they could paint something that large. Before the graffiti, I was already into art since I could hold a crayon. My first graffiti, I was between 1 and 2 years old. With a crayon, I scribbled from one side of the wall to the other. In kindergarten, you'd find me getting my hands dirty with the finger paints. For the rest of my time in elementary school, I drew whatever came to mind. When I learned cursive, I wanted to make it look different from everyone else. Hence the hand styles (that's the proper term for "tagging") commenced. Around 7 or 8, I was intrigued by the way comic books wrote their letters, so I started doing bubble letters and block letters. When I started middle school at 11, I saw the older kids marking their names on desks and bathroom stalls. I thought it was weak, so I wrote my name in bubble letters. Obviously I got in trouble (that's what I get for using my real name LOL). One of the older kids saw my style, and they hit me up, asking me if I write. I didn't know WTF they were talking about, and that's when they showed me what's up. After that, I picked it up quick, made a name for myself, and started getting up. I use to write HERO back then, but later found out there was already a more experience graffiti artist writing that. Through the early stages of my graffiti career, I went through several names. Through out high school I started bombing with cans. Clicked up with crews, and fell deep into the lifestyle. In a way, it was meant to be. I was artistic and very competitive with everything. So I guess you can say, graffiti was my first love. After high school I started working, started driving, started getting an income, and started ******** it up EVERY NIGHT for 3 years straight. Battled many crews, got up sick status, couldn't ******** with me or my crew. Obviously mobbing for 3 years straight, EVERY NIGHT, you're going to have a hell of a ******** case if you get caught. Unfortunately, I got way too cocky and got caught slipping. When that happened, I found out the county was looking for everyone in my crew. I got my pad raided, found stacks of cans in my trunk, a backpack full of streaks and mops, buckets of paint and etch in the shed. Usually if you get caught doing graffiti, all you get is a slap on the wrist. A little bit of community service and a misdemeanor on your record. BUT NO... Not in my case, I got slapped with a felony, a month doing time, work release (that s**t is a b***h if you know what it is), and 3 years felony probation. Oh yeah, and over $25,000 in damage, just me alone... LMAO! So yeah, after I caught a case, I paid my dues. I stopped getting up and only did chill spots to piece up and hone my skills. Before, I was all about getting up. But now, I'm just into the artistic part of it. Every now and then, a few slaps here and there, and a clean handstyle just to show these kids what's up. LOL
That is the rise and fall of my career. But I wouldn't really call it a fall, more like a wake up call. Graffiti isn't a fad, a trend, or a phase you go through; It's a lifestyle.
"Writers come, most go. Some figure it out, but most never know."
-SOEP ONE
For those that understand what I'm saying, stay real. cool |
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Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:21 am
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s**t, SOEP is an effing legend. a king if ever there was one. Respect man.
I'm not so keen to use my real name. Izak will have to do. Give me some gay a** name if you want. Keep first name biblical coupled with one of those proffession names like smith, hunt, taylor, mason, baker, whatever.
I was a late bloomer with graff. I saw it from a distance, one of my first memories of it was when I was a kid asking my mum what it said. I felt it strange that people would go to the trouble of doing something that no one else could read.
Later on in 2007 I got a commission to do a shirt and they wanted it in a grungy stencil style. I went and did some research and found this book of street art. All these huge bombs and epic pieces by all the big names were in there. It really blew me away. It was like an entire world opening up in front of me. Something that was in plain site, but filtered out. Then I saw that stencils and stickers and paste ups were all part of it, it really inspired me. The job fell through because of some issues with copyrights and s**t (Whole other story), but I kept up with this idea of slaps. then in September of our year our labour party run government tried pushing through legislation to suppress coverage of government going ons 80 days prior to elections. International commentators said that it was the biggest suppression of free speech anywhere in the western world. I was a kid but I was so freakin angry. So I put my voice out in the only way I thought people would notice.
I'm still doing slaps to this day. Toured the country in '08 and got my stickers all over it. Did a bit of tagging along railways but decided it wasn't for me.
No one cares about stickers so I've never been snapped or anything. I've always been on the fringes of the scene really. I introduce people to it and let them run wild, but I never go to far in myself. I'm happy documenting it and experimenting while more talented people go for the big time.
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The Committee Staff Member
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Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:14 am
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izak1399 s**t, SOEP is an effing legend. a king if ever there was one. Respect man. I'm not so keen to use my real name. Izak will have to do. Give me some gay a** name if you want. Keep first name biblical coupled with one of those proffession names like smith, hunt, taylor, mason, baker, whatever. I was a late bloomer with graff. I saw it from a distance, one of my first memories of it was when I was a kid asking my mum what it said. I felt it strange that people would go to the trouble of doing something that no one else could read. Later on in 2007 I got a commission to do a shirt and they wanted it in a grungy stencil style. I went and did some research and found this book of street art. All these huge bombs and epic pieces by all the big names were in there. It really blew me away. It was like an entire world opening up in front of me. Something that was in plain site, but filtered out. Then I saw that stencils and stickers and paste ups were all part of it, it really inspired me. The job fell through because of some issues with copyrights and s**t (Whole other story), but I kept up with this idea of slaps. then in September of our year our labour party run government tried pushing through legislation to suppress coverage of government going ons 80 days prior to elections. International commentators said that it was the biggest suppression of free speech anywhere in the western world. I was a kid but I was so freakin angry. So I put my voice out in the only way I thought people would notice. I'm still doing slaps to this day. Toured the country in '08 and got my stickers all over it. Did a bit of tagging along railways but decided it wasn't for me. No one cares about stickers so I've never been snapped or anything. I've always been on the fringes of the scene really. I introduce people to it and let them run wild, but I never go to far in myself. I'm happy documenting it and experimenting while more talented people go for the big time.
Caught me slippin way too early... But it's cool with me, things happen for a reason. Keep your cans up! cool |
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