Monthly Archives: October 2011

1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Dan

Dan, the man with the master plan, picked curator and artist, Mike Bam Tyau’s work titled “Exodus” as his favorite from the Fast Forward series.   “”Exodus” reminds me of the curvature of a futuristic, bionic world.  The sense of depth Mike painted into his work gives me a perspective of flight.” – Dan   [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Anna

Anna, the one who whips us into shape, chooses Scott Sueme‘s “Yellow Lit” as her favorite piece from Fast Forward.   “I was first attracted to Scott’s piece because of the colors.  They are bright, fresh and lively.   It reminds me of a colorful labyrinth that I would love to get lost in.  Also, [...]

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What up SAP Labs?

Graffiti action in the morning to start your day! Last Monday, October 17, 1AM had the pleasure of hosting a graffiti workshop for an awesome team of 12 from SAP Labs led by none other than SAP Lab-er Tim R. Their team arrived bright and early, fueled with bagels and coffee and ready to begin [...]

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Gettin’ Splunk-ed!

Picture it: October 12, 2011. It was a hot and sunny afternoon, and there was a team of 21 from Splunk, Inc., geared up and ready for a Graffiti workshop. But before they could start spraying, they took a history lesson or two from local graff legend Nate1. After that, the whole Splunk team scoped [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Gina

As a continuation of 1AM Staff Picks series, Gina, our class director, chose Poesia’s “Study #4″ as her favorite from our current exhibition, Fast Forward.  If you have not been able to check out the show, you only have until this Saturday to feast your eyes on some of the finest works to come through [...]

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Facebook Tearin’ it Up on 6th and Howard!

With one man down and another member swamped in meetings, the 5 remaining Facebook crew members continued forward on their quest to learn about graffiti art. Led by General Amber S., they made it to the corner of 6th and Howard to partake in a bit of aerosol action at 1AM gallery History of Graffiti, [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Eddie

Here at 1AM, we have a great team that come from different walks of life.  We got graffiti artists, tattoo artists, graphic designers, marketing geniuses, college students, business masterminds… we listen to music that ranges from rap, techno, rock, soft rock… different ages, different backgrounds, different beliefs… you get the point.  WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT. [...]

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Poesia Pushing Graffiti to the Next Level

Curator of Fast Forward, Mike Bam Tyau, sat down with Poesia to see where his head is at.  Poesia is ambitious, dedicated and a visionary.  He lives graffiti and believes in it. Mike Bam: How did you come about your name Poesia? Does it mean anything? Poesia: It was way back when I was more of a tagger [...]

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Estria Graffiti Arts Festival is here!

Estria and his team have been traveling from NY to Honolulu to LA finding graffiti artists who reign supreme. Now, they’re bringing Estria Graffiti Battle home to Oakland for the finals where the champions from all over the country meet at last to see who truly can be named king or queen. The finals is [...]

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