Maksim Gelman’s Graffiti Life
I stand corrected this psychopath did bomb a bit, with a couple flickr accounts and a 12oz accounts…
Read MoreThe story that Maksim Gelman, the man that went on a murderous rampage last weekend, was also a graffiti writer has been played up in the news a little – but what did he write? Many BK writers have pointed toward 3 tags: Wes, WS and Max.
As it turns out, I have many photos of his tags and throwys from the day long hike of the Brooklyn freight tracks I took while shooting hundreds of photos for Brooklyn Queens Freight. Most of the photos showing the Wes, WS and Max tags did not make the cut for the printed book, though at least 2 or 3 crept in there. I’ve placed a set of these photos online here, along with some history about the spot he allegedly laid low after murdering the girl he was obsessed with.
Most writers I’ve talked to in the last day or two tell me wasn’t much of a writer and had plenty of beef. It’s been a long while since any writer has murdered anyone. For anyone that doesn’t know, if writers have beef with each other, it’s generally settled in a fair fist fight.
Breaking:
Sources tell me he had a flickr stream!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23025603@N07/more Flickr accounts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36849363@N07/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24207016@N05/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24387359@N04/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13621034@N06/.
RIP SURE
For those who are from New York City, or handstyle fanatics like me
SURE died in the line of duty in Afghanistan on 7 DEC 2010 at the age of 25
This hits home because like myself, some of my crew, and alot of people I know…
There’s a bunch of us writers in the Military and we know the dangers.
Always suck losing a fellow writer and comrade
I pray for his family and friends and especially his homie Faust
Another great writer and tragedy
Sure, you were a HUGE inspiration to me
-WorldBench
Mark Batty Site With Interview of Faust
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