![]() ![]() There are some writers that are able to pull off getting up more complicated pieces with more details and colors. They often focus on getting up tags, slaps, and throwies because they are simple and quick. SYKE prides himself on being a “bomber.” A bomber is someone who tries to paint on as many surfaces in the city as they can. I asked him if he had ever been involved in mural work, but he told me hasn’t done anything other than Project Logan (a series of legal walls for graffiti artists to paint in the Logan Square neighborhood). In order to join, he needed to establish a name for himself that was different from what he originally wrote: DOOM.Īrt by Syke // Photo by came up with the name SYKE because in high school he was a class clown and was always getting into trouble. They were the ones that ultimately got SYKE into his first crew, DCM. “I got into graffiti by watching them,” he said, “they told me how to make a good flow and the different styles and techniques they each used.” At lunch one day, he noticed some guys practicing sketching letters and that was what peaked his interest in the subject. He practiced drawing cartoons in hopes of mimicking the linework and proportion. So high school is where it started for him. At the time though, he was living in the Portage Park area which hardly has any graffiti. I also realized the strong views he held on certain subjects in the graffiti culture.Īrt by Syke // Photo by went to high school in the Humboldt Park area which is rich in graffiti and street art. When I met him and talked to him about his art, I immediately noticed his unconditional love for graffiti and for his crew, J4F. I was intrigued to learn the context behind the art. This was a graffiti artist who was really getting their name up. I saw everything from little tags all over the streets to huge throwies on high billboards. I spent the entire last summer taking pictures of art in the Chicago streets, and SYKE was a name that I would see everywhere. I decided to interview mural artists, local graffiti artists, and those who fall in between, to see how mural art is viewed in the graffiti community relative to its roots.Īrt by Syke // Photo by first person I interviewed was a local graffiti artist named SYKE. Others feel that it empowers the culture because artists are able to work their way up. Some graffiti writers feel that muralists get off easy for being able to legally produce their work. Most graffiti artists though, face major consequences in their efforts to make art for the public.įor this reason, there are mixed feelings in the graffiti community regarding the role of muralists. With sanctioned murals, they have both freedom and time to carefully craft their pieces. ![]() ![]() Some of these artists are lucky enough to get paid to paint huge buildings and walls around the city. Given its illegal nature, artists risk everything they have to give the city color and make their name known. ![]()
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