things are still to be discovered in downtown.

Some photos from down there.

I've started to enjoy black and white photography as I never did before.

...hours of missing sleep over the last couple of weeks.

I've been quite busy at uni lately. An extremely interestig course but requires so much time.

Despite that I could not resist to paint.

Painted with Saves again, I steped up higher. We both tryed something new, defferent colour palete,different forms. The mural has its own story as any other.

Best told by Saves :

'no this is private property' ...but where not painting your wall...'but you have to stand on my property to paint it' ...etc etc

anyway here it is.

WERT159 ДВРЪ (DVR) х SAVES ТМДЪ (TMD)

...things you can learn about yourself everyday day.

Sometimes I've started to write something here, than stoped, didnt feel like or was interupted, as the result save what is written so far as draft. A while later sitting down to complete it, I read it thought and realise that the thing I weas so excited to tell is so childish and unimportant.

A step up for me as a graffiti writer.

It is not only a conclusion that other people make or you looking at a complite work, but it is what you feel in the process of painting. As for me, painting that piece I had a thought that has never came across my mind before. The thought and feeling of becoming so familiar with a spray can that you can compare it with a pen, are fascinating.

Another interesting moment - I found myself at a very specific stage of progress. Every new peace I paint is better than the one before. Maybe ut is natural for someone who've been paintig that little. I guess so, stiil it is pleasing to see yourself climbing upwards rathen than standing still or falling down.

There is always a room for a progress, and I'd like to keep the door to that room open.

Back to wall.

SAVES TMD

so do tell the story

08 April at 07:57 ·

WERT159

the story of the character?

I've bloged about left one - http://thereare159.blogspo

t.com/2010/02/blog-post_01

.html

and the right one is the same portrait but completed + plus there were a couple faces painted in between, therefore quality is better.

story... I'm working on it, He doesnt have a story to tell, I dont know his name or who he is, for me its a rear portrait that I found I while ago, personaly for me he represents a corrupted burocrat. Not a specific person but in general.

end of story

08 April at 11:14 ·

SAVES TMD

Ok I was thinking along the same lines, hes got that story about him :) cool

09 April at 08:18 ·

...ways to spend money rather than buying a wideangle lense.

Still, I want it a lot.

Isn't it awesome?

right - done in May 2009 took me 8 hours to complete.

left - done in August 2009, took me 2 days to complete.

middle - done in March 2010. completed in 4 hours.

... pieces of debris were in my eyes yesterday, while painting.

First of all would like to thank Ben Saves, for getting me involved in whole lotta things lately.

Glad that I know him.

There were a skate comp and graffiti demo at brownsbay shore yesterday. I was invited and let to paint. Along with 2tone and Berst we did three pannels each. Nothing really serious, still was excited to paint with them.

I've noticed that I have not painted without anyone rushing me this year. Not happy about it.

However, I in some ways depend on people who I paint with.

I wish I knew Auckland better, I wish I knew more people.

But most of all I wish to be able to work around all the aportunities that I come across.

...has happened to me since the last post here.

So lets keep up with stuff.

Expirienced Parachute 2010, heaps of photos, lots of good ones.

Great music, great people, awesome atmosphere. We did a wall for World Vision, was cool to paint with crowd behind, it have been a while.

I would love to go there next year.

Next.

I've done 3 more art works. Track, trackside wall and a mural on my favorite wall.

Its always a pleasure to paint with Saves + new expirience of paint on track.

Inspite all the awesomeness it was bloody hard to paint on that surface.

Rushing as usial, luck of paint reflected the outcome. Overall - the work is fine, for a track.

My first letters in a year time. Semi happy. Pure improvisation exept letters outline.

I've spent 7 long hours on that on. Was finishing alone in a darkness.

Oh yeah, that mural is done with my mates from Germany Gritt and David and the guy from LA Gerrit. We were accomplished by kiwi writer Insane. Nice quite spot.

My last mural, fresh and sound. really happy with my progress.

I've maneged to finish this one in 4 hours. The wall painted with same guys.

Step up.

thats all for tonight boys and girls.

more stuff coming up soon.

peace

...reasons to go to politics.

A little story starring me.

Wendsday 27 Jan, waking up in morning had an extreme need to paint.

Not a problem, plenty of paint, adequate number of caps, etc.

Opened a folder with a million portraits, chose a couple.

Printed, packed, made a couple of calls.

Arrived in downtown, met my mate.

Bought a few more cans and moved to a spot.

The spot is 20 minutes on bus from downtown and really famous, lots of peaces are done there weekly. I myself have painted there two times in a row.

I like that place, awesome view, quite, enought space, nice surface and most of all my girlfriend live in 10 minutes walk from there.

Started painting? some dudes are walking back in forth, no problem.

In two hours time I incidently felt on a pice of glass.

Sea of blood as expected, oh well ship happens, everyone knows that.

One my uncle told me a phraze: Trouble never comes alone.

And so it goes, I sat down to clean my wound and when I rised I saw two man.

One introduced himself as worker of City Council.

He came and joy left.

He briefly explained that we are braking the law painting here and that police is on the way.

Solid guy, I couldnt talk him over. I am standing bleeding and listening to him.

It turns out to be theirs property and blah blah blah.

Packed, He took photos of me pointing at my work, "evidence" he said.

Police came some time later, and took my details.

They talk to council gay for a bit and than confiscated cans.

They let me free, which I didnt expect to happen.

Police left with two boys who was tagging along the wall, leaving me and other boy without can and unfinished murals.

The council guy said that we were lucky not to be taken, he said that he respect our movement towards "proper" art, but thew way we express ourselfs is unacceptable.

I've talked to him for a long time, he gave me his business card and phone number, saing that if I want to "contribute something to city" I shall call him, the same thing if I want to pain somewhere.

Its cool to have his number, but I dont feel like "collaboration" at this stage.

So here I was, standing in the middle of the road, with bleeding through bandage on my wrist, with empty bag and unsatisfied passion to paint. Moreover, that was one of the very few spots were I COULD paint save and sound.

I lost a few dozen of cans.

I gain some experience.

My hand is getting better by the way.