SAN FRANCISCO - By the time Philip Milic was 17, he was helping out at his local tattoo shop doing all the dirty work. Now, he's a successful tattoo artist tattooing around the world and an acrylic and mixed media artist. www.pmtattoos.com
SAN FRANCISCO - Vulcan is an amazing graffiti artist, painting walls and collaborating with other artists. See the many colors he's trying to accomplish in this piece. www.vulcandesigns.net
WASHINGTON DC - Inked Souls is an art show in the DC area, representing over 300 artists all over the world and showcasing their talent and name. www.artwino.com
LOS ANGELES - Puma sponsored an amazing after party and jam session at The Viper Room featuring Erykah Badu and other amazing artists. www.puma.com www.myspace.com/erykahbadu
LOS ANGELES - Legendary artist Gary Baseman talks about his decision to follow his passion full time and gives us a look at his newest gallery show.
www.garybaseman.comwww.coreyhelfordgallery.com
NASHVILLE - Katie, Andy, Tyler, Trent, K.S., Griffin, Matthew, Butterfly Boucher, Jeremy, and Erin are 10 solo artists who come together and play for each other's music. www.myspace.com/tenoutoftenn
LOS ANGELES - Beautiful girls, amazing graffiti writers, and live performances under one roof. Welcome to Generation One, where writers from the 1980's era are celebrated for their movement and work. www.girlsgonegraff.com
LOS ANGELES - Steve Soto from Goodfellas Tattoo showed us around the shop and his loyal crew of artists. Soto specializes in black and gray smooth shading; perfecting his realism techniques. If you're in L.A., stop by for some amazing work. www.myspace.com/stevesototattooart
LOS ANGELES - Mitra Khayyam started Blood is The New Black in 2004 as a way to showcase emerging artists to help their careers in the arts. www.bloodisthenewblack.com
AUSTIN - A giant sized Puma Clyde makes the rounds at this year's SXSW festival. Check out the variety of artists that sign the shoe for charity in this two part series. www.puma.com
AUSTIN - A giant sized Puma Clyde makes the rounds at this year's SXSW festival. Check out the variety of artists that sign the shoe for charity in this two part series. www.puma.com
LOS ANGELES - Amir and his neighbor first started Beautiful Decay as a black and white xeroxed copy magazine. After picking it back up after college, Amir has now published it as a full color publication where unknown artists can be featured. www.beautifuldecay.com
LOS ANGELES - Harley-Davidson and 11 amazing artists, including Alex Pardee, Shawn Barber, Bob Dob, and many more, painted rebel-themed gas tanks for charity at the Robert Berman Gallery. www.robertbermangallery.com www.harley-davidson.com
CHICAGO - EWOK's mom would always have to hide her pens and pencils cause he'd be drawing on any and every paper material available. Check out his video as he talks about how he was introduced to graffiti, getting back to oil painting, and the crew and artists that have inspired him. www.knowngallery.com
LOS ANGELES - Franki Chan from Iheartcomix Records talks about how he got his name, how the internet was the most important technology for Iheartcomix, and some of the artists on his label, including Matt and Kim, Totally Michael, and many more. www.iheartcomix.com
SEATTLE - We hung out with producer, Jake One, in his studio where he makes his music and talks about the different artists that would rap over his beats. www.myspace.com/jakeone
LOS ANGELES - Graffiti and skateboarding go hand-to-hand. Check out the ONE DECK gallery at Tradition where a bunch of artists linked up to put art on decks. www.shoptradition.com www.eyelost.com
LOS ANGELES - Hang out with motorcycle builder / artist, Roland Sands, in his studio as he has some of the top of the line artists spray a couple backgrounds for their photoshoot with models Rachel Sterling and Justene Jaro, with Estevan Oriol taking photos. www.rolandsands.com www.rachelsterling.net www.justenejaro.com
LOS ANGELES - Based on the theme of consumerism, Joe Hahn, Jon Dragonette, Steven Daily, Jeff McMillan, and other great artists show their artwork at the Continental Gallery in L.A. www.slamxhype.com www.spanofsunset.comwww.blendsus.com
SAN DIEGO - Dr. Sketchy's anti-art school has chapters nationwide. At this event in San Diego, the artists express themselves, with cocktails in hand. www.drsketchy.com
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode
NYC- JAN. 09: Artists Jesse Hernandez & KaNo combine their unique talent for their Street Tribes opening reception at Myplasticheart
Photos courtesy by Elizabeth Allen of EMA Photography/HustleMode