The opening title animation features key art by Zephyr, one of the legendary pioneers of graffiti in the late 1970s and who appears in Wild Style as Z-Roc, essentially a version of himself. The piece became the basis for a number of the film's cornerstone materials: it was the basis for the film's logo, designed by Tracy 168, founder of the Wild Style Crew it was painted as a mural by Zephyr, Revolt, and Sharp in 1983 and it was the inspiration for the main titles. Ahearn hired graffiti writer DONDI to paint the window-down subway car piece that appears early in the film. In the summer of 1980, director Charlie Ahearn and hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy brought them all together when they began working on the film that was to become Wild Style. Here are the greats becoming great: writers Lee, Zephyr, and Lady Pink, dancers Crazy Legs and the Rock Steady Crew, turntablists Grandmaster Flash and the Cold Crush Bros., MCs Double Trouble and Rammellzee, and many more. ISBN 978-0-8147-4046-0.With the artist's literal descent over his own work, Lee Quiñones launches one of the great historical documents of street art and hip-hop: 1983's Wild Style. Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. Graffiti Art Styles: A Classification System and Theoretical Analysis. "The graffiti within: the reactivation and politicisation of Sydney's subterranean". "Discourse on Difference: Street Art/ Graffiti Youth". "Incorporation And Exploration Of Local Imageries And Identities In Malaysia's Graffiti Art". ^ Abdullah, Sarena Mohamad, Norshahidan ().Routledge International Handbook of Visual Criminology. ^ Brown, Michelle Carrabine, Eamonn ().Understanding Graffiti: Multidisciplinary Studies from Prehistory to the Present. The stylistic approach advanced at the same time Wild Style crew grew large and spread throughout New York City. Kase II later introduced "computer-rock". Ĭomplex and elaborate graffiti writing had been called numerous terms such as "mechanical letters." It was founded by Rif, Phase II and Stan 153. Phase 2 is also credited as one of the earliest writers of wildstyle. The style became more popular through-out the 1980s. The term "wildstyle" was popularized by the Wild Style graffiti crew formed by Tracy 168 of the Bronx, New York in 1974 and was named after his crew, Wild Style. Some pieces that are considered on the borderline between what is and isn't a wildstyle are called semi-wildstyle or semi-wild. It is also common practice to incorporate 3D elements into wildstyle paintings. Wildstyle pieces often use large amounts of vibrant colours. Arrows are very common in wildstyles, and are used to suggest flow. The letters in wildstyle graffiti are often highly exaggerated with curves and overlapping, intertwined, and interlocking letters. Wildstyle has drawn inspiration from traditional calligraphy and has been described by some as partially abstract but does have specific traits associated with the form. This illegibility is sometimes considered a defining trait of the style. Wildstyle is an extremely complex form of graffiti in which letters have been transformed to the point that it is illegible to those who are not familiar with this style. A semi-wildstyle using the letter RASE Form It is considered the most difficult graffiti style to master. Due to its complexity, wildstyle can be difficult to read for those unfamiliar with the form and process. They are the most complex type of pieces. Wildstyle is a complicated and intricate form of graffiti. Wildstyle in Los Angeles by RIME Wildstyle in San Francisco by CHEZ For other uses, see Wildstyle (disambiguation).
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