⚜️Hanem is a Spanish graffiti writer that has been at it since 1993. It all started with friendships formed around tagging with markers, looking for boats and graffiti spots. Hanem taught himself to paint among his peers and used it as something he could distract himself with as a kid. We asked him a couple of questions, and these were his responses:⚜️
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◼️1. Were there any tools or supplies you wish you had known about or had when you first started?◼️
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⚜️"At every moment I have done what I could with what I had. If you didn't have it, you looked for it or you made it up. To put it simply you adapt, this is a part of graffiti, always. Without going through a lot of grief, of course, I think it's positive to be able adapt."⚜️
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⚜️Hanem es un escritor de graffiti español que ha estado en esto desde 1993. Todo comenzó con amistades formadas alrededor de marcar con marcadores, buscar barcos y lugares de graffiti. Hanem aprendió a pintar por sí solo entre sus compañeros y lo usó como algo con lo que podía distraerse cuando era niño. Le hicimos un par de preguntas y estas fueron sus respuestas:⚜️
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◼️1. ¿Hubo alguna herramienta o suministro que desearía haber conocido o tenido cuando comenzó?◼️ - ⚜️"En cada momento he hecho lo que podía con lo que tenía. Si no lo tenías, lo buscabas o lo inventabas. En pocas palabras te adaptas, esto es parte del graffiti, de siempre. Sin pasar por mucho dolor, por supuesto, creo que es positivo poder adaptarse."⚜️
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To see more of his work check out his Instagram profile: @HanemGipsyKings
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Para ver más de su trabajo, visita su perfil de Instagram: @HanemGipsyKings
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◼️2. On your bad days how do you stay inspired?◼️
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⚜️"I will never paint automatically, if you don't feel like it, it's better to not force it and to focus on other things instead like drawing, sports, music, sketching, color choices and what caps you'll use. It helps me a lot to focus on sketching to be clear about what I'm doing so the letters are well thought out. This makes everything more fluid in the process. Where you place your letters is essential, and putting everything in the appropriate spot from the beginning allows for everything else to fall into place."⚜️
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◼️2. En tus días malos, ¿cómo te mantienes inspirado?◼️ - ⚜️"Nunca pintaré automáticamente, si no tienes ganas, es mejor no forzarlo y concentrarte en otras cosas como dibujar, deportes, música, bocetos, opciones de color y qué mayúsculas usarás. Me ayuda mucho a concentrarme en el boceto para tener claro lo que estoy haciendo y que las letras queden bien pensadas, esto hace que todo sea más fluido en el proceso, el lugar donde colocas las letras es fundamental y poner todo en el lugar adecuado desde el comienzo permite que todo lo demás encaje en su lugar."⚜️
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⚜️Hanem is a part of the Gipsy Kings, and you can see it painted alongside his name in many of his pieces. He has a steady flow of content and really dope reels within his profile that range from full pieces to sketches, procreate designs and marker tags. To collaborate, commission work or connect check him out at: @HanemGipsyKings ⚜️
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⚜️Hanem es parte de Gipsy Kings y puedes verlo pintado junto a su nombre en muchas de sus piezas. Tiene un flujo constante de contenido y carretes realmente geniales dentro de su perfil que van desde piezas completas hasta bocetos, diseños procreados y etiquetas de marcadores. Para colaborar, encargar un trabajo o conectarse, visítelo en: @HanemGipsyKings ⚜️
⚜️ Her is a graffiti writer that started tagging in high school. In 2017 she apprenticed under Norm at Loveletters as an aspiring tattooist. Today she is a successful tattoo artist that is well known within her community as hardworking, humble and talented. This new year along with several other tattoo artists she helped open a new tattoo shop on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles called Artifacts Studio. She expressed that it is important to learn the rules in this culture and to develop your own style over time and to remember that life outside of graffiti is just as important as getting up⚜️
⚜️ Pyro discovered graffiti in the 80's and was drawn to the placasos and block letters that permeated throughout Los Angeles, even then he understood that they came from violence. In 81 through 82 his parents took him to New York where he witnessed some legendary graffiti writing and had the opportunity to walk a whole car, he even sat next to some of the greats who likely bombed some of those cars. This was just the beginning though he didn't fully understand it at the time, but it captured his fascination. When he got home, he started painting his own pieces, it started with block letters and graffiti backgrounds, elements like shine and sparkle⚜️
