DIRTY THIRTY CREW.

BATES | LOOK WHO’S PLAYING IN THE SNOW!?

"Look who’s playing in the snow? While everone is staying inside the warm home, we're out in the cold ROCKING! All Season writer." -Bates. January 2010 Copenhagen

link: LOOK WHO'S PLAYING IN THE SNOW!? - Bates - 12ozProphet.com

THROWIN' HANDS | Tribute to Oiler.

More info: madclout.com

VIDEO | VANS the OMEGA & SOFLES x IRONLAK.

Graffiti marathon. Vans and Sofles get in touch with their inner zen and pump out this crazy next level shit over the space of a few days in Brisbane, Australia. Both guys were completely fried by the end of it, but as you will see it was worth the energy invested.

sofles.com
passage33.com


Photos and Camera1: Luke Shirlaw: yoblooddiamonds.wordpress.com

Camera2: Sofles.

Edit: Selina Miles: renegade.sel@gmail.com

VIDEO | LOVELETTERS x IRONLAK.

Camera & Editing:
Rube Parthoens & Stephan Polman

Music: i-Sa

Does, Nash, Tumki, Chas, Rusl, Dater, Ozer, Biser, Sean2, Dare.

Johan Fredrix, Fuego, Stad Maaseik, Provincie Limburg.

®stephanpolman|rubeparthoens

www.stephanpolman.com

Below photos by SupaDope.

SupaDope Flickr.

The Exchange | Persue paints Sirum's sketch.

Be on the lookout for the new Exchange book scheduled to drop early 2010.
THE EXCHANGE

Persue's blog

VIDEO | Mystik x Sofles - Brisbane, Australia.

Mystik and Sofles team up for a production in Brisbane, Australia.

Photos: Clear Photography.
Edit: Renegade Empire.

RISK WCA (Los Angeles) launches his new site.

Visit: http://riskrock.com/

TRES (Melbourne) | Interview on Get N Loose.

Our mate Tres (F1, FLY) from Melbourne gives the long and short over at getnloose.com.

Click here to be transported.

Mr Wany - 2010 Calender.

Friday, January 22 will be presented in preview PULP STORE at Brindisi's calendar Mr.Wany, Historical Artist graffiti recognized worldwide as one of the leaders of this movement and symbol of this culture in Italy. A beautiful cover and 12 months to enjoy going through all the varied repertoire of the artist: Installations, paintings, exhibitions, events and walls.

More info: www.wanyone.com

WEARESUPERVISION x LIFTED RESEARCH GROUP x POSE MSK TSL.

"LRG brought me out to their offices in Irvine and presented me with their main lobby as a blank canvas (a 22 x 27 ft. white wall). Here's are a video and a couple pics from the project. Photos/video by Mike Glory"
-POSE

link: Known Gallery :: WEARESUPERVISION x LIFTED RESEARCH GROUP x POSE MSK TSL

Chas | Ironlak Fotolog, Netherlands.

Chas of LoveLetters is moving Ironlak in the Netherlands and puts some of his Ironlak shots on his Fotolog.

Check it out here: Chas LoveLetters - Ironlak

LORTEK, Serbia | Timelapse video and new photos.

Running Writing | Amuse & Jakpot at aMBUSH gallery, Sydney.

Link: ambushgallery.com

Will Rise Tattoo x OG Abel x The Seventh Letter

More info:
http://www.ogabel.com http://www.normwillrise.com
http://goodtimesmedia.tv
http://www.knowngallery.com

IRONLAK winter test by Online Shop, Poland.

More info: ONLINE SHOP.

MIKE HERRON BENEFIT.

"Mike needs y’alls help. Mike is an old Baltimore writer with a family who sadly has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma… This is a horrible form of cancer and with no health insurance Mike and his family have been left out in the cold. Denied coverage and disability Mike and his family can REALLY use a helping hand… If you are in the area please show your support."

link: MIKE HERRON BENEFIT « Revok

More info: themikeherronbenefit.com

SIRUM1.COM - Sirum's new blog.

Sirum TMD F1 (Ironlak Team Australia) just jumped head first into the bloggin' world.

Keep up with him on his blog here: SIRUM1.com

REALS | Bliss N Eso "Flying Colours" mural.

Reals hooked up this mural on the side of The Record Store in Sydney to celebrate the release of Bliss N Eso's album "Flying Colours".

Photos: Jiesk.

More info:
http://www.blissneso.com/

GIANT | A quickie for the Haighters.

"My buddy Owner and I painted on Upper Haight this morning." -Giant

More info: REBEL8.com

VIDEO | MR WANY x IRONLAK - Milan, Italy.

Mr. Wany from the Ironlak Team Europe busts a freestyle in Milano.

www.wanyone.com
Music by Colle der Formento www.myspace.com/collederfomento

Video cut by Selina Miles : renegade.sel@gmail.com
Photos: Luke Shirlaw

Blek le Rat in Melbourne.

Painted with Ironlak.

The AirGraFx Shop | Live painting by Cope2, Xmen, LTS, Fresh Forces, Nasa.

Jan 17 - Long Beach, California.

More info: 50mmLosAngeles.

DOES | Details from 2009.

EKIS & Ironlak Pilipinas Launch.

Last week Ironlak launched in the Philippines at THE Clothing Store. Check a few photos from the launch below, along with a video featuring Ekis.

More info:
http://www.blackbookdesign.blogspot.com
http://www.theclothing.multiply.com

Chicks On Powertrips | C.O.P issue two.

C.O.P. Magazine Issue #2 has dropped. It's taken most of 2009 to complete its transformation from Australia's first all-female graf mag to a new kind of chick's mag for girls who don't squeal when they get their hair rained on... s'long as you don't tread on their kicks. Your reading this holidays, ladies, will consist of interviews with LADY PINK, Philadelphian animal artist Monique Ligons, jewellery designer and Mayorette Hayley Mei, tattoo artist OUCH and international graf writers like FAITH 47 and Brazil's ANARKIA. For more information on stockists near you or to order online, visit www.chicksonpowertrips.com. Get ready to meet the new guard. Fuck it, come join it, itches!!!

Cartel Urbe | Free Portuguese Graffiti Magazine.

Just checked out this new magazine from Portugal. It's pretty cool. Best of all it's free and can be downloaded here.

Check their blog: http://cartelurbe.blogspot.com

The Mike Herron Benefit.

Please check out the below site and donate to the cause/ attend the event if you are able. It looks like a bunch of credible artists are supporting the benefit event, so you have the opportunity to pick up some dope art while supporting Mike's very real need.

"35-year-old Mike Herron, who also goes by the name “Ryke” was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The debilitating effects of this disease have caused significant financial strain for Mike and his four beautiful children. The side effects from prescribed chemotherapy treatments have made it impossible for Mike to work. Without health insurance and having to endure a 1-3 year wait for SSI/Disability assistance, this family is in a bind. Join the community as we show our support and lend a hand to this deserving family. The Mike Herron Benefit will be held on Feb 6th 2010. Please visit the events page for further information"

link: The Mike Herron Benefit

FOTOLOG - Ironlak Nederland

Some homies in the Netherlands started this Fotolog to keep an eye on graffiti painted with Ironlak.

Here are some images from the site:

Link: Ironlak Nederland Fotolog

ASKEW & PHATONE - Canvas Auction.

Here's your chance to pick up an Askew or Phatone canvas in this eBay auction.

The canvasses are from the Black and Silver exhibition at Utopian Slumps in Melbourne.

Check out the sale here: eBay.

BCF (Sydney) | PUDLER and KASHMAN!!!

Was a Good day today, but hotter than a muthafucker in Sydney!!!!!!

link: Big City Freaks

BATES | Silverface.

Rocking in the COLD north…2010

link: SILVERFACE - Bates - 12ozProphet.com

BATES | Cover of Ilegal Squad magazine.

Bates on the cover !! with the interview 4 Ilegal squad graffiti magazine issue #43 from mexico, Out now in 2010! More info here: http://www.myspace.com/ilegalsquad

link: BATES FINALLY ON THE COVER - Bates - 12ozProphet.com

Saber AWR/MSK- "Flag 2010". Video.

This project and video from Saber is dope. Props!

More info:
saberone.com
knowngallery.com

WANY | Canvas in South Italy.

Mr. Wany. Brindisi, South Italy.

Grand Scheme launch party - Brisbane TODAY.

This is guaranteed to be a dope party. If you're in Brisbane, come on down!

GRAND SCHEME

ASKEW | New website.

Our boy Askew from Auckland, New Zealand has just launched a new website for 2010. Within his first post he reveals the motivation for the new site and his new approach to blogging. We're personally excited to see this web project unfold.

Peep the site here: ASKEW1.COM

ENUE | One last shot for 2009.

Nuroc & Curve. "Pretty cold out there... "

BATES | WITH PARTNER IN CRIME SINCE 1986.

Bates with partner in crime Great. Since 1986…

More info: Bates on 12oz.

GIANT | First Piece of 2010!

"Hooked this one up on January 1st. Like the new style? You can see it for yourself at Leavenworth and Ellis here in SF. Just watch out for all the crackheads and poop. Thanks for the paint, Ironlak!" -MIKE GIANT

link: REBEL8 — BLOG

SOFLES | New shit.

Straight jacked from Sofles' blog.


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TMD Crew | INSIDE THE NETCH (New Zealand).

Via TMDcrew.com.

"Just for Xmas we have decided to upload some of the content we managed to keep offline these past few months. In particular this post is about something we have been doing out here called “NETCHING”. Allow me to explain the term. You know how sometimes an in-joke can just get taken too far and spawn a whole set of slang? That’s how NETCH came about. Pretty much it is an abbreviation of ‘Next Echelon’. There was a lot of joking around at some of our walls about taking things to the highest level possible in regards to scale, detail and concept. It was half-joking around but ended up motivating a small movement in NZ that has really evolved our approach to painting entirely. It all began with this wall:


Deus, Askew and Berst. August 2009. - Click for a blowup

"This wall was the unofficial round 1. The idea was to bring a combination of each others styles into each piece by putting up our own first outlines but working in sections across both pieces. The precursor to this approach is definitely the signature ‘Style Smashing’ of MSK and AWR pieces by Tyke, Ewok, Revok and Rime to name a few. It is also a variation of the ethos behind ‘The Exchange‘ Project. Berst and I worked in total unison on each piece bringing our own illustrative elements across both names and attempting to think as different as possible about every element painted. For example, you can see the 3D’s have been splayed out in opposing directions on each bar. This is something seen on a few of Berst’s pieces leading up to this one. You can also observe the ‘Aura’s’ painted with Astro and treated as if in 3D space. This is something I had been playing with and as Berst and I brought our own respective takes on it, it became a stylistic element in every one of our pieces from then on. Shortly after that, we did this wall:"


Askew Stray and Berst. September 2009. - Click for a blowup

"This spot on the Morningside lines is a cool 3-namer so we definitely needed to bring another person into the mix. I’d been hanging with Stray RTR a lot so this time around we did a NETCH with 3 artists. I think this is one of the most successful ones because 3 is a great number. The clarity of letter is getting more abstracted but between 3 it’s easier to reign things in and retain some classic structure. We had problems with the police doing this one because it is directly on an active railway line. The police moved me along and when I said I would get a rail permit, they didn’t believe me. Well, I didn’t have a clue how to get one but after a couple of hours ringing around I managed to source a contact and get one organised! It’s amazing what you get if you just ask and also lucky I have a registered company with public liability insurance or this would have never happened! Not even an hour after we had finished this wall, we coaxed Vents and Shake into starting the massive wall right across the tracks for round 3!"


Stray, Vents, Askew, Shake, Misery and Berst. September 2009. - Click for a blowup

"This wall was the epic venture into NETCH. I lost count of how many hours was spent in total but this production spanned 3 weekends and the two weeks between with artists coming and going as their schedules permitted. I couldn’t tell you how many cans were used either but everyone just chipped in everything they had to make it work. There were countless missions on foot, back and forth with ladders and equipment. There was one weekend with a Cherry picker, in the rain, right through the night. Then there was the getting the Cherry picker out of the mud to return it the next day! As far as style goes, this wall went further into abstract territory and the letters are definitely more obscured. At the base of it all though, this is unapologetic graffiti style painted in large mural form. There are no mountains or scenery, no corny concepts or people pleasing elements. This is just what we honestly felt like painting. The public response to this wall was 10 times more positive as a result. Every isolated shape within this wall has been painted to the most extreme extent, something that can never quite be conveyed in a photo online (Which is a shame!). This wall was painted without Ego, with total co-operation and open-mindedness between the artists and marked a pivotal shift in the way NZ graffiti is painted."


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It has to be noted that during the time we were creating these works, Sofles and Vans were motivating us by means of a ‘friendly battle’ which also spurred on their own variation of NETCHING. Needless to say, those guys are incredible!

For more work from all the artists involved:
www.misery.com
www.askew1.com
www.flickr.com/photos/askewtmdsuk
www.flickr.com/photos/berstgbak
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracksidekiller
http://www.flickr.com/photos/strayim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ready2roll

A sample of REYES, PUSH and RETNA in Venice, California.

Via: www.knowngallery.com

Bates | Vandalist Interview and new photos.

Bates has a new interview on Vandalist. (Interview is in Turkish.)

A few new joints;

SOUND OF DA POLICE PART 2

"Some graffiti hater tried to blame us for painting his car,so he called the cops. It was a lie! We still managed to finish! Warsaw Poland December 2009."

WINTER WALL THERAPY

"A leftover before the sun goes down. Warsaw Poland dec. 2009"