So I’ve decided to dedicate the next couple of weeks to graffiti artist that I found to be wicked talented. So check back everyday to make sure you don’t miss some of the sickest work I’ve seen.

Some of you might hate graffiti and think that it’s degrading to cities. But most people have the notion that graf writing is gang related, and in a lot of places it can be. You can distinguish the difference between beautiful work and the gang related ones, not to hard to tell. So even though I’m not an expert on the subject, I do know what kind of graffiti that I like so I’ll take you on my journey. And even if you don’t agree with this form of art, remember that a lot of the work you will see has been commissioned by business and government agencies, making them completely legit.
To start it off I’m going to show you some of Peeta’s work. Here is a quick excerpt from his website.

Peeta is a graffiti artist from Venice - Italy since 1993. He is member of the EAD crew (Padova-Italy), FX and RWK crew (NYC).

More on Peeta:

I use to write Peeta since 1993. I’ve started to paint in a little town between Venice and Padova (Italy) by my self, without any reference. As i growed up I’ve started to move in Padova and Venice, I met many other graffiti writers, they gave me insight, and my style during the years evolves quikly from a kind of organic style to 3D style. Since 2000 i am a member of the EAD crew from Padova, this crew was born in 1991, it’s a crew with breakers, writers and music. Since 1999, I’ve started to travel around Europe, and I’ve been invited in many shows exibitions and mostly to graffiti jams and meetings, like the Meeting of Styles. Since 2003 I am a member of the FX crew from New York City, this is a really oldschool crew since the 80’s. During the last years I’ve been travelling to US and Mexico, and from 2006 i am a member of the RWK crew from New York. In the last six years I use to paint on canvas, and to do sculptures. Sculpting and painting, but also the photography are, in my opinion, disciplines who helps each other. Everytime i make a sculpture i recive a lot of knowledge about 3D space and shapes, that’s help me to paint in a better way. And while i’m painting i develop new ideas for new sculptures. It’s a kind of circle.

see an interview I did in 2003 for WS&TR (italian only)

See another interview I did in 2006 for Fatbombers.com (english + italian).

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