Trini Graffiti ... art or arseness?!

Like Graffiti makin ah comeback?!

Fuh ah while now ...... I been noticing ...... a strange stencil-lookin kind (all black) ...... poppin up all over de place ...... then about two weeks ago ..... I drivin on de Diego Martin Main Road ..... an' I see one big-ass red and blue piece ...... on de people an' dem galvanise fence (opposite Starlite Plaza) ..... well I couldn't believe what I was seein ...... you know how long I eh see graffiti like dat ...... dat nice, big, colourful, fancy, chubby letters kind! 

After dat now ..... ah start tuh notice de same design ..... in other locations too ...... like Mucurapo Road ...... and de Western Main Road ..... den today ..... ah see 3 new ones ..... on de Foreshore ..... Ariapita Avenue ...... and de Western Main Road again ..... ah say buh wha de jail ..... it have ah new graffiti artist on de loose in Tini or what?! ..... cuz new ones just keep poppin up almost overnight!! ...... nex ting yuh know ...... is some deportee .... who honed his skills ..... while he was in America ....... cuz who else go really have de time .... tuh be consistently spray painting up de whole damn place?!! .....

And even tho ..... each new discovery ...... seemin 'new' ...... is really just new drawings ...... of de same two designs ..... so is clear dat is de same person or persons ..... doin all ah dem ..... what is NOT clear however ..... is what de arse de artist really tryin tuh say ..... an' yes I call them artists ...... cuz at de end of de day ...... yuh hadda have ah lil talent tuh do dat shit .....  but seriously ...... up tuh now ..... I cyah figure out what de hell de characters are ..... one set lookin like cherries ..... an' another set lookin like 'HOWOK'??!

But ..... while these artists ...... likin deyself ..... goin about their 'different' form of artistic expression ..... ah know it have some out there ..... who turnin blue eh ...... cuz really an' truly ...... pretty or not ..... legible or not ..... at de end of de day ...... vandalism also comin in tuh play!! ...... but you know nobody cyah stop dat! ...... cuz who goin' an take dat orn (de Police?) ...... and how exactly anybody go ketch dem ...... cuz anybody ever actually see ah graffiti artist at work ..... graffiti artists come like de Ninjas of artists ...... and de next mystery ..... who funding it ....... who payin fuh all dat spray paint (Samaroo's muzbe makin ah killin!) ..... and taxi money ..... where dey gettin dat from ...... when dey hadda go drivin around everywhere ....... lookin fuh new big clear spaces tuh deface?!

Personally ...... I love to see graffiti (ones ah could understand tho) ...... so fuh me ..... the art will always precede the arseness ...... and I will always get excited at the sight of a new piece!


GRAFFITI IN DE WEST!



Foreshore - Opposite de Stadium
(dis is de stencil-lookin graffiti ah was talkin about .... and de one below too)



Colville Street, POS (I think)



Diego Martin Main Road, Opposite Starlite Plaza



Ariapita Avenue, POS



I think this is Link Road, St. James .... exiting onto Mucurapo Road



Western Main Road, Goodwood Park



Exiting Movie Towne .... heading onto the Foreshore



Western Main Road .... under de lil tunnel thingy



De Foreshore



NOW DIS IS ARSENESS!



French Street, Woodbrook (some time ago)



Wrightson Road, POS



Outside St. Finbar's Church, Diego Martin



Mailbox in Westmoorings



Corner Colville Street and Tragarete Road, POS




PS:  Wrightson Road, POS ..... dis ain't graffiti ..... but I love it!!!

Posted by wuzdescene at January 8, 2009 11:23 PM
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  • January 9, 2009 12:51 AM Chica wrote:
    Graffiti is making a comeback right now, not just in T&T. Some of it is indeed art.

    I wish the people who practice arseness would do so on paper. We don't need to look at crappy stuff like that.

    BTW, there is a french graffiti artist by the name of Howok. Who knows, he could be vacationing in T&T.
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    1. January 9, 2009 10:43 AM wuzdescene wrote:
      Eh heh ...... it have ah real Howok fuh tru ...... well I hope is really he ...... and not no Trini playin follow fashion again!
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  • January 9, 2009 6:30 AM aka_lol wrote:
    It's nice to see graffiti take on an artistic look. Except for the crude scribbling of "Lunatics" posted outside the "mad house", or the PM's mansion - I can't make it out - the graffiti is tasteful. I am going to put on some night clothes, get me a few cans of spray paint and paint another town
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    1. January 9, 2009 10:51 AM wuzdescene wrote:
      So far ...... yeah ..... the HOWOKs seem tasteful ..... except next to the turquoise and yellow one ..... ah see someting bout 'gansta' sumtin ..... cyah read it ...... cuz piece cut off ..... but all the HOWOKs (i.e. where yuh easily makin out de word tuh be Howok) ..... are gorgeous in real!

      LOL ..... what is 'night clothes' .... dat soundin like bandit ting!
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  • January 9, 2009 8:47 AM bandi wrote:
    http://thumbprints.co.tt/

    some of the graffiti has been noticed awhile now... but some are definite signs of plain old idleness
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    1. January 9, 2009 10:58 AM wuzdescene wrote:
      Bandi boy ..... ah could always depend on you ..... tuh know bout dem kinda websites ...... Thanks fuh de link .....

      ...... many of the pieces I have seen before ...... and most of them ARE the stencil ones I talked about noticing for some time now ....... 

      I guess soon ...... they'll start uploading ALL the HOWOks too ...... cuz those HOWOKs really multiplying by de day!
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    2. January 11, 2009 12:25 PM Chica wrote:
      Thanks for de link bandi. I think some of those are quiet original. Love the black and white ones. Tis one here catch ed my sight, had to copy it for my daughter.

       http://thumbprints.forge.co.tt/manf/graffiti.php?street-art=manf-diego-highway-02
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    3. January 19, 2009 11:31 AM Me wrote:
      There is also a facebook group that has been up a while with a few pictures of the graffiti found in Trinidad.

      Check it out:
      http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2423436143
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      1. January 19, 2009 7:34 PM wuzdescene wrote:
        Aye Thanks Me ..... and Welcome tuh de Scene!
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  • January 9, 2009 5:21 PM Speedy wrote:
    works of art indeed. i teach in a school, and the majority of graffiti we get are of guns so it's nice to see pretty colourful ones.

    and oh- i like the stop signs with "aluminum smelters" underneath.
    ever saw them around?
    that was real original.
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    1. January 9, 2009 7:02 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      yeah .... the child in me ..... is just loving the colourfulness of the new ones!

      Don't recall ever seeing those anti-smelter ones tho ...... check out the link under Bandi's comment ..... you'll see lots dat starring in Trini now .....
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      1. January 19, 2009 9:22 PM up-an-comin wrote:
        i believe the french howok guy is "howok flask" at least thats what the french ones all say.. but maybe it is him they are pretty professional.. i would rel like to know how he affords all this spray. the cheapest i have found is about 20$ and that would finish in one piece.. any suggestions? like a whole sale dealer perhaps?
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        1. January 19, 2009 9:37 PM wuzdescene wrote:
          I wondered the same thing ..... i.e. how the person affords it ...... anyway ....... ah cyah stay tuh chat ..... ah now tiefin ah chance on ah fren computer tuh check email an' ting ...... cuz my internet still wackin out (surprise, surprise) ..... oh ...... and Welcome tuh de Scene
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  • January 20, 2009 9:00 PM up-an-comin wrote:
    shame they painted over the blue howok piece on the foreshore, a week or so ago.. best done one in my opinion.
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    1. January 20, 2009 9:16 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      I know ...... I noticed ....... and yeah ...... that one was one of the prettier ones ....... oh well
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  • January 20, 2009 9:02 PM up-an-comin wrote:
    oh and a heads up there is a new howok piece well a few days old on the blue galvanise on the corner of keate and pembroke street, right there by zen..
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    1. January 30, 2009 7:48 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      got it yesterday ...... thanks



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  • January 30, 2009 7:05 PM trini2debone wrote:
    i did some research, it's a 30 year old boy from italy who travels across europe
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    1. January 30, 2009 7:40 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      Aye trini2debone ..... Welcome tuh de scene! ..... buh what yuh mean ..... he in Trini now?
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      1. February 1, 2009 6:09 PM trini2debone wrote:
        nah i dunno,i met him in prive randomly .... he was here on holidays...
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    2. February 2, 2009 11:10 AM graf wrote:
      where did u get the info that he is from italy etc?
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      1. February 2, 2009 11:23 AM wuzdescene wrote:
        Aye graf ..... welcome tuh de scene man!


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  • February 1, 2009 1:36 PM rob wrote:
    trini2debone i will have to disagree because from my research which my friend and I have been conducting since spotting the first set of "HOWOK"'s have led us to the following facts: (1) he lives in france, paris to be exact and we know this as on some of his graffiti it reads "94 to trinidade and tobago" or "94 BAB" or "94 trinidad" and the 94 he is referring to is where he lives in paris as paris is broken up into different area codes and 94 being one of them. Further research is that he works with other guys whose names are "KO" also seen on his graffiti,"BAB" also on his graffiti,"ONEBAY/Nebay" also on his graffiti. Another trademark of his is to number his Tags but he doesn't necessarily number all. So far i have spotted #1,2,3,4 and 6.Still looking for #5 so yall can help me with that.....So now you know from #7 up is new tags......but i am curious to know where you got your information....
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    1. February 1, 2009 7:34 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      Rob ... Welcome tuh de scene man .... and WOW ... thanks fuh de info .... very interesting stuff ...... never thought this topic would generate so much interest .... I'm realising that I'm not the only one curious about the graffiti ...... as 'Bandi' and 'Me' indicated in comments above ....... there's a website ....... and a facebook group on trini graffiti ..... maybe you can check them out to see if you find No. 5 ......
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    2. February 3, 2009 1:35 AM Chica wrote:
      You're right Rob! If you check the net extensively, you'll not only find works dating back to 2005 from the french Howok guy but you'll also see the resemblance to the art in T&T.

      Apparently there is some spanish kid that is using the same name now, but his crap does not look like the original.lol
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  • February 2, 2009 12:04 PM wuzdescene wrote:
    HOWOK seems tuh be everywhere ... saw this one today .... opposite St. Finbar's Church ....


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  • February 2, 2009 6:43 PM hahaha wrote:
    flickr.com tape howok u ll see he s in london spain italy and france
    m sure he is english cause his dds its a famous crew its mean diabolik dubs stars
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    1. February 2, 2009 7:33 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      Thanks fuh de info hahaha .... and Welcome tuh de scene!
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  • June 7, 2009 3:48 PM jon wrote:
    u hav to get sum pics of the new ones
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    1. June 8, 2009 12:13 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      Aye Jon ..... Welcome tuh de scene ...... an' yeah boy ..... is real ting I have tuh take pics of ..... but I eh have no camera ...... meh camera gorn tru ...... ah workin on gettin back on track tho ......
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  • August 5, 2009 11:50 AM Anastasia wrote:
    Thanks for this. It really helped me out!
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    1. August 5, 2009 2:14 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      Hey Anastasia ..... Welcome tuh de scene ......

      ..... yuh have meh wonderin ..... how exactly dis help yuh out tho ..... 

      or hor ....... wait ..... ah jus read back all de comments ..... an' it really have some good info fuh true ....


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  • August 22, 2009 12:16 AM argh wrote:
    there is currently a graffiti exhibition at alice yard. search "graffiti unleashed" on facebook for more info
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    1. August 22, 2009 1:43 PM wuzdescene wrote:
      Hey argh ..... thanks fuh de info ...... and Welcome tuh de scene!

      I wonder if I'll be able tuh appreciate an actual graffiti exhibition tho ..... cuz I quite like seeing it in its 'natural habitat' ......
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