PODCAST #073 – Graffiti Writer BATES from COPENHAGEN [ENGLISH]

This LOVEGRAFFITI Podcast Episode continues in English with
graffiti writer BATES from COPENHAGEN. BATES has been spraying
since 1984 and was one of the leading figures within graffiti
subgenre stylewriting early on. Coming from the second graffiti
generation in Copenhagen, he still represents and combines the
traditional New York sense of style – with an emphasis on the
logical course of the letters, the dynamic and swinging rhythms
of strokes and arrows – with a Danish and European sense of
technology and sharp lines, graphic momentum and almost flawless
handling of the spraycan. For almost 40 years, BATES has been one
of the most important and influential graffiti artists worldwide!
In this conversation we go on a short trip to the planet STYLE,
talk about influences, the transience of graffiti and his
connection to Germany, where he painted a lot of trains, walls
and made a strong impression in the early and mid-nineties. Many
will have noticed that BATES often spraypaints outlines and
sketches on walls and trains that weren’t out of his pen. In this
Podcast Episode 073 you can find out why he is doing this over
and over again, and how the Graffiti Exchange project came about
back then! We suggest to take a look at our website
http://ilovegraffiti.de while listening, we uploaded a podcast
photo gallery with BATES pieces from then and now!