PimpArtworks Introduce Cageone

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce Cageone among them!


How old are you and where are you based?

Old enough to know better! I'm originally from York but have been based in Bradford for the past 11 years.

When did you get into Graffiti originally and what made you start?

I started painting in 1987 after seeing the book Subway art. The book blew me away, I started sketching straight away. I met up with some local graffiti artists and began painting with them and have been addicted ever since.


Where did you paint your first piece?

My first piece was down this ally near my house. It said UA (cant think where I got that from!!) It lasted well tho it was still there until someone went over it a few years ago.

How would you describe your current style?

A blend of cubism and my previous work. I like layering shapes and colours.

If you weren’t an artist what else do you think you’d have been?

I dread to think! Painting has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. I've never thought about doing anything else.

Name three things you love and three you hate.

Mrs Cageone, Gilbert and George (the fish that live in my studio) and ChickenWar, Bankers and Pineapple on pizzas.


What’s the strangest location / object you’ve painted on?

It's not that strange but I've been painting a lot dead spray cans lately. One of the was featured in the book 400ml.

Any tips for beginners?

Don't Copy!


Cageone coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.

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Computer Arts Magazine May 2010.

PimpArtworks stands its ground against the likes of Behance and Flickr!

If our only Con is we are dedicated to Urban & Street art and nothing else... well, that suits us just fine!

We don't pretend or want to do anything else ;)

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PimpArtworks Introduce Mr Zero

**MAY 2010**
PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce MR ZERO among them!

How old are you and where are you based?

I'm 28 years old and live in a small town called Eger in the north-east of Hungary.

How did you get into Graffiti and what made you start?

I drew as soon as I first got a pencil in my hand.Like most of the children I love to draw some comic heroes, cartoon characters, etc. after that I tried to make my own character style.I think the first time I did letters was when we mashed some sloe and painted metalband logos onto the pavement at the front of our house.Did my first stuffs with marker and spraypaint in '94 at the age of 12.At that point I became infected with this virus that gives me the freest thing in my life.


Where did you paint your first piece?

Onto a wall of a block in my neighbourhood.

How would you describe your style?

I paint some different styles. Mainly 3D, characters and after many years I've began to paint ordinary letters again. My 3D forms are letters too, somewhere, other people may think I paint shells, insects or flowers,etc. But no, this is my evolution of letters. Heard a lot of funny explainations about my style.


Describe the graffiti scene in Hungary at present?

I think my country has some great writers and unfortunately a lots of posers too in my opinion. Graffiti's became a fashionable thing in the last years and there is a lot of guys who want to be world famous during it in just half a year. They have no style, just put their shit everywhere and then call each other 'King'.

Do you write with any Crews and if so which ones?

CFS (colored effects).

What’s the most bizarre place you’ve left your work?

I love to paint in abandoned areas and some of these places has scary atmosphere...but I didn't paint in any specially bizarre place as I remember....

Has your love for graffiti every got you in trouble with the law?

Not really, never arrested.

Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?

Everything inspires me, there is a lot of talented artist in the world and if I can collaborateany of them, would be cool.

Cheers for your time Mr.Zero, is there anything you’d like to add?

Thanks for the interview and to be a part of PimpArtworks.....


MR ZERO coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.

PimpArtworks Introduce Eyeformation

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce EYEFORMATION among them!


How would you describe your style?

I guess I’d consider my style to be a simplistic collection of flowing bold lines. It’s art with the emphasis on the construction and connection of line. I call it bold-line-flow.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve drawn on?

I guess the strangest thing I’ve drawn on would be some discarded prescription bottles found on the train tracks.

What are your preferred tools of the trade?


Mainly, I work with refillable markers & spray paint on what ever trash the street provides. A bit of vector based creation as well.


Tell us about the last exhibition you did?

Last gallery showing was the 4 Squares show at Monkey House in Los Angeles with Cache, Noek and Eyeone.



Name three things you love and three you hate.


Love:1. Being able to make a living as an artist.2. Fully-loaded and primed markers3. Farm stand produce. Hate:1. The news2. Persistent rain fall3. Price negotiation.


Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?


Keith Haring often comes up as in inspiration to my art and myself. Chaz of The London Police creates the highest quality lines I’ve ever seen. The opportunity to collaborate with him would top my list. Think it would mesh for some interesting results.



Cheers for your time Eyeformation, is there anything else you’d like to add?


Change your weakness into your strength and follow dreams not rules. Don’t do anything you don’t love... unless you really want to.


EYEFORMATION coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.

PimpArtworks Interview with AME72

**MAY 2010**
PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.

PimpArtworks are proud to announce AME72 among them!

Not that you need any introduction but, who are, what do you do and where are the from?

Ame72, Originally from Manchester, then moved to Sheffield, then Auz, back to Manc, down to London, back to Manc, now currently resident in sunny Tel Aviv...who knows where next.

Where did the name Ame72 come from?

Derivative of my real name, Jamie Ame, plus the year I was born, it's an old skool thing.

Has your love for art ever got you in bother with the law?

Let's put it this way, I've been doing graff since 1985 and never been arrested.

What’s happening for you in 2010?

Aside from the ongoing exhibits and auctions, expect to see something special by the end of the year.



Any tips for beginners?

Practice, practice and more practice.

What are your views about the new PimpArtworks platform and concept (be as honest as you like)?

Pimpartworks offers something different from the norm, new concepts sometimes take a while to catch on but I'm sure it will be a success for both parties.

Cheers for your time Ame, is there anything else you’d like to add?

Never give up!

AME72 coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.

PimpArtworks Introduce "PAC"

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.

PimpArtworks are proud to announce PAC! A proper old skool artist.

How old are you and where are you based?

I'm 38 and currently living in Melbourne Australia but intend tomove to Spain in June & possibly head back to London to see someold faces...might even stay if Blighty beckons....

How did you get into Graffiti and what made you start?

It was at school around 1983/4. Hip Hop had over taken Electro & I startedto see more breaking, graff & DJing on films & TV. A little book came out called'Subway Art' around 1984 & that simply changed my life. Met Don in school & sketchedsoppy 'break dance' style drawings & tried to emulate graffiti without really knowwhat it was all about.
I was more into the graff side of things with Hip Hop because I spent all of my timedrawing instead of learning stuff at school. Also, at school I was there with some of London'smore well known writers of the time - Gunja (Rel), Kool88 & Don, so you always had blackbooks to show & check out. Fuel & Fued ITC were also local so I saw a lotof their marks around the hood.

Where did you paint your first piece?

Probably some walls near my house or on wooden boards. I'd say thefirst proper big piece might have been 'Barnes Bridge' at Barnes Bridgetrain station. A legal commission done with my mate Don in 1986. We (Me DON &Gunja) also did a piece in Hammersmith hall of fame which I think was 1 of the firstfor me.

Do you, or did you, write with any Crews and if so which ones?

I was only ever in a small crew called UBG in 1987/8 with Don, Sno & Imase & a couple of othermates. Urban Gangsterz. What a joke ha! Ree2 said I can 'drop' MTA if I like...but I don't know if that was an invitation or not. I should ask him.

How would you describe your style?

I still draw influences from graffiti today when I create artwork. Either the actual imageor the mentality to approach a project like a writer does. I focus on digital,commercial artwork today mixing graffiti styles, cartoon characters,tattoo styles, custom typography & lettering, logos, & graphic art.I tend to call my self a 'graphic artist'. It might be classed as 'urban'?At present, it's all digital.

Describe the graffiti scene in Australia at present?

I'm in Melbourne & this place is covered in graffiti on the track sides.Every inch is literally covered for miles and miles. Graffiti isalive and well here but some styles out there that don't interest me at all. I don't see wicked tags & amazing handstyles as much. I think those dayshave gone. I'm not sure why that skill is lost today. I don't relate to the new schoolstyles too well.

Do you, or did you, write with any Crews and if so which ones?

I was only ever in a small crew called UBG in 1987/8 with Don, Sno & Imase & a couple of othermates. Urban Gangsterz. What a joke LOL. Ree2 said I can 'drop' MTA if I like...but I don't know if that was an invitation or not. I should ask him.

What’s the most bizarre place you’ve left your work?

I'd say my commercial artwork being used on Japanese, mobile, pocket ashtray,wallet things. I was asked to design artwork for this unusual (and very Asian) smoking accessory product while I lived in Taipei. So I used a graffiti theme & slipped in a fewPac tags & pieces. I also did a kids English language teaching book& had a street scene in it where I slipped a Don & Pac tag in the illustration.The Client loved it!

Has your love for graffiti ever got you in trouble with the law?

Yes, several times. Community service sucks. In Taipei I was caught red handed, drunkdoing a throw up but after 15 mins they gave me my bag back and all my paint! Result.In 1989 I was busted with DON & PIC WRH by BTP for hitting the District Line for over 3 days...Other times for racking paint - badly.

Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?

Too many to name but in graff - Seen, Bates, Can2, Daim, Don, Dare (RIP), Revok, Skore,Rough, Dash TFC, Swet, Ekto. I'd be happy to work with anyone who's cool & I couldlearn from.

Cheers for your time PAC, is there anything else you’d like to add?

Thanks! Hope you like my work.

PAC coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.

PimpArtworks Introduces “Ras Le Bol”

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.

PimpArtworks are proud to introduce Ras Le Bol!

How old are you and where are you based?

I'm 30 years old and I’m based in Basel and Berne / Switzerland.

How did you get into Graffiti and what made you start?

It was in the early 90ies as I actively realized the presence of graffiti. I was mainly interested in characters as I was particularly into comics. There was an upcoming discussion in society what made it even more interesting for me and above all, it was off-limits.”

Where did you paint your first piece?

My first one, as many others, was on my local school in Berne. I’m sorry for the janitor, he was a nice one and later on he provided us a wooden wall.



How would you describe your style?



In the course of time, I expanded into stencils and any means of street art, what gave me even more possibility to participate in my urban environment. My style is what I’m capable of expressing what’s on my mind, with these urban art-tools, always to leave a personal mark and something to discover for anyone!




Do you write with any Crews and if so which ones?

In the beginning there was the COA-crew (the circle of abandoneds). But I’m the only one left!



What’s the most bizarre place you’ve left your work?


In the early days we spotted a place along the tracks. As we started to paint, we realized it was a slaughterhouse, where they massacred pigs and other animals the whole night. It stayed a long time in my mind...”




Has your love for graffiti every got you in trouble with the law?

Sometimes we have to run, but always we’re faster!

Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?

Inspiration particularly from the counter-culture movement by Kalle Lasn.to work with: Izolag (Petrolina/Rio, Brasil) / Swet (Copenhagen, DK).

Cheers for your time Ras Le Bol, is there anything you’d like to add?

Cheers back, thanks for having me...!

Ras Le Bol coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.

BITEPROOF Magazine Call for Art

Hello world, the time has come for an open invitation to be sent out for submissions to BITEPROOF Issue 3.

So far BITEPROOF has given you…

1 "Skullduggery, Graverobbery, and a tasteless dash of Taxidermy"
2 "Cybernetics, Dianetics, and a hypodermic of Mutant Genetics"

Issue 3 is to be called…

“AMERICAN LIES, AMERICAN PIES, AND AN INDIGENOUS DOSE OF AMERICAN HIGHS”


In case you don’t know, Biteproof is an independent self-published mag/zine. The running theme for each issue is in its title and by setting its own brief Biteproof is able to bring you new and exclusive work. Biteproof is a way of bringing together a vast array of internationally​ recognised established and new artists from all over the world who require and enjoy more of a challenge than handing over any old piece of work. Please visit ​​​biteproof.​​com for more info.

Biteproof artists have included...
Mr.Gauky, Joey D, Andy Council, The Krah, Luke Drozd, Inkfetish, China Mike, Blam, Cheo, Jenism, Hammotime, Alfa1, Fybe, Keaton Henson, Tosco, Pearpicker, Feekster, Nils Jawa, Wen, The 5683, Alex Woodscalp, Flawn, Eightbit, Avian Security.

The previous issues contained contributions by invite only but this time around Biteproof has the pleasure of extending the offer of being involved to everyone.

Issue 1 and 2 were A6 in size with artists receiving double page spreads. They were limited to 250 copies and included Biteproof specific stickers and postcards.

Issue 3 will now be A5 in size and over 70 pages long with artists work distributed over single pages and double page spreads so it's expected to present up to 50 artists. Demand for the previous issues has been high and this issue will now be limited to 350 copies. The issue will be presented in a pack containing an A3 poster, stickers and other goods.

The submission must be a piece illustrating the title however you wish, be that painted, hand drawn, digital, whatever you like. In full colour if you wish.The deadline for submissions is May 1st. The standard is high so there is no rush. Files should be sent to biteproofmag@​​​yahoo.​​​co.​​​ uk at 300dpi and at A5 dimensions (210mm x 148mm).