fragile #27

place·making #5

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BORN 2 WRITE

"The graffiti Vandal uses space to experience the city in a different but meaningful way, through self-mapping exercises, expressing the moments they experience through visual but non-verbal markers that many other community members do not communicate openly. Graffiti is a design exercise that encourages, whether or not it is actively participated in, stewardship with the urban landscape by finding liminal or in this case, Latent spaces as opportunities for communication, probing a reaction from the community.”

cen·trà·le

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"The graffiti vandal uses space to experience the city in a different but meaningful way, expressing the moments they experience through visual but non-verbal markers that many other community members do not communicate openly.  New use of latent spaces becomes opportunities for communication, probing a reaction from the community.”

ɡrōth

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Triple Self

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fluente

ARTIFACTS OF A VANDAL

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im·mer·sive-FND

Plotting the next use of latent spaces to probe reactions from the community.  Can't be stopped.

Plotting

SuperRare

Self-Mapping

Do you know what it feels like to race against the clock? As the darkness begins to recede and the first light of dawn creeps over the horizon, a vandal feels a thrill of excitement and anticipation. With heart racing and adrenaline pumping, they know that they only have a limited time to leave their mark on the world before the sun comes up and the day begins. In those moments, every stroke of the spray can is a burst of energy, every tag a defiant declaration of existence. The world is their canvas, and they are the creators, shaping their environment with their art and their vision. With each passing moment, the pressure builds, the urgency intensifies, and the desire to leave its mark grows stronger. Every second counts, don't miss out.

Im·mer·sion-Night

Dual Immersive experience.  Which one do you relate to?

What if we were allowed more time to fully indulge in a painting, enabling us to become fully immersed in it? Like stepping into a portal that transports you into a vivid and wondrous world of color and texture, the boundaries between the art and the viewer begin to blur and fade away. It's a feeling of being so completely entranced by the art that it seems to come alive before your very eyes as if the paint is still wet and the images are still in motion. It's a sense of being absorbed into the very fabric of the artwork, of becoming a part of its story, and of feeling the emotions and passions that inspired its creation. Please allow yourself more time.

Im·mer·sion-Day

Dual-Im·mer·sion

-basking-

You don't want to bump into the third rail.

Home Sweat Home

DEFACED

Intertwined and Distorted 5

Surreal portraits of intertwined and distorted bodies in the surrounding world. (Created with Stable Diffusion and Mid Journey)

Intertwined and Distorted

“The true picture of reality has two parts.”

OTHERSIDE 3

 “The true picture of reality has two parts.”

OTHERSIDE 10

Metaphysical Duality-OTHERSIDE

Superchief Gallery NFT Presents:
MUSEUM SURVEY OF GRAFFITI - A solo exhibition by 0009
Showcasing the global movement of the unique visual language and attitude of "A-I graffiti" as seen through the eyes of 0009

Comprehensive Studies

Superchief Gallery NFT Presents: 
MUSEUM SURVEY OF GRAFFITI - A solo exhibition by 0009

Live-painting

0009 X  Superchief Gallery NFT

Showcasing the global movement of the unique visual language and attitude of A-I graffiti.

ad·mir·er

From the concrete jungle to the Whitewall galleries.  Showcasing the global movement of the unique visual language and attitude of A-I graffiti.

in·stal·la·tion

Museum Survey of Graffiti

"The Devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked."

Made for tezvendingmachine event "The (Real) Art of the Deal".

Dance With The Devil

"The (Real) Art of the Deal" Vending Machine day entry

Vending Events

Your dopamine centers have been primed by the sudden influx of social stimulus and appraisal via our smartphones. This influx takes advantage of our dopamine-driven desire for social validation, creating a negative and positive feedback loop to hold you, hostage, as a habitual smartphone user. By using algorithms to leverage our dopamine-driven reward system in our brain, the cards are stacked against us.

Dopamine Loop 3

The dopamine-driven desire for social validation creates a negative and positive feedback loop to hold you, hostage, as a habitual smartphone user.

Dopamine Loop 2

Generational Burnout

The mind manipulates human bodies to conform.

Dualism 10

"The mind is the player that creates and adopts the rules of conduct.  The various systems of discipline, both stark and insidious, for better or worse, manipulate human bodies to conform and for human minds to want to conform." - Matthew W. Lawrence

Dualism 13

Metaphysical Duality

back-n-bothersome

Street dreams delves into the essence of youthful rebellion and graffiti art within the vibrant tapestry of 90s street culture. The spray cans ignite like time capsules, releasing colors that evoke the scent of freedom. Walls become narratives of clandestine adventures, invoking a longing for the unbridled days of youth.

legal-vs-illegal

Street Dreams

The city that never sleeps, they call it, and for good reason. The towering skyscrapers and the constant hum of the streets hit me like a subway train.  Time here feels like a speeding train with no brakes. You get in, and before you know it, you're at your destination. But what is the destination in a city that never stops moving.  The city's heartbeat is its people, and they're always in a hurry. The streets are a stage, and we're all actors in this never-ending play. We rush from one scene to the next, and it's hard to catch your breath. The weird thing is you don't want to catch your breath. You want to keep moving, keep pushing forward, because there's always something more, something better, just around the corner. Amid this chaos, there's an uncanny feeling that time is slipping away faster and faster. You look back, and a year has gone by like a New York minute.  The chase is the essence of life. 

in the heavens

"still·life"

A New York Minute

Official collection poster for "A New York Minute".

A New York Minute Collection Poster

place·making #4

place·making

*urbn artfct* delves into the hustling heart of New York's '90s underground, offering a visual homage to the epicenter of a decade that reshaped urban culture for the entire world. This series explores the artifacts and narratives that defined street life, capturing the ceaseless motion and resilience of New York. Through contemporary reinterpretations of era-defining relics—coats worn by time, sneakers hanging from power lines, and payphones adorned with graffiti tales in graffiti—viewers are invited to immerse themselves in the street culture of the era, seeing each urban detail as a visual representation of self-expression and survival.


These symbols, once hidden markers of the city's underground pulse and territorial claims, now stand as crucial chapters in New York's evolving story, showcasing the creativity and ingenuity born from street culture's challenges. Beyond simple nostalgia, *urbn artfct* taps into the iconography of '90s street life, embodying the counterculture that challenged and transformed urban aesthetics.
Growing up on the West Coast, the artist, 0009, was captivated by New York's '90s culture, drawn to its vibrant hip-hop, expressive graffiti, and the raw hustle of street life. Influenced by the vivid imagery found in magazines and the lyrical storytelling of hip-hop, these elements are woven into the collection, presenting a nuanced reflection that places hustle and resilience at the core of '90s New York identity.


*urbn artfct* breathes new life into '90s artifacts, infusing them with contemporary relevance and complexity. This process isn't only about looking back; it's about reimagining, reinterpreting, and recontextualizing the symbols and narratives of '90s street life for a modern audience. Utilizing AI for this reinterpretation allows for the exploration of alternative perspectives and narratives within the raw energy of '90s NY street culture, creating a unique and modern style that goes beyond homage and nostalgia.

Prints: \
Collectors can purchase a signed archival pigment print of their piece from the artist by connecting your art-holding wallet after the mint to [wovn.xyz](https://www.wovn.xyz/).


playing for keeps

no one on the corner has swagger like us

urbn artfct

Flowing Through Form reimagines industrial strength as vessels of dynamic motion. There is a beautiful and dynamic tension between rigid, structured power and the effortless grace of movement, blending the mechanical with the organic. Typically symbols of linear progress and industrial strength, the trains now dissolve into vibrant currents, continuously reshaping themselves. 
This visual language reflects the broader notion of how we navigate structured environments while seeking freedom and fluidity within them. It’s my way of showing that there’s room for flexibility and creativity even in structured spaces—it’s all about how you choose to see it.

evolving

Chris Maestas, known artistically as 0009, is an American artist and designer who began his career in the graffiti and skateboarding scenes of 1990s Los Angeles.

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