On May 22, 2008 a 50-something year-old woman by the name of Patty Mayo sent out a desperate plea over YouTube. Her cries echoed through cyber space, receiving over 8,000 hits in just 2 days. Her wish was simple: for her favorite graffiti artist, Rime aka Jersey Joe, to paint a peeing dog on the side of her trailer. This was no ordinary trailer. During the last 10 years it has housed over 200 rescue dogs, abandoned and rescued, and is currently home to eight. Touched by Patty's heartfelt message, Rime booked a flight and headed back to the armpit of America: New Jersey. Now for the first time the public is invited to witness the event unfold.

Check out the first issue of The Art of Storytelling magazine for the full story of the "pimp my trailer" fiasco, exclusive interviews with the residents, an in depth interview with Jersey Joe and let's not forget the aftermath. The story continues with exploding propane tanks, missing roofs, and a joy ride through the legal system. We brought along our staff photographer, Matty Brown to get some amazing portrait shots and photos, visit him at www.mattybrownphotography.com, he's dope. Also don't forget to visit Patty's website at www.rimedogrescue.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRIME IN THE CITY...

15/10/2008 - 20/11/2008
6:60 pm

Grenade Gallery
212 Kensington Park Road, London, W11 1NR

The infamous REVOK1 comes to London for his debut UK show. 'CRIME IN THE CITY' promises to be one of the most exciting, innovative and original contemporary street art shows of 2008.

The show will be open to the public between the 16.10.08 to 20.11.08

The launch night of the 15.10.08 is strictly by INVITATION ONLY.
 

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Grenade Art is proud to present REVOK, one of the most prolific and important internationally renowned street artists of our time. His debut UK show, ‘Crime in the City’, will take place at the Grenade Gallery on Wednesday the 15th October 2008.

Widely viewed as the best Graffiti writer to have emerged from the United States in recent years, REVOK has enjoyed a very successful international career. From London to Tokyo, his work can be found in both the galleries and the streets of all the major cities of the world.

REVOK’s passion for Graffiti began back in the mid nineteen eighties, taking inspiration from the West Coast’s street art movement and the calligraphy and culture of the L.A gangs. He first became actively involved in the early nineties, painting the streets of his local neighborhood in South L.A. Over the years REVOK has experimented and progressed into many other areas of street art, most notably the painting and manipulation of the large freeway billboards of Southern California.
In December 2007, one of REVOK’s modified billboards advertising an exhibition of Takashi Murakami’s work at the L.A Museum of Contemporary Art was removed.

After his initial frustration at the piece being taken away so soon, REVOK discovered that Murakami himself had seen online photos of the billboard and had admired the new version so much that he ordered it to be taken down and shipped to his private collection in Tokyo. Such tales and exploits have reached folklore status within the street art community and in turn have ensured REVOK to be a major influence to countless artists throughout the world.

Describing his work as a culmination of many different influences, REVOK never limits himself to any one particular style, but seeks to constantly evolve and reinvent himself. He has reinvented the alphabet several times over, giving such life to his letters that they appear to jump off the wall.

REVOK is as real as street art gets. Always aspiring to execute the best possible piece of art, in the best possible location, he embodies the very essence of what real street art is and continues to remind us of where it all came from. Describing himself as competitive and egotistical - ‘all graffiti writers are social rejects and egotistical maniacs… I plan on doing graffiti for as long as I can physically get up and paint a piece or climb a rooftop. ‘