Magic City
September 26th, 2007
Available at most Train Stations nationwide - The magazine people, not the Artwork. Ive been seeing it about. I wonder who’s responsible.
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T.Magic Quote Of The Week pt.24
September 25th, 2007
“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”
T.Magic
He(ART)less
September 21st, 2007
The prison sentences given to two young graffiti artists have caused a storm of public protest - and it’s about time.
When Banksy sells for six figures, should an 18 year old be sentenced to a year in prison for the same ‘crime’?
Work by the jailed victims
Article by The Guardian
After a good few decades of the media representing graffiti artists as scummy youth destroying public landscape, it seems the tables have turned. The public’s reception of graffiti is changing - and about time.
Take Krek and Mers. These two graffiti artists in Manchester were recently sentenced to 12 and 15 months for their art crimes after being traced through their websites. Between them they caused £13,000 worth of damage in the area.
Almost 2,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a reduction to their sentence, and various events have been staged to raise awareness about their case. The obvious reaction is incredulity that a couple of boys scrawling on walls is being treated as a crime equal to rape or worse than GBH. According to this sentencing, painting on property that isn’t yours is worse that violence. What kind of world is that? And maybe a bit of vandalism is a form of positive protest against this country’s blatant obsession with the spoils of capitalism. Maybe the pointlessness of ownership should be highlighted. After all you can’t take a wall with you when the floods come…
Judge Anthony Ensor is attempting to use these two young men as examples fn the evil of vandalism. In this case it looks like he picked the wrong two people. Thomas “TJ” Dolan (Krek) has worked with young offenders while Thomas Whittaker (Mers) was about to begin an art degree. Both have applied to teach literacy and run art workshops while in prison. Sound like evil criminals to you?
More interesting than the absurdity of their sentences, however, is the public’s strong response in their favour. After years of people complaining about spray-can art, it has now become lodged in the public consciousness as something worth fighting for. Painting pictures or scribbling names is a lot more positive than gun crime.
And in this case the art is actually good. Krek, for example, draws on Japanese-style pop cuteness to create pieces that are bright, kitsch and well executed. It’s a street nod to artists like Takashi Murakami.
Often he works on shutters or the poles of street signs depicting large doe-eyed childish characters. This is cute not criminal.
In a world where Banksy is getting six figure sums, why should an 18 year old be sentenced to a year in prison for the same
“crime”? It’s all a bit daft - and thankfully the majority of the public seem to agree.
Heres my take on the whole thing. By giving such a hefty jail sentence, society is pretty much saying (in the case of these two): Drawing some nice pretty pictures on private surfaces is worse than rape/violence. How can society expect to get respect in return when judgements like these are deemed acceptable?
Art can add colour to the dullest urban areas. A lot of street Art is inspiring and can be seen as visual therapy in a very grey place such as the UK.
On the the flip side of all this madness the boys should be able to do thier time, come out and make a big success out of their story. Maybe do a documentry, get a book deal etc. Basically turn a negative into a positive. Dont worry guys Im sure them Lord is watching over them.
T.Magic
T.Magic Quote Of The Week pt.23
September 21st, 2007
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”
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London Town
September 18th, 2007
Big shout out to Kano - seen wearing the ‘Success Is My Destiny’ tee @ a BBC 1Xtra performance.
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TMAGIC - Online Exclusives Now Available
September 17th, 2007
Wats up peeps. The ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst’ tee’s are now available online in two different colorways. Happy shopping!!! (Click Image to Buy)
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The Art Of Screenprinting
September 14th, 2007
Went to the screenprinters to get some Exclusive new color ways of the ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst’ tee. I also got a chance to take some pics of the screenprinting process.
Once again they are a small limited run and they be on sale on Monday 17th September @ 1pm.
Color is my Flava.
Screens
These Pantone books can set you back anywhere from £400 to a £1000. I know your probabley thinking the same thing as me, “For what???”
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Nice touch of yellow no the back. Really makes that difference.
T.Magic
Crossover
September 13th, 2007
Crossover is a new brand already getting lots of attention in the right places, being seen on people like Jay-Z - now you dont get any bigger than that. The brand is founded by a good friend of mine - Magdi (Owner of Slammin Kicks) Big in the game. On a side note, Mags has played a MAJOR part in helping me to get my brand out there (ie stocking T.Magic) and also has introduced me to a lot of the movers and shakers in the industry so Big Up to you Sir.
You can get the first Crossover ‘Know (Y)our Logo’ tee at Slamminkicks in London this Saturday.
For more info log onto www.slamminkicks.blogspot.com and www.myspace.com/crossoverhq
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T.Magic Quote Of The Week pt.22
September 13th, 2007
“Life is not easy for most of us. We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”
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The Good Life
September 12th, 2007
Once again Kanye delivers the goods. Love the greyscaled foreground mixed with the bright colors. Reminds me of my work. Its something I’ve never seen in a Rap video before. Great video. Thanks to my boy Par for this. Remember where you saw it first.
P.s. NO MORE KANYE POSTS for now. Lol
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