TenseOne

Born in 1986 in Boston Massachusetts, Joel Lewis is one the leading graffiti style technicians of his generation. His rhythmic funky bar style was born from the influence of many artists in the Hiphop culture. Influenced by artists and peers such as Merez, Percy F. wright, Doves, Vase, Kem, Soem, Problak, and Salim Elijah, Joel […]

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Robert Burns

Robert Burns’ fingers are constantly covered in ink or spray paint. He works to create comics, illustrations, large-scale ink paintings, intricate imagined landscapes, and murals. For the last 6 years, much of his time has been spent honing the craft of comics with local writer Tyler Lamb. After graduating, they began self-publishing comics under the […]

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Dustin Spagnola

Dustin Spagnola is a contemporary visual artist who has shown and created work in NYC, Miami, New Orleans, Richmond, Atlanta, Detroit, the District of Columbia, Nepal, Japan and in his home, Asheville, NC. His work is often political in nature and eschews corporate advertising and graffiti culture alike. He created the meme, “Bush Holding the […]

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IOBY Interview with Karen Golightly

AWESOME PROJECT: A new 70-artist graffiti wall is coming to Memphis “If you want to learn about a city, look at its walls.” – iNO It was the impermanence of graffiti that first drew Karen Golightly in, years ago. A native of Mobile, Alabama – not, needless to say, known for its graffiti – she […]

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