STAY FOKUSED...

BEDSTUY TO OSAKA

2010-07-22T23:37:00.001-07:00

THRILLER

2010-06-26T01:52:00.000-07:00

From Osaka to Ny We spread love

2010-06-15T13:59:00.000-07:00

. Good looking to my boy Junichi for posting this http://yskjp.blog112.fc2.com/

Apple

2010-06-14T15:29:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated this blog lately but i decided it was time to add this. Over the years It amazes me how technology has evolved it's a constant revolving door .One can sit across the world and watch a Heart Blossom it's truly amazing THANK YOU STEVE JOBS FOR ICHAT AND THIS NEW FEATURE..

Brooklyn's very own Spike Lee x Absolut Vodka

2010-05-30T15:42:00.000-07:00

Even though he lives on the ritzy Upper West Side of Manhattan these days, Oscar-less lensman Spike Lee will continue to rep Brooklyn until the day he dies.

That’s why we’re not surprised to see him team up with Absolut to endorse their latest limited edition of vodka — adeptly-titled Brooklyn. The bottle of apple & ginger flavored yumminess was designed in collaboration with the brainchild behind hit flicks like Do The Right Thing and Jungle Fever. The uniquely-designed bottle pays homage to Spike’s home borough and its signature brownstone –specifically the one in which Spike grew up in the NYC borough’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.

Absolut is donating $50,000 of the proceeds from the sale of Absolut Brooklyn to Habitat for Humanity, which will build affordable green housing in Bed-Stuy.

Gary Coleman

2010-05-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

What a classic show this was that i grew up watching .Ican just hear it my head as if it was yesterday "WATCHU TALKING BOUT WILLIS?"

It's 50 .

2010-05-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

I guess when you are determined and dedicated to do certain things and make career moves you do what you have to do . Some may question it some may say WTF? But 50 will soon get the guns back ..

Paul Smith new joints Some Fly ish...

2010-05-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

F*&# A FARE ONE I GET MINE THE FAST WAY SKI MASK WAY ..

2010-05-26T10:07:00.001-07:00

APPARENTLY SHE THINKS SO AS WELL.

"Someone called speaking funny Japanese"

2010-05-24T09:53:00.001-07:00

Ribbon in the Sky (1985) Tokyo Japan

2010-05-23T20:39:00.000-07:00

This is a very special song to us my Heart & Love..
Stevie Wonder - Ribbon In The Sky with the song called Ueomuite Aruko(Sukiyaki Song) for the remembrance of Japanese male singer Mr. Kyu Sakamaoto who was passed way at the JAL 123 aircrft accident on Aug 12, 1985
Live at Korakuen Baseball Stadium in Tokyo, November 3, 1985
Oh so long for this night I prayed
That a star would guide you my way
To share with me this special day
Where a ribbon's in the sky for our love

If allowed may I touch your hand
And if pleased may I once again
So that you too will understand
There's a ribbon in the sky for our love

Do...Do...
Do Do Do Do Do...
HMM HMM...

This is not a coincidence
And far more than a lucky chance
But what is that was always meant
Is our ribbon in the sky for our love, love

We can't lose with God on our side
We'll find strength in each tear we cry
From now on it will be you and I
And our ribbon in the sky
Ribbon in the sky
A ribbon in the sky for our love

Do...Do...
Do Do Do Do Do...
HMM HMM...

There's a ribbon in the sky for our love

Going Postal

2010-05-21T20:20:00.000-07:00

doitaNYway Always..

2010-05-20T15:38:00.000-07:00

Brooklyn's very own Chipwich inventor has Died Ray Lamotta (1942-2010)

2010-05-17T10:56:00.000-07:00

Richard LaMotta, who turned his childhood passion for dunking cookies in milk into the Chipwich — two chocolate chip cookies embracing a chunk of vanilla ice cream dotted with chocolate chips — died Tuesday at his home in Chappaqua, N.Y. He was 67.The cause was a heart attack, his daughter Kayla said.

On May 1, 1982, Mr. LaMotta dispatched 60 street-cart vendors, each wearing pith helmets and khakis, to the streets of Manhattan to begin selling his 4 1/2-ounce concoction (including 3 1/2 ounces of ice cream) for what at the time was a pricey $1 each. A few hours later, all 25,000 Chipwiches had been gobbled — the start of something big.

Within two weeks, Mr. LaMotta was selling 40,000 a day, and by the middle of that summer, the Chipwich plants in Queens, N.Y., and Lodi, N.J., were turning out 200,000 a day. It didn’t hurt that Mayor Edward I. Koch posed for a photo — for no fee — as he bit into a Chipwich.Soon there were imitators, banking on the legal position that they could make a Chipwich-like product, using similar ingredients, as long as they called it something else; among them were Chilly Chips and Chips ’n’ Chips.

“That’s the way it works,” a competitor told The New York Times. “One guy comes up with a good idea, and everybody rips him off. It’s the American way.”

Still, Mr. LaMotta did well. By the time he sold his company to Coolbrands International, a Canadian distributor, in 2002, more than a billion Chipwiches had been sold by approximately 3,700 vendors in 36 markets. The brand was eventually bought by Nestlé, which stopped making the product because it competed with its own version, Ms. LaMotta said.

Richard Edmund LaMotta was born in Brooklyn on May 20, 1942, one of two children of Joseph and Mary Gibbons LaMotta. His father was a butcher. (His cousin was the middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta.)

Mr. LaMotta’s first marriage, to Rosemary Tadlock, ended in divorce. In addition to his daughter Kayla, he is survived by his second wife, the former Elaine Nadel; another daughter, Marika; a son from his first marriage, Thomas; and a granddaughter.

Though he first dipped cookies as a toddler, it took nearly four decades before Mr. LaMotta found his true calling. For 12 years, while studying at night for a bachelor’s degree in economics at Brooklyn College, he had worked as a video and sound engineer for AT&T and CBS. In 1975 he earned a law degree from New York Law School. Instead of practicing law, he went into what would eventually be a series of businesses, including one that sold food through catalogs and another that created a digital printing system for converting photographs into oil paintings.

But in the late 1970s a friend in need of financial support asked Mr. LaMotta to become a partner in the Sweet Tooth, an ice cream parlor in Englewood, N.J. There, and in the basement of his father’s home in Brooklyn, he began experimenting with ingredients for a perfect marriage between cookies and ice cream that would keep the cookies from getting soggy during the freezing process. It took a lot of taste-testing for Mr. LaMotta, a somewhat rotund man at the time.

Although the ice cream parlor eventually went out of business, Mr. LaMotta was able to raise about $500,000 from friends to start Chipwich Inc. In 1981, as sales started climbing, he told The Times that he could not foresee selling the company.

“I have devoted 20 pounds of my life to Chipwiches,” he said.

Now Get a Chipwich and celebrate A Brooklyn Great.

Fukushima Fish Market Mornings with Papa

2010-05-03T22:00:00.001-07:00

and to finish it off we have some delicious fresh Sushi :) thanks Dad

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY HUGO BOSS

2010-05-02T01:46:00.000-07:00

This is a special birthday dedication to our lil boy HUGO BOSS Sorry that Mom & Dad aren't with you to spend your day see you soon.
LOVE Always Mom&Dad &Khloe'

Os Gemeos Site is up!!

2010-05-01T20:47:00.000-07:00

These twins from Brazil have been laying it down for a minute. Through the 90ds and various magazines. Ive kept up with their work. Ithough it was fresh that they were not only twins but how they collaborated and pulled off really fresh work . Last year they came to New York and rocked a fresh mural on Bowery and Houston paying tribute some Ny writers Dash Sacer Snow . IZ the Wiz.. Here is some images from their site and stop by and peep it. http://osgemeos.com.br/

Coffee n Doughnut opening in Shinsaibashi

2010-05-01T19:26:00.000-07:00

For those dougnut lovers That crave Mister Dougnut . they have brac=nched off and opened the anticipted coffee and Dougnut in the Shinsaibashi area.located on the Midosuji Line.
"Two rival doughnut makers—Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc of the United States and the Japanese operator of doughnut chain Mister Donut—open their first outlets in the Kansai region on Thursday, setting up a battle in the sweet-tooth market.

Krispy Kreme, which will serve crispy hot doughnuts at prices ranging from 160 to 200 yen, gave a preview of its Shinsaibashi outlet in Osaka’s Chuo Ward, which will become the U.S. doughnut maker’s 14th outlet in Japan since it entered the Japanese market in December 2006.

It will hand out pouches to the first 500 customers on the opening day to celebrate the outlet’s launch.

‘‘We want to create a doughnut boom (in the Kansai region),’’ a Krispy Kreme official said.

The Osaka outlet will also serve doughnuts featuring smiling faces, as an emblem of the local people’s renowned sense of humor.

Duskin Co also gave a media preview of its Cafe Andonand outlet in Chuo Ward that will offer premium doughnuts at 180 to around 400 yen, double the prices of those served at its Mister Donut outlets.

The Namba-Sennichimae shop will be the sixth Cafe Andonand outlet since Duskin first opened its premium doughnut cafe in 2007 in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward.

‘‘We will offer a cafe with a mature atmosphere and relaxing interior different from Mister Donut,’’ a Duskin official said.

Grand Opening Forever 21 in Tokyo!!

2010-05-01T19:19:00.000-07:00

For all you ladies Here it is.

Days in the life.

2010-05-01T19:06:00.001-07:00

Whole world in his hands..

2010-04-30T06:47:00.000-07:00

Random days.

2010-04-30T06:14:00.000-07:00

I stride through the streets and capture life as it unfolds.

Overconsume

2010-04-30T06:07:00.000-07:00

This dude work is lethal.. true story..
you can own apiece fro your collection by going here. http://www.makingdeals.bigcartel.com..

Cheers

2010-04-30T06:05:00.000-07:00

wish the sign wasn't covering half the painting.

It's been a long time

2010-04-30T06:01:00.000-07:00

What's up it's been a minute since post have went up on here so here are some pics.

FUTURAXNIKEXSYRACUSE

2010-01-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

WENT TONIGHT TO CHECK OUT FUTURA'S EVENT AT 21 MERCER GOOD VIBES GOOD PEOPLES GOOD EVENT OVERALL WITH FRESH GEAR SO GET OVER THERE AND SCOOP SOME UP FUTURA WAS ON HAND SIGNING BASKETBALLS AND GEAR AS WELL HUMBLE AND SHOWING LOVE AS ALWAYS

Complex get deep in the minds of 10DEEP

2010-01-01T17:40:00.000-08:00

http://www.complexvideo.com/Style/Cut-and-Show-10-Deep

Happy New Year 2010

2010-01-01T01:42:00.001-08:00

Well folks just wanted to take the time to wish and yours a gracious New Year and a prosperous one...

SNEAK PEAK

2009-12-13T19:00:00.001-08:00

SNEAK PEAK
Originally uploaded by Dave Misled

This is a sneak peak at the good Dave Misled piece for his show coming up ..

Misled show

2009-12-08T17:56:00.001-08:00

Misled show
Originally uploaded by Dave Misled

the official info on My good friend Dave Misled Show.

sticker spread

2009-12-05T22:07:00.001-08:00

sticker spread
Originally uploaded by Dave Misled

Dave Misled a good friend from Perth will be having an upcoming show in January2010 As soon as i get more details i will relay them to you guys..

limited edition prints

2009-12-05T20:44:00.000-08:00

These prints are all done by hand and numbered grab em up while ya can as well ...

Live To Change Show Recap

2009-12-05T20:23:00.000-08:00

Ok guys Sorry for the late pics from the event here are just a few if you want to see more works you need to go check our show out it's up until Feb 2010 and while you at it stop by cdtbk.com to purchase a limited freedom fighters print by CDTBK Sam Wilson.. Limited Edition so get it while they last..

LIVE TO CHANGE SOMETHING THROUGH ART.

2009-11-17T17:05:00.000-08:00

About The Exhibit:
(BROOKLYN, NY) November 12, 2009 – Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Center for Arts and Culture, PUMA, and The Coup d’etat Arts Collective are honored to announce the opening of “Live to Change Something Through Art,” a mixed media exhibition of works created by 23 local artists. Please join the artists for the opening reception on Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 4 p.m.– 7 p.m. at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Skylight Gallery, 1368 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, New York. This event is sponsored by Karen’s Body Beautiful, Puma & KUSH.

“Live to Change Something Through Art” features work that is reflective of the current Brooklyn arts movement and underscores Coup d’etat’s thought-provoking brand principle, “Live to Change Something.” Highlighting a multicultural collective of artists across several disciplines, the exhibition encompasses painting, photography, sculpture, video and installation.
Artists that were hand-selected to participate in “Live to Change Something Through Art” include:
Molaundo Jones
Suhail Smith
Sam Wilson
Lichiban
Rob Fokused
Alice Mizrachi
Stephanie Land
Brian “Deka” Paupaw
SeeOne
One9
Alzo Slade
Ana Bravo
Berman Fenelus
Jen One
Reuben King
Amanda Diva
Nelson Rivas
Kwesi Abbensetts
Paul Deo
Robert Trujillo
Ajamu Walker
Suncadm Bey
Ibrahim
and Yang-Chi.

For nearly four decades, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has served as a fertile ground for emerging and established artists throughout Central Brooklyn. Through its Center for Arts and Culture, Restoration continues to present, promote, and preserve the artistic legacy of artists from the African Diaspora.

About Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation:
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation’s first community development corporation, partners with residents and business to improve the quality of life of Central Brooklyn by fostering economic self sufficiency, enhancing family stability and growth, promoting the arts and culture and transforming the neighborhood into a safe, vibrant place to live, work and visit. The Skylight Gallery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Skylight Gallery exhibitions are made possible by the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Community Foundation, and Bloomberg, Inc.,
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DAY IN THE LIFE OF IAN REID

2009-11-16T06:36:00.001-08:00

Untitled from ian reid on Vimeo.

we are the CHAMPIONS!!!!!!

2009-11-04T21:02:00.000-08:00

GIVE IT UP TO GODZILLA !!!!!

IT'S YOURS TAKE IT MANCHESTER

2009-11-01T13:09:00.000-08:00

SAUL WILLIAMS X AFROPUNK X COUP D ETAT ARTS. @ THE BLENDER THEATRE.

2009-11-01T12:53:00.000-08:00

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO COUP D' ETAT PRESENTED MYSELF ,RIMX , SEEONE WITH THE CHANCE TO ROCK OUT AT THE BLENDER THEATRE FOR AFROPUNK AND SAUL WILLIAMS .. HERE IS WHAT WE WHIPPED UP. THANKS AGAIN..

NIKE 6.0

2009-10-08T10:32:00.001-07:00

GOOD LOOKING TO THE NIKE 6.O FOR HOOKING ME UP WITH THE SURPRISE GOODS...

NEW YORK CITY (SOLD)

2009-10-06T16:58:00.000-07:00

THE BEST CITY IN MY OPINION THAT NEVER SLEEPS .. EXCEPT FOR JAPAN...

COUP D ETAT ART PRESENTS...

2009-09-21T08:40:00.000-07:00

I GOT DOWN REAL QUICK ON THIS . STRAIGHT FORWARD MESSAGE STAY FOCUS TEACH THE BABIES OF BROOKLYN TO LIVE TO CHANGE....

YOUNGENS GOTTA GET THAT BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

2009-08-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

JIGGA!!!!!

2009-08-20T17:01:00.000-07:00

CRUDE OIL aka BERNIE PEREZ - REST IN PEACE

2009-08-19T18:51:00.000-07:00

I met this fellow back in 1998 .I was sadden to hear he just recently passed on. Great hand style great individual .Especially that he wasn't from New york. but had a sick flow like water

DAVE MISLED

2009-08-16T11:01:00.000-07:00

HELLO BROOKLYN..

2009-08-16T09:36:00.001-07:00

A FRIDAY NIGHT IN CONEY ISLAND..

Brooklyn afropunk footage

2009-08-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

Found this online shot by CrazyAlCayne.

Rob Fokused At Afropunk 09 from CrazyAlCayne on Vimeo.

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

2009-08-06T08:56:00.000-07:00

My apologies all today I thought it was right to share some history with the world about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at the executive order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. After six months of intense fire-bombing of 67 other Japanese cities, followed by an ultimatum which was ignored by the Shōwa regime, the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on Monday,[1] August 6, 1945, [2] followed on August 9 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki. These are to date the only attacks with nuclear weapons in the history of warfare.[3]
The bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945,[4] roughly half on the days of the bombings. Amongst these, 15–20% died from injuries or the combined effects of flash burns, trauma, and radiation burns, compounded by illness, malnutrition and radiation sickness.[5] Since then, more have died from leukemia (231 observed) and solid cancers (334 observed) attributed to exposure to radiation released by the bombs.[6] In both cities, the majority of the dead were civilians.[7][8][9]
Six days after the detonation over Nagasaki, on August 15, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Powers, signing the Instrument of Surrender on September 2, officially ending the Pacific War and therefore World War II. (Germany had signed its unavoidable[2] Instrument of Surrender on May 7, ending the war in Europe.) The bombings led, in part, to post-war Japan adopting Three Non-Nuclear Principles, forbidding that nation from nuclear armament.[10]

afropunk artists

2009-07-08T18:13:00.001-07:00

thanks A M FOR THE PICS...

Thanks to all those involved in this event

2009-07-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

CHECK THESE LINKS TO STAY UP TO DATE..
Fokused Empire State :THEBLACKADERFOKUSED.BLOGSPOT.COM

Alice Mizrachi - YOUNITY COLLECTIVE: http://www.theyounity.com/collective.html & http://www.am-files.com/
Too Fly - YOUNITY COLLECTIVE: http://www.theyounity.com/collective.html & http://tooflynyc.com/
Crystal ClaritY http://www.myspace.com/phenostar
Rimx http://files.me.com/rasu/trgd8v
Fokused Empire State :THEBLACKADERFOKUSED.BLOGSPOT.COM
Dister http://www.myspace.com/dister & http://www.disternyc.com
Coby Kennedy : http://cobykennedy.com/section/87844_ILLUSTRATION.html
Shaun Burner: http://www.shaunburner.com
Blue : http://www.thebluesone.com
Nelson Rivas : http://www.zeckis..blogspot.com/
Rasu Jilani :cdtbk.com

SKATEBOARDS I DID DAY 2

2009-07-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

THESE WERE A FEW OF THE YOUNGSTERS I HOOKED UP DAY 2 AT AFRO PUNK EVENT IN BROOKLYN..

afro punk day2

2009-07-08T12:14:00.000-07:00

I ROCKED A NEW PEICE FOR DAY 2 OF THE EVENT

AFRO PUNK DAY 1

2009-07-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

PHOTO CREDITS TOOFLY AND JAY MALDONADO

AFRO PUNK BROOKLYN 2009

2009-07-08T10:45:00.000-07:00

SO A BUNCH OF ARTISTS COLLABORATED THIS WEEKEND TO ROCK SOME PANELS AND PAINT LIVE AT THIS EVENT SPONSORED BY MOUNTAIN DEW NIKE 6.0 NIKE SB COUP D' ETAT ARTS BULLDOG BIKES . LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS I CREDIT JAY MALDONADO FOR SOME GREAT SHOTS. THIS IS WHAT I DID THE FIRST DAY I ALSO HOOKED UP SOME DECKS FOR KIDS. THIS WAS DAY 1

AFRO-PUNK 2009

2009-07-06T07:44:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for more pics..

ONLY GETS BOOTLEGGED IN KOREA

2009-07-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

About a week ago the OnlyNy caught wind of gear being BOOTLEGGED IN KOREA so after research the light was shunned upon these POSERS I guess Only NY isn't Only IN NY But here is the place to get the REALLY REAL!!! TAKE A LOOK AT THE POSERS FLOSSING FUGAZI GEAR.. IF YOU WANT THE REAL CHECK OUT ONlynylives.com .

ONLY VISITS FOKUSED HEADQUARTERS

2009-07-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

So after a hektic schedule between to lines Micah Of Only NY camed to Brooklyn a borough not normally visited to spread love the Brooklyn way he came armed with a bag of goodies . We Built on art inspirations and everything possible.

Rainbows at the syrian border

2009-06-29T20:38:00.000-07:00

This photo was taken on an early freezing morning while we were up by the Border also here is photo of some sheep that i would see every day...

Sandstorms in Akashat Iraq

2009-06-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

People always ask what it was like so here is the answer for you also peep some of the local kids with my stickers..

YOU READY BEE!!

2009-06-29T19:47:00.000-07:00

WHERE'S MARS FEATURING ROB FOKUSED

2009-06-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

A-Man As Radio Raheem from coup d'etat Brooklyn on Vimeo.

Where's Mars: Inspiration Promo Vol.3 - Rob Fokused from coup d'etat Brooklyn on Vimeo.

Straight from Bedstuy

2009-06-28T08:07:00.001-07:00

Never Can Say Goodbye

2009-06-27T18:57:00.000-07:00

AMAN PAYS HOMAGE TO THE KING OF POP

2009-06-27T17:42:00.000-07:00

NECK FACE GOODIES

2009-06-20T17:38:00.001-07:00

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO DIG THROUGH STORAGE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND .. NECKFACE COLLABORATION STUFF CIRCA 2003

vinyls

2009-06-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

BROOKLYN A MAN

2009-06-12T09:42:00.000-07:00

Circus in Brooklyn

2009-06-08T10:31:00.001-07:00

Mr Hugo Boss

2009-06-08T09:57:00.001-07:00

HE IS THE BEST..

Random things..

2009-06-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

Spit on Chanel

2009-06-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

MICAH.. ONLY NY KNOWS...

2009-06-06T15:53:00.000-07:00

THIS IS NEW STUFF FEATURED ON THE ONLY NY KNOWS SITE . CHECK OUT THE NEW LINE AND WHAT IS HAS TO OFFER...

MR FOKUSED AND LIVINGROOM JOHNSON

2009-05-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

Al -Asad Iraq...

2009-05-29T16:37:00.001-07:00

STROLLING DURING A SANDSTORM

Me Live painting at a friend birthday party..

2009-05-29T16:33:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys it's been so long since i have posted blogged all that good stuff in that time i've been deployed over seas and seen many places..

concrete jungle WELCOMES

2008-07-30T00:28:00.000-07:00

BROOKLYN PHOTOS COURTESY OF THEMINORITYREPORTNYC.BLOGSPOT.COM GOOD LOOKING OUT YALL...

THE REBELS ARE COMING

2008-07-30T00:16:00.000-07:00

ACRYLIC AND MARKER ON SWISS MILITARY JACKET... LIVE TO CHANGE AND STAY FOKUSED!!!!!!

THE REBELS ARE COMING STARRING MBREEZY

2008-07-16T22:18:00.001-07:00

EXPO STICKERS 2008 BRAZIL FIRST EVER STICKER EXHIBIT

2008-07-16T22:14:00.000-07:00

FOKUSED X COUP D' ETATX FORMATMAG COLLABORATION

2008-06-26T23:48:00.000-07:00

OK SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE UPDATED THIS BLOG OF MINE LOTS GOING ON BUT IN THE MEAN TIME CHECK OUT THIS LINK AND DOWNLOAD A REALLY FRESH WALLPAPER FOR YOUR COMPUTER AND SHOW LOVE
http://formatmag.com/wallpapers/detail.php?wid=146 MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE BLOGS AND WEBSITES OF THESE 3 BRANDS THAT DID THIS COLLABO BECAUSE WE SPREAD LOVE THE BKLYN WAY

A MAN OF MANY COLORS

2008-05-31T21:35:00.001-07:00

MUSIC

2008-05-31T21:30:00.001-07:00

ITS A WONDERFUL THING

A MAN WEARS BASQUIAT TSHIRT

2008-05-31T21:26:00.000-07:00

STAY FRESH

2008-05-31T21:19:00.001-07:00

CLASSICS

BEDSTUYBLOG FEATURE

2008-05-31T19:58:00.000-07:00

Bed-Stuy Artist Profiles: Rob Fokused
By The Changeling | May 30, 2008

As most of you know, I have a special place in my heart for artists. I’m especially interested in artists who place their art in public spaces, and I try to photograph their pieces whenever I stumble upon them. Several months ago I photographed some art placed on a sign in front of Tiny Cup (above). The colors really caught my eye and it made me chuckle because it read “Green Like Your Boogers!” After taking that picture, I started to notice the artist’s work all over the neighborhood (he really gets around!). When I finally put the photo above on the blog (it was originally posted with my Eye in the Stuy feature back in March), the artist himself contacted me. I jumped at the chance to meet him in person, and I suggested we meet up at Tiny Cup, since that was the place where I first saw his work.
The day I met Rob Fokused, he was preparing to travel abroad. He was very friendly and he spoke openly about himself. Cool fact about Rob Fokused: he’s a polyglot. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish, Japanese, Inter-Hebrew and Arabic. I asked him about his signature image “the A-Man”. He said that the futuristic design was influenced by the Flying Nun’s habit. Remember how her hat was A shaped? I love it when artists get inspiration from the unlikeliest of places!

Pieces of art with the signature image.
The mystery artist in the flesh!
Name: Rob Fokused/Fokused Empire State
Age: 30
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Clinton Hill/Prospect Heights. I’m currently living in Bed-Stuy.
If you’re living in Bed-Stuy, how long have you lived here? I’ve been in Bed-Stuy since 1993.
What type of art do you create?
I create art that innovates and keeps your fokus.
How would you describe your art?
My art is futuristic and you can interpret it in the manner you feel embraces you.
What effect do you think that your art has on Bed-Stuy and the people who view it?
My characters are here to stay embedded in your head like barcodes. [A-man] is like the mayor for the community and if you don’t notice him right away you will surely see him pop up. You definitely won’t get enough of him.

How do you view the arts community in Bed-Stuy?
I love art. I eat art. And it is important for the kids growing up today, especially. Not to mention art keeps individuals expressing themselves. Instead of hanging in the park, let’s have a “paint park” and paint the community red.
The A-man likes the Bed-Stuy Blog!

Sadly, the woodcut art that was in front of Tiny Cup was stolen, but you can find Rob Fokused’s work in other places around the neighborhood. Check out his tribute to Sean Bell on Tompkins Avenue (look for a design with the words “over 50 shots”).

I’m always looking to meet more Bed-Stuy artists who bring art into our community. If you’re an artist who wouldn’t mind sharing a little bit about yourself with our blog readers then drop me a line at thechangeling@bedstuyblog.com.

Brooklyn Finest 3ft by 6ft

2008-05-26T22:06:00.001-07:00

CITY OF NEW YORK SOLD 18 X 24

2008-05-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

i know this peice will be stored for many years in Coup d' Etat headquarters...

PRIDE.. 16X24

2008-05-17T20:33:00.001-07:00

THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE IN THE END PRIDE...

A MAN PRESENTS LOVE IS LOVE... 4FT BY 3FT DEEP DISH CANVAS

2008-05-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

IT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT SPREAD LOVE....

LOVE PEACE UNITY. TRIANGLE 5FTX5FTX5FT

2008-05-17T01:14:00.000-07:00

HERE IS THAT LONG AWAITED TRIANGLE PEICE ...

M BREEZY

2008-05-15T10:09:00.000-07:00

MILZ METROCARD RECYCLED 16X24

2008-05-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

INCLUDES THE NEW NYCTA METROCARD TO PROMOTE RECYCLING IN NEWYORK..

JUST CLOWNING AROUND

2008-05-10T23:50:00.001-07:00

A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR RASU

2008-05-10T18:45:00.000-07:00

THIS PIECE WAS PAINTED ON A FOUND TABLE RETRIEVED FROM THE GARBAGE . ALONGSIDE WAS THE GREAT LIVING ROOM JOHNSON DOING THE DAM THING .. BIG SHOUT OUT TO COUP D' ETAT AND EMA FOR THE GREAT PHOTOS

TRIANGLE CANVAS 5FT X 5FT X 5FT

2008-05-03T13:05:00.001-07:00

NEW WORK IN PROGRESS STAY TUNED SNEAK PEAK

STOP KILLIN OUR YOUTH

2008-05-03T11:12:00.001-07:00

MR FOKUSED WITH RICKY POWELL

2008-05-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

NYC PRIDE IN THE STUY

2008-05-03T10:36:00.000-07:00

BOARDS

2008-04-27T13:33:00.000-07:00

UPON A RECENT DISCOVERY I'VE NOTICED THAT MY BOARDS HAVE BEEN DISAPPEARING QUITE RAPIDLY THEREFORE I'VE DECIDED TO GIVE THE AVID COLLECTOR THE INITIATIVE TO PUT A LITTLE MORE ELBOW GREASE INTO GETTING THESE. HAVE FUN

THE A TRAIN

2008-04-27T13:13:00.000-07:00

RIDING THE A TRAIN YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER BETTER YET NEW YORK YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER . AS JAY-Z SAYS YOU CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE....