We Hate To Say We Told You So . . . But We KEEP Telling People So!

Most folks in LA get up the right way, respecting other artists and the streets.

But the times that there is disrespect or needless capping, well, almost without fail the response is more disrespect and return capping.

Like here.  M&F made a post a few weeks ago about how when you cap a head (this time with an ad), then it probably won't last long.  It didn't.  Here is the box now, with a freed up paster from The Fudre Mask, riding under a JTS capped paster from 'The Ceremonies'.

Art vs. Ads

Art vs. Advertisements is an ongoing battle in the street art world.

Often times, that line is blurred because sometimes artists are the same ones doing ads.

Some folks think that there should not be a distinction, but one big difference is the way that the streets are approached.  Those who work with ads are often times out of touch with the streets.

Like here.  This same artist painted a paid mural down the street, and then travelled down Melrose to put this cap over a street art paster.

Riding below a JTS paster that, we believe, is purposefully capping what they believe to be an advert.

The streets are tricky.  There are no clear answers.  What do folks think?

Neighborhood Watch This

Classic sticker combo sign.  With all kinds of action from Plavex, Bankrupt Slut, Branded, JTS, Smear, Word, Serch, Plzr, Uome, Aye Foo, Crus, Bazar,  No Ideas, Visual Narcotics Hinge, and many more.

Stay up!

JTS - Handstyle

Dig the handstyle displayed on a dumpster from JTS.

Fear Less Fearless Los Angeles

Endless gets up with a couple of partially torn pasters saying Fear Less LA.

Riding with Join the Surveillance and Shhh . . . in downtown Los Angeles.

Stay up, and fear less, LA~

That Boy is Dreamy!

Stickers getting slapped up on Fairfax from JTS, Uome, Skoler, Team Crew, and one from Luzr saying 'That boy is dreamy!'.

2012 Best Sticker Artist of the Year - Kings of Los Angeles~

For 2012's Best Sticker Artist of the Year, M&F is taking it old school back to the roots of graffiti.  Back in the pre-internet days, the only way to get your name known all over the city was to get up all over the city.  Those who got up city wide would be crowned Kings of Los Angeles.  Well, there are still some Kings of Los Angeles, and the Best Sticker Artist of the Year goes to 3 such Kings, Blind One & Back One UAO RK and Arson.  

Even though this award is for Sticker Artist of the Year, these are all graffiti writers who use stickers to slap tag the city.  All 3 of these artists also tag ferociously and Arson paints graffiti a lot as well, but stickers are their main medium used in smashing every corner in LA.  These artists' passion, determination, and reach can not be questioned.  Every time M&F ventured to a new area, we were continually amazed at how we would always find evidence that these artists had already rolled through.  These guys get up and hold down spots.  From Hollywood to Downtown.  From Long Beach to Chatsworth.  From Venice to Pasadena.  Walk down your block, its there.  These guys get up all over.  Literally.  Blind One, Back One, and Arson are M&F's Sticker Artists of the Year 2012 and modern Kings of Los Angeles.  Stay up!~

Special shout out to many more Sticker Artists who did some amazing things on the streets of Los Angeles this year.  Honorable mention to HNTR, Asmar, Plavex, Rotting Fresh Crew, 455er, PCH Crew, Join the Surveillance, Branded RTH, Bankrupt Slut, Love Krew, BNW, 125er, REM Crew, 2much, Batle, Gone, Half, and Plzr.

Security Surveillance

Skullphone's Security paster goes big next to some new Metro train tracks on the West Side.

With pasters next to it by Join the Surveillance and Luzr.

Get Up, Stay Up!

Stickers getting stuck up in Culver City. Some cool hand drawns and more.

Slaps from Join the Surveillance, Nawors, Chikenspeak, Blue, 2nek, Jeph, Back One, Bankrupt Slut, Oye5, Luzr and more.

Massive Combo with Dancing Skeleton

A massive sticker and street art combo.  Besides the cool pieces, another cool thing about this spot is the way the skeleton postal sticker has been ripped.  It was ripped so that when the wind blows, the skeleton would flap up and down, like a dancing skull face.

Tags and stickers from JTS, Blind One, Back One, Decomp, Lord Jim, Bankrupt Slut, and many more, including some cool hand drawns and character slaps.

Check out the pic heavy feature to see more

Street Surveillance

Join the Surveillance and Luzr get pasted and do some surveilling on Melrose.

RMoney

Mitt Romney, the 'Original Bankster' flashing his diamond brass knuckles the day before election day.

Over a partially buffed paster from Join the Surveillance.

Get Motha Fuckin' Up!

These poles behind Fairfax and a few blocks off Melrose are absolutely slammed with stickers and slap tags.

Getting up with Blind, MQ, Same, Abysr, Zombie,  Madman, Charm, JTS, Bankrupt Slut, Uome, Arson, Perue, Duart, and many, many more.

Hand Done Surveillance

A pair of hand tagged stickers from Join the Surveillance.

Spotted on Melrose.

Get Up, Stay Up!

All kinds of stickers getting stuck up at this classic spot on Melrose.

Slaps from MQ, Haeler, Bankrupt Slut, Satch, DB, 455er, Shie 47, JTS, LTG, Plzr, Lee How, Poe, Stuck, War n Buff It, Begr, Rich, TSF, Red, Uome, Manek and more.

Join the Surveillance, Surveillance

Neighborhood Watch This

Get Up on Fairfax

Cali Love

Thick Sticker Combo