Why Style Collective

Wild Boys backstage

Pane — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000

Alcune immagini del backstade di Wild Boys, il video bomba con Noyz Narcos e Gast nello studio Why Style.
Non hai visto il video? Guardalo ora! Clicca qui.

Noyz Narcos & Gast eating ganja

Joe Franceschi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:25 +0000

“Wild Boys” Noyz Narcos & Gast!

Joe Franceschi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:06:26 +0000

La bomba nucleare é pronta! Noyz Narcos & Gast “Wild Boys” il nuovo video TruceKlan prodotto da Why Style.

Nefasto “Er mostro de zona” intervista

Joe Franceschi — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:19:51 +0000

Nefasto “Er mostro di zona” è un mockumentary diretto da trashsecco, er mostro è occhio di bue e le musiche sono di mepoe tkp.
Il film fotografa realisticamente e con ironia la scena underground romana, attraverso i graffiti i rave e l’abuso di sostanze stupafacenti.
In questa intervista l’ autore ed il protagonista ci parlano del film.

PURE SKATEBOARDING issue 6

jon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:05:19 +0000

In the 1950′s, the psychologist Solomon Elliot Asch conducted an important experiment on social conformity. The grassroots hypothesis was that individuals of the same group are easily influenced by the opinions and the perceptions of other members of the group. The experiment was carried out as follows:a group of participants were shown a series of sheets. On the first sheet was drawn a black line. On the second sheet were drawn three black lines of varying lengths. The participants were asked in turn to indicate which of the three black lines was of the same length as the black line on the first sheet. The peculiarity of this experiment lay in the fact that of the eight participants, seven were actors who had been told to all give the same wrong answer. The sole unaware participant thus found himself in a situation where his perception and rationality were called into question. The experiment was so successful that it became of high relevance for social psychology. 75% of the participants conformed at least once to group pressure, meaning they consciously gave the wrong answer because it was the answer given by all the other members of the group. Thus the conclusion that the fear of disagreeing to the opinion of the majority pushes individuals to conform in order to avoid damaging their self-esteem.

Now we get to the heart of the matter. Skateboarding worldwide seems to have fallen prey to a widespread fit of conformity, being attacked from above, below, and the inside from superior forces that are trying everything possible to reduce its essence to mere money, and the skateboarder to a simple consumer of products, clothing, styles, and ways of thinking. It is constantly more difficult to be original and think outside of the box. Everything has been seen or done ad nauseam…turn off internet for a moment and think it over…

This is where the Friday Night Nightmare comes into the picture. A skate jam with no rules and whose only purpose is to invade the streets screaming and having fun, the only real ingredients of this free and open-minded culture of skateboarding.

Just like in the Asch experiment, the answer to this whole situation is right there, in front of our eyes and inside of us. Let us not allow others to impose their opinions and ideas on us.

Be creative.

Be yourself.

Open publication – Free publishing – More skate

SOPA is a bad idea

Pane — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:48:20 +0000

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a United States bill proposed by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith (Republican) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods.

In other words, SOPA is a step forward made by the institutions to censor and control the Internet, to restrict users’ freedom to share and exchange content.

The following video explains what SOPA is all about.

In case you want do something about it, here are a couple of links that could serve the purpose: voteforthenet.com/, and americancensorship.org.

I guess SOPA is, at the moment, just an American issue, and to sign the petitions you need to be an American citizen, but eyes open to everyone, in Italy things are not better, da noi ci pensa il deputato della Lega Nord Giovanni Fava (Leggi un articolo a riguardo).

Sopra un’immagine “rubata” dal blog di Todd James.

Bernadette und Heidelbeere Act II

Joe Franceschi — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:04:17 +0000

Bernadette und Heidelbeere Act II is part of a performance at Schommel Club by Mediamtic. The music is curated by the composer Natalia Dominguez Rangel, the art direction is by Joe Franceschi, the contra bass is Santiago Botero and the singer is Mira Falk.
The music is a re visitation of the piece Sabat Mater of Antonio Vivaldi.

Classic Hits

Pane — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:29:34 +0000

Classic Hits — New York’s Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writers, is a book by Alan Fleisher and Paul Iovino, with Introduction by Phase 2.
Classic Hits is the most visual book on early 1970s graffiti ever published!
Early 70s New York saw the growth of a new phenomenon. Graffiti is the greatest and most influential artistic movement of our time. It was created by kids, for kids. In Classic Hits, the key persons and pioneers tell their own story. Classic Hits is an eye- opening first-hand story told in unique pictures and text.
From Taki 183 to Blade to Iz the Wiz. Their names have garnered star status far beyond graffiti culture, and without them, no Seen, no Banksy, no Revok. In Classic Hits, the pioneers talk about how they got started and where graffiti took them. Together, the essays offer an invaluable picture of graffiti in the early, playful years.
Author Alan Fleisher started writing graffiti in the Bronx in 1972. Un- like most, he always carried his camera with him. Through his many adventures in the subway depots, he got to know several of the greatest writers of New York. His experiences give Classic Hits a unique insider view. Essays and quotations by: Ale One, All Jive 161, Blade, Cay 161, Checker 170, Clyde, Death, Fdt 56, Flint 707, Iz The Wiz, Jester 1, Joe 182, Lava, Lsd OM, Mico, Pnut 2, Roger 1, Ski 168, Snake 1, Taki 183 and Vamm.

Cicciolina’s Coffee

Joe Franceschi — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Chicoria tells us a funny anecdote about to be in jail.

Petro show at Unruly gallery

Nico — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:17:11 +0000

Hit by the windmill a solo show by Petro
After gaining fame as a notorious worldwide graffiti writer, petro stunned the graffiti world with his unique, nostalgic and naïve early-eighties mentality. He then took this approach to the art world. His unhealthy obsessions for all things peculiar, involving childhood drawings, graffiti, Ralph Lauren, the lost and found, pattern repetition and biscuits, have become a major part of his work. His back-to-the-basics method can be seen as a reaction to fundamental questions in the art world like ‘what still counts as art’?
As a homeless nomad petro’s shows are usually overwhelmed with references to the country or city in which he exhibits at the moment. His work is often a direct response to his ever-changing surroundings: where he is, he creates. This makes every show a unique happening. Staying true to his particular art-ethos each show he does functions as a fund for the next one – every time in a different country.