ULTRA WIDE SYMPHONY
I recorded and sampled sounds from the MONTANA ULTRA WIDE spray can and made this beat. Enjoy and share.
FAR OF THE LAND
FAR OF THE LAND
The Schtory
This summer i went to Crete for vacation. For a first time..
I tried to keep the expectations low, not to get disappointed.
Regardless the fact that everybody already told me the island is great - the island is fucking great.
Even the places where all tourist de merde focus (5% of the island) are great.
For particular reason i focused more on the east. Less traffic, less info online and - NO GRAFFICH!
No asshole, except me, have made the route before. At least he haven't let a mark (with few exceptions).
My trunk was full of spray paint. As proper 12 yrs old 30 yrs old i smashed the virgin spots across the hotspots, or at least where i could find any concrete structure - most preferably “abandoned”. And not talking small tipex tags on the plastic garbages, talking huge ultrawide tags, that i can see from google earth and my drone.
The myths i heard about Cretan people says they have a strong temperament. Conservative and they carry knives. Drink a lot, know how to enjoy life and even they rely mostly on the tourism for their income, of course - hate tourists. Myth busted or not, doesn't matter. What matters is that before you go there you have consider to respect, and specially if u go on relatively small island planing to write graffich, you better do it clever. Specially on place where there is no graffich. The island can get very small, if you fuck up 🙂. Not talking from experience but warning the people who will follow my steps after seeing the footage.
1 a.m. in the local Rakadiko (tavern) - tired (mostly from raki). Bumping into a drunker lady.
Me: Sorry! (in greek)
She: Sorry in greek (french accent)
I Switch to French introducing my self - Boris.
She:
- The Boris?
Eventually not hard to notice the name if you take a drive to any beach out of the city. The lady introduce me to her full company. "This is THE BORIS". “Aww i love your work…” continues with admiration. Eventually the nice lady has a gallery, we talk about art and we exchange contacts to do something in the Louvre (dim). All good vibes until the young daughter arrives and "WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND WITH MEANING, instead of spamming my name????!"
After a short (probably long) conversation (drunk) explaining the lady, that was admiring me (at first) but now asking explanation, why i make the island ugly. That i shouldn't do it in such a virgin place...
Schtrong defense mode on! Explanation on graffich culture, the power and meaning of tags and the regular French-gallery-artsy-fartsy talk i used to give, and people still give to rich people to explain them how cool actually vandalism is.. I won (at least in my head lol).
We shake hands. I end up twerking in the local disco. Twerking havn't arrived yet in town. Specially not performed by man 😂.
My name is not common for greek people, simply because it has meaning in greek. It means "You can". Some locals were confused it is a kind of motivational guerilla campaign. The clever ones got the link immediately after i introduced myself. Who is that stupid to write his real name around, walking with a local girl in his arms… 😅
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I went to island equipped not only with paint but with light video equipment to shoot a vlog-like-travel-video.
After arrival on the island and few days of exploring the wilderness, the idea for doing a "Boris guide to Crete” came. I saw places i thought others should see and find easy. Also the idea of doing this urbex-graffich guides has been turning in my head since long time.
I did few aerials with the drone. The landscape was just incredible. Also what and how u see the land from above is not the same as what you see from the ground. The roads are empty so i had the idea to let my gf drive while i pilot, so i can do long shots following the car, who (the car) later on turned into the main character of the video. Those shots, stood above all of the rest of the footage. Watching it from my phone screen was enough to get the idea, i want to use only them in the video.
Far of the land. Before the teacher start telling the students what the author wanted to say, i will say it. Its about the trip far from the main land. It's a song about my cute little drone and it's POV above the road trip i had.
Funny, i almost sold the idea/footage to a director for another musician's video…
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My learning and development with music continues with full speed since last year. I wanted to make a calm beat and write a song for the footage and wrap everything together in a audio-visual experience. The video part was much-much easier since i already had the footage and the concept. Another two months of producing the beat, writing the text and recording 100 times. Testing audio effects, searching for tonality, flow that satisfies me (hard). Another i don’t know how many weeks of mixing learning and applying new skills on how to mix the track. 🤯
it's here. Made from A-Z by myself. Hope you enjoy.
As always, feedback is crucial so don't be shy to share it with me if you want to see future progress.
DM me, leave a comment under the video. Find your way, in public or private i would love to learn and improve.
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P.S.: The travel guide thing won't happen. I will not share the locations with anybody. After i saw what Balos have been turned to thanks to Insta tourism i rather keep the locations. If you clever you can figure it out yourself. If you want the easy or the professional way i am available for hire 🤑
Stream the song here. (links to be updated)
The premiere is at 2pm on YouTube here.
AUTHORITY BIAS
VANDLISING VANDALISM
Protecting and preserving streetart & graffich.
In my new vlog i am tapping on a few verry important topics for the art community:
- Shall we protect and preserve vandalism from getting vandalised?
- Y nobody protect MY graffich?
- How long we can stand art thiefs, who sell stolen vandalism on art auctions?
And of course for the artists, who wonder how the magic is done - this video will serve as tutorial on how to:
- Make
- Protect & preserve your graffich, when no one else does
- Raise the value of your own art
- Exploit the authority bias
TOYS ARE BETTER PEOPLE
2 years passed since my ex-girlfriend, first told me i should start producing more content for YouTube. Eventually I took her advice(partially) and i started the video series called #INFLVENCERS. A project that parked in the channel of The Grifters, focused entirely on the art of graffiti, galleries and exhibitions.
Fast forward in the time, i put my energy in other projects, leaving the YouTube content behind, meanwhile testing 360* video content, IG Schtories and livestreaming.
Earlier this year i finally decided to take the necessary step further and to invest more of my time and energy into video and eventually to start vloging.
A good opportunity came across, when my friend Constantinos Pantoflas came to Athens with the idea of "following" me for few days in my daily life. Filming for an anthropology project for his university, focused on the link between social media and graffiti art.
Before our shooting i already tried to document myself using my phone, while shooting the video for Happy Socks & Montana Cans. You can watch the "making of" from the campaign video here. This was the closest i've came to vloging and the first test of putting myself 100% infront of the camera, narrating my actions and thoughts.
For the shooting of the first vlog, me & Constantinos spent a wonderful day in the coast of Athens, looking for the perfect spot. The whole adventure you can see in my 2 episode vlog bellow.
I will appreciate a lot if you leave me some feedback in the comments (of the videos ☺️).
TOYS ARE BETTER PEOPLE
SCREEN-PRINT
I decided to make my first vlog graffiti piece a history, by releasing a small edition hand-pulled, signed and numbered screen-print. The (almost) whole process of the creation of the print is documented in the 2nd part of the vlog (watch above).
Update: The print was soldout in 1 day and the original drawing in less than hour. Much love for all your support ❤️
Edition of 60. 2 Colour hand pulled screen-print on handmade 300gr. Hahnemühle WILLIAM TURNER 300g. 33 x 48 cm.
MY FIRST VLOG
TOYS ARE BETTER PEOPLE
Part 1
MY REACTION TO 1UP - GRAFFITI OLYMPICS - DRONE VIDEO ATHENS
My genuine reaction about the new video of 1UP.
1UP - GRAFFITI OLYMPICS - DRONE VIDEO ATHENS
A mark into history!
Graffiti is officially an olympic sport. The long waited and hyped video of 1UP crew is here. Enjoy & share!
Co-directed by Selina Miles, featuring the Berlin Kidz.
Drone Photography by: Selina Miles
Music by: Beathoavenz & Flora Camille
Interview with 1UP in Vice/Noisey (🇩🇪)
Interview with 1UP & Selina in Vice 🇺🇸
Higsnobiety article here.
THE MAKING OF MONTANA CANS & HAPPY SOCKS
I made this 13 min "Making Of" video with the clips i recorded with my phone, during the time i worked on the Montana Cans & Happy Socks campaign.
Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more.
HAPPY SOCKS x MONTANA CANS
I had the pleasure to be invited by Montana Cans to create a campaign for their brand new collaboration with the Swedish socks & underwear company Happy Socks.
The photography i shot, is currently featured in the lookbook and it was shot in Hamburg 🇩🇪
The 1min30 video was recorded in Athens 🇬🇷 where i flew a drone, filmed and painted at the same time. A "making of" will be available soon on my YouTube channel.
THE GRAFFITI OLYMPICS (TRAILER)
Graffiti officially went Olympic!
Follow the 1UP Crew, training in all major "Graffiti Olympics" disciplines in Athens and get ready for the official video release on their Youtube channel
Friday, 2nd of march 3pm (German time-zone).
Meanwhile enjoy the trailer for the Winter Olympics, that i had the honnour to host.
GRAFFITI IS GAY (Featuring MOSES)
The first video for my new YouTube channel, shot in Hamburg Germany, featuring TopSprayer™ Moses. Make sure to subscribe to - more original content is on the way.
Follow Moses & Taps™ on Instagram.