October 2009
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Perl FDS
Q: When did you start painting and why?
A: I got introduced to graffiti around 1997. My homies at that time used to bomb around the Wilmington, San Pedro area. We all were in the same circle so one of them said I should start writing too. At first, I was kind of hesitant but I just decided to try it out anyway. I remember trying to think of a name and looking in the dictionary. I finally...
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Neces WAI
Former graffiti artist turned illustrator shares her past and offers advice for the future. “Neces” grew up in the city of Lynwood, bordering Watts and Compton, and found graffiti art as a way to avoid gang life. “You either got in a gang or became what you call a ‘tag-banger’ (a graffiti writer or tagger who has implemented the traditions of gang violence in his or...