Cipher Sessions - Part 1

I recently worked on a great idea with DJ Sarah Love from 1Xtra, me painting the wall for the first Cipher Session to be screened on Spine TV!
Freestyle rhyming is the essence of hip hop culture, it's a hard game to play but when you have some of the UK's greats in one space doing this its great to watch.
The background piece was a freestyle but based on a protective mask.
The MC's who stepped up were Sonny Jim, Ramson Badbonez, Scandalous and Chester P. Kyza was there to perform but had to rest his vocal chords so get well soon Kyza. The venue was the Carhartt store on Earlham Street in the West End.

Many thanks to Alex at Carharrt, DJ Gone and the lyricists for doing what they do best.

Check out DJ Sarah Love, Fridays 1am to 3am on 1Xtra on DAB or listen to the podcast when you should be working.

Could all the MCs step forward.....now

Sick Lyrics, Scandalous.

Ramson Badbonez is what it says on the tin.

DJ Sarah Love works the Technics.

Chester P with a brand new verse... ink's still wet!

The first lady of Hip Hop, DJ Sarah Love, every Friday on BBC 1Xtra. Don't miss!

Where will I spend my Happy Days?

During February over 60 artists will be taking part in an exhibition on the soon to be demolished Market Estate. The launch of this exciting show will be March 6th, 2010.
For further information check out www.marketestateproject.com

Where will I spend my happy days? March 6th, 2010

Valentine away day

I don't usually celebrate Valentines day as I give love 364 days a year, so what better way to celebrate my 'day off ' than to head to Stockwell Park and do an all dayer.
I have been blessed with a new radio so all the power ballads got played during this piece which was painful but pulling away from the wall to change the channel is something I need to work on.
Bonzai did another super production to the left. Enjoy the art, enjoy your environment. You only live once so paint the place you live.

Love Stockwell Park Estate

Love life

Love each other

Love a good cuppa

Love is like a journey I don't have a map for...

Love your community

Bonzai deals the realness

Big ideas.

Sunday it was time to go big!
Today I was joined by London legend Keen and on the opposite wall Team Robbo. Also joining in the fracas was Bonzai and guests Epok and Kai One from Bristol.

Climate change arrived a day later.

Close up details.

The circus has arrived!

more movement..

This could be your house!

Epok from Bristol

Kai One from Bristol

Bonzai completes the picture

Hurry up Global warming.

This weekends endeavours in the Stockwell Park Estate saw a whole heap of special guests come and leave their art. After the previous weeks monsoon painting, this weekend it was the icy colds turn to see what we were made of.
Watching paint dry is not something that happens in this weather as it often doesn't dry so I dedicated my latest artistry to the cold as a thank you for testing my faith.
The piece features an ice crystal border and in the middle an ice mask inspired by my obsession with African masks.
It's Winter folks, enjoy the art and get plenty of vitamin C.

Ice Ice Baby, Stockwell

The Ice Demon cometh

Moody blues

All iced out

Urban gardening today. Saturday 22nd January 2010

Planting seeds are important if you want your garden to grow. Much of what I do takes the same principle of growing plants in that I try to paint the environment and give people something better to look at.
Making images outdoors sometimes can be taken for granted and can be overlooked or just another mobile phone pic. But if you can make people stop and think about their potential then all this is worth it.

Stay green and healthy.

Detail of mask.

The hills have eyes.

Totally Organic!

The top section.

Three man army

This weekend's collaboration saw me team up with Demo from Holland and Keen WRH.
Keen needs no introduction to anyone who knows about UK Graffiti culture. His letter-styles have been a personal favourite of mine for 20 years and he's knocked out productions with sincerity and dedication.
Demo keeps his graf consistent and always produces something sharp. I got boxed in on this one which wasn't a problem.
Today we had sunshine which even though it was 5 degrees felt like a heatwave.
Enjoy this winter collabo.

Wall is primed, will it dry though?

Pieces are marked up, lets roll..

Into the zone, look forward.

Keen's finished, Photo time!

Solo piece in a protective shield!

Rest in Peace to INFOE - KTC crew

Demo in fine style