10.1.2011- Interview with Malaysia famous Graffiti Artist

After we finish photo shooting of graffiti art in Pasar Seni around 4pm, then we head to National Art Gallery to meet up with 2 of the M'sia famous graffiti artist "Bibi Chun" & "Snozze". Because of their late they postpone until 5:30pm and it took 1hour+ to done the whole interview. we see their completed & incomplete artworks outside the National Art Gallery wall, we also found Bibichun painting have selected and show inside Natinal Art Gallery showroom. After they reach, we start the interview with Q&A session and then end up with Intro session...After finish everything, we also never forget to take a picture with both of them. We are so deeply appreciate for their cooperation with us,Thanks!!! 

 Teoh start set up before the interview.

 Snozze during interview

 Bibi Chun during interview

 Snozze show us the way to spray on wall.

 Snozze & Bibi Chun artworks in National Art Gallery Wall

We take picture with Snozze & Bibi Chun

10.1.2011- Experience with Pasar Seni Graffiti Art

10.1.2011, 3 of us (John, Teoh & Jason) head to Pasar Seni to take photo of the Graffiti art which's alongside the river. Actually there's no proper road that lead us to the graffiti art spot, and then we saw a small road so we just try to follow it & finally we reach there...This is so impress, we see many type of graffiti art (3D, Stencil, Cartoonish and so much more!!!)drawn on the wall. After that, we start take picture of graffiti art and also our own photo there to prove that we have went down. We spent almost 1 hour there, these graffiti art are so dazzling until we don't feel like going back. After we see all tis, we just realise that graffiti art is not only using words to represent something butalso using figure.

  Tun Mahathir figure drawing in Pasar Seni

   Graffiti art 1 by Singapore graffiti artist

Graffiti art 2 - The Green Hornet 3D

    Graffiti art 3 - Figure

Start taking photo 1 by 1, Teoh Dai Gor as the photographer...do ya'll notice?! there's a Tron Painting,  DAMN man this is awesome!!!

          Finally 3 of us....we choose this "Burlesoue painting" as our background coz tis's the most impress....

Week 3 Progress Report

It has been two weeks I didn't meet with my group members as we having the third week holiday. Some more, I have back to my hometown. Finally our first meeting is hold on today. We appoint on 1pm to meet in McDonald which opposite to KBU for discuss our project. In this discussion, we are going to solve the problems we meet in the research progress and we have to decide which are the artists that we will going to  interview between kenji chai and snozzle(or interview both if we got extra time).After this, I assign the different jobs to each of our group member to work on so that the project progress can be catch up on schedule. I will in charge of all the visual in the website including: graffiti visual, website background, button & etc~.After the discussion, I am starting to sketch out the website layout and the graffiti visual. At the same time, I also list out the icon and button amount and the concept about what kind of style to make it looks more attractive. I also discuss the interview questions with john as a preparation before interview with those artists.

mindmapping for Graffiti Malaysia

mindmapping for target audience

Sketching of Graffiti visual(Testing)

Website layout(Testing)

Week 2 Progress Report

This is the second week we continue on the project 3, since this week  still is our holiday, so we will continue focus on research about graffiti to understand more deeply about the history and meaning behind the Malaysia graffiti. We also find out the crews that are famous in spraying graffiti to  collect their  personal  information and research on their artworks because we have to choose 2 of them for an interview to share their experience and telling the story behind them for become a graffiti artists. After that,We also reference on where are the graffiti apply their artwork except to just only on wall since KL city are not that many walls to let them represent their idea.

In the same time I collected the research, I also come out with few mind mapping about our target audience and graffiti culture in Malaysia to give me idea while refer on it while I start to design the  web page.

Reference on personal grafitti artists  KAWS  8(X..X)8

Through all of his projects, KAWS has successfully blurred the line between fine art and mass-produced merchandise. He uses his products to allow his imagery to infiltrate a larger audience than that of the fine art world. The artist is currently an active member in both the commercial and fine art communities.

KAWS whose real name is Brian Donnelly, 1974 was born in New Jersey, is a famous street artists and the Japanese fashion brand OriginalFake founder.

KAWS' trademark designs is a puffy skull and crossbones with
X-ed out eyes.

Reference on Graffiti Font

The most biggest graffiti crew in Malaysia (Thalanjang-Family)

TLJ Family & Their graffiti works

Fomous Chinese graffiti artist from Malaysia - Kenji Chai (From Black Fryday)

Kenji Chai & His achievement,artwork

Fomous Malay graffiti artist from Malaysia - Snozze Tlg (From TLJ Family)

Snozzle & His artworks

What u will need if become a graffiti artist to produce a sweet graffiti piece :)

Graffiti artists malaysia usually using nippon paint pylox spray can to spraying their art piece

Nippon paint pylox Colour chart

By Jason Cheow 

Week 1 Progress Report

This is the 1st week we start the project 3, and this project is a 3 person group assignment, so I decided to group with john Tan, Csee teoh to on work together in this project. Our project 3 title is about sign in the city. Firstly, we have to discuss together and find out a topic that most representative sign in the city, after discussion with my group member, we decided  to choose graffiti as our project topic. Since we already get the direction on this project, we are started to research on information about graffiti  and analyses the info that can make us to more understanding about our project topic.

So What is Grafiti?

The difference between art and graffiti is that art is done on property with the permission of the property owner. Art is a creative and productive form of expression.

Graffiti is writing, drawing, or symbols applied to any surface without the permission of the property owner.To create graffiti, vandals use a variety of materials, such as automotive car paint, spray paint, crayons and permanent ink. Etching surfaces is another way vandals destroy property.

Grafiti crew gathering in Central Market,Kuala Lumpur

Graffiti can occur anywhere, however, some of the more popular targets include:

• public and private buildings
• recreational facilities
• Canada Post mailboxes
• playground equipment
• bridges and overpasses
• public transit property and vehicle

Graffiti art in Malaysia has slowly and quietly gaining momentum across cities, gaining popularity for more than 10 years now. Bob from the Super Sunday Crew believes there are as many as 300 graffiti artists and writers, compared to 50 two years ago. With more events and exchange of talents taking place locally and internationally like the Meeting of Styles, the controversial art movement is now ready to be in the spotlight. 

Research on Grafiti Style often can see in malaysia

CARTOON STYLE

3D STYLE

OLD SCHOOL STYLE

STENCIL STYLE

By Jason Cheow