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The true king of cleans in Chicago, Ark really has painted more Chicago trains than you will ever ride, even if you ride the train twice a day for a few years straight.

Omens has definitely got next. For the past few years his pieces have been very easy on the eyes, and they are made up of some of the best style of work coming out of America, let alone Chicago. Whether you love him or you hate him, Ether is the face of American clean train painting.

He is one of the most respected writers in Chicago and he is still active in the modern graffiti scene. Fact has been involved in the graffiti scene since his very early childhood. If you made this list with 10 different Chicago writers, chances are that each list would have 24 different names. The only name that would appear on all 10 ballets is Trixter; the Godfather of Chicago graffiti and style. Via Complex. Menu Skip to content. A Brief history of Chicago Graffiti I.

From there, things slowly began to take shape… New York Graf writer, Nick Salsa, moves to Chicago and starts bombing the city and becomes recognized as the first local writer. Temper Temper is a relentless all-city bomber who founded the KYM crew and seemingly never stopped painting. Greve Greve led the MUL crew to worldwide fame. Pose I could have not put Pose on this list because everyone already knows he is one of the greatest writers from Chicago.

Ark The true king of cleans in Chicago, Ark really has painted more Chicago trains than you will ever ride, even if you ride the train twice a day for a few years straight. Omens Omens has definitely got next. Ether Whether you love him or you hate him, Ether is the face of American clean train painting. Fact Fact has been involved in the graffiti scene since his very early childhood.

Trixter If you made this list with 10 different Chicago writers, chances are that each list would have 24 different names. Like this: Like Loading In that vein, KANE presents six gemlike canvases that explore the aesthetic effects of spray paint with heightened attention to droplets and drips.

Again, color combinations are carefully considered and built up, privileging the translucency of layered paint. Compared to some of their artistic peers, graffiti artists generally have a deep understanding of how to use color to construct a work and make an impact.

On the less abstract side, WOES presents two delightful little shadow boxes containing old spray-paint caps, documentary photos of train pieces New York and Chicago transit lines clearly identifiable , and in the final touch, model-train cars, one of which has a to-scale, full-car piece on it.

Abraham Ritchie.