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Graffiti Legends FAUST, Stash, CHINO, Claw Money, and More Paint Nike’s New NYC Garage

Noah Goldowitz
January 3, 2018
Nike NYC Garage FAUST
FAUST (New York, USA): FAUST has become recognized worldwide by incorporating classic design sensibilities with a contemporary urban aesthetic.

Nike has added a new garage to its Beaverton campus and it enlisted the help of worldwide graffiti legends to make the space much more interesting.

Nike’s new NYC Garage — each level of which celebrates one of New York’s professional sports franchises — adds 1,900 new parking spots to the campus. Additionally, basketball, futsal and handball courts fill the central courtyard for added utility.

The most interesting news about this facility are the seventeen stunning murals done by international street art and graffiti legends including Stash, SP One, CHINO BYI, FAUST, Grotesk, Felipe Pantone, GOREY, DAIM, Tones One, Gary Stranger, Yoon Hyup, SPETO, Claw Money, Nardstar*, Paola Delfin, Hueman and Ashley Montague (Mad C will be painting a mural in the coming weeks). The murals represent ten countries and honor the birthplace of graffiti, New York.

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“Art is often a great way to bring soul into a building,” explained Todd Van Horne, VP and Creative Director, Nike Special Projects, in a statement. “With these murals, we want to celebrate New York City’s sport culture — with street basketball and hip-hop culture as inspiration.”

I’m a huge fan of Gary Stranger, FAUST (learned some of my best lettering from his work), Stash, Claw Money, CHINO BYI, and Tones One so it’s awesome seeing their work displayed at the Nike HQ.

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Nike NYC Garage Stash
Stash (New York, USA): Pivotal to the East Village scene of the early 1980s, Stash is considered one of New York’s graffiti legends.
Nike NYC Garage Grotesk
Grotesk (New York, USA): Kimou Meyer has worked with almost all the key players in New York’s brand underground. He’s balanced a classical art training with an an outsider’s perspective to develop an iconic graphic language and style all his own
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Hueman (California, USA): Allison Torneros, known as Hueman, is an Oakland-based graffiti artist whose best-known works include “Ritual,” a nine-day, free-styled, floor-to-ceiling mural installation in a 5,000-square-foot warehouse space.
Nike NYC Garage Nardstar
NardStar* (South Africa): 28-year-old NardStar* is one of the up and coming female street artists from Cape Town.
Nike NYC Garage CHINO BYI
CHINO BYI (New York, USA): David “Chino” Villorente is a historian of classic New York graffiti culture around the world.
Nike NYC Garage Claw Money
Claw Money (New York, USA): Claudia Gold, known as Claw Money, is a New York-based graffiti writer turned fashion designer.
Nike NYC Garage Gorey
GOREY (France): Seb Dauch blurs the line between graffiti and fine art.
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Felipe Pantone (Argentina): Pantone’s work fuses bold graphic elements with highly evolved geometric shapes to create an ultra-modern aesthetic that complements the stark modernity of cityscapes.
Nike NYC Garage FAUST
FAUST (New York, USA): FAUST has become recognized worldwide by incorporating classic design sensibilities with a contemporary urban aesthetic.
Nike NYC Garage Septo
SEPTO (Brazil): One of Brazil’s graffiti pioneers, SEPTO is influenced by “Cordel literature,” D.I.Y. books sold by street vendors.
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Paola Delfin (Mexico): Delfin is influenced by organic forms and mixing unusual materials.
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Tones One (Switzerland): Born in Geneva and immersed in the graffiti scene since 2000, Tones is directly inspired by what he views as the traditional New York style.
Nike NYC Garage SP1
SP One (New York, USA): Greg Lamarche, known as SP One, grew up on the streets of New York, and began writing graffiti in 1981 on the streets and subways.
Nike NYC Garage Diam
DAIM (Germany): DAIM is known for his large-scale 3D-style.
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Gary Stranger (England): Gary focuses chiefly on freehand typography.
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Ashley Montague (Oregon, USA): Montague is a Portland native and the only Nike employee to represent among the assembled muralists.
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Yoon Hyup (South Korea): Yoon concentrates on a unique pattern created traditional Korean traditional colors and the patterns

 

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