Why Sticker Artists Deserve More Cred than Wheat Pasters

In M&F's opinion, street sticker artists are much more 'street' and deserve more credit than wheat pasters.

The reason is that it is much harder to make a name, takes a lot more work, and it is a much more intimate experience stickering a city compared to wheat pasting.

With stickering, it is so small, and so personal, that the person getting up actually has to walk that area. So to get up big takes a lot of time and commitment. Wheat pasting, on the other hand can be done in a one night run, and a lot of people will see your work. This is not to say that wheat pasters don't deserve props. Not at all. They earn it too. But what pasting does not engage the artist with the city on the same level that stickering does. And that is why street sticker artists are much more street, and deserve more credit than wheat pasters.

This spot is a great example of some of the big names in LA who have hoofed it all over, and put in the work to be big names in LA's sticker street art scene. This is a random kind of out of the way spot, with a lot of cars but not a lot of foot traffic, and it looks like the slaps have been riding for years.

These are also some of the names that inspired us to start M&F and give props to these artists. Props, guys~

Stickers from Branded, Wheat Peace, Buff Monster, Black, Plavex, 455er, Bankrupt Slut, Pinche Taranto, Rasa and a few more.

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