Female Graff Update - Oktober 2005 - Issue #2 - Catfight Magazine

Female Graff Update - Oktober 2005 - Issue #2
Reports:
The Two Towers, The City of Names and more...
Specials:
Klub 7, Lowlita, Nincompoop

Intro
Catfight #2 is here!!!
In this issue we report on some events that took
place over the summer. There is also a crew special
of Klub7 from Germany. and as usual we have an
update of recent stickers, drawings, bombings and
trains.
It’s so sad the summer is over. The days are getting
shorter but: the nights are getiing longer! To celebrate
the past summer we invited you to send your
holiday photos, so stop reading and start looking at
all the fresh photos inside this issue!
Next issue will hit the internet in Februari.
NOTE: Thanks to the people who bought a Catfight
shirt we are able to move the website to:
www.catfightmagazine.com
Editor: F.Lady
Advertisement hunter: Eva
Design: new in town.nl
You have the right to © this magazine at all time.
Catfight Magazine, Issue #2 October 2005
If you want to support Catfight and place
an advertisement, please contact us at:
eva@catfightmag.tk
Send your artwork, reactions/suggestions to:
Catfight HQ
Spoorlaan 340
5038 CC Tilburg
The Netherlands
or email to: info@catfightmag.tk
- Send us good quality photos of recent artwork.
- Let us know where the picture was taken and
who made the piece.
>If you sent us photos that weren’t published...
don’t hate, just try again
Special thanks for your support:
S, Soma, Lady Wave, Ephameron, SSLL, Me Love,
Mushi, Hariet, P.Bloem, Cash7.

Places to go & Sites to see
ARTBEAT. On November 5th, during the official Museum Night in Amsterdam, Red Bull and a group
of progressive cultural producers from the Post CS building will be throwing a guerrilla event called ART
BEAT. ART BEAT celebrates the kind of arts & contemporary culture that is made by the ‘young and the
unstoppable’ world wide, with or without the approval or recognition of the official art world.
Art Beat will be photographing and documenting the slide show and can send selected participants digital
photos of their work as it is beamed on the building.
Artwork can be mailed to mo@bestcompanyamsterdam.com. Work should be at least 300 dpi.
THE PONY PROJECT. An exhibition of art inspired by every girl’s favorite toy.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 21, 2005. From 7pm to 10 pm
On view: October 21-25, 2005
Location: Milk Gallery 450 W 15 St (corner of 10th Ave), New York, NY 110011
For more information visit:
http://www.theponyproject.com
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Special
An interview with the boys and girls of Klub 7
After some trouble with illegal painting on
moving targets, a crew from Halle/Saale took on
another name; Since there were seven members finding
a name was easy, they called themselves Klub 7.
Seven years later the crew occupation has changed
and the number seven has become more abstract,
like a code.
Who is in the Crew nowadays?
“Dani, Okay, Me, Low, Cash7 and Tower from Berlin.”
How did you start with graffiti/streetart?
“Most of us began doing graffiti in ‘93. The usual: at
first we saw New York magazines, started writing in
notebooks at school, began a Blackbook, from first tags
to the first bombings, Hall of Fame pieces and loose it
went. In 1999-04 came new technologies and tools:
stencils, brush, latexroller, chalk, acryl, stickers, posters
etc. That development was somewhat different for
each one of us. But the reason it all began with graffiti
is to a make a visual urban Sign-bombardment of the
public space. The street as a medium is something
we never take in doubt. Today the street is a large,
inspiring playground for us, our studio in which we
publish our painted pictures and pasted collages.“
“Me: On the street an action is always followed
by a reaction. One can playfully communicate.“
“There we are not there outside the other, that
play with one, it would become boring quickly.
Nevertheless you have a responsibility of that,
what you make out there. Sometimes you must act
sensitive, sometimes furious, otherwise the effect is lost.“
How important is it for you to be in a Crew, how does
it influence your work?
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“It is one of the most important connections in our lives.
We are friends and have fun together. We develop
together, hold together and play together. The KLUB is
absolutely holy: a heart and a soul.
Each one of us has their own characteristic style, their
strong and weak points. Producing new creativity
from that again and again is what makes KLUB7. That
is what makes us strong.”
What is the most important characteristic of streetart
and graffiti for you?
“It’s about characteristic identity that appears in public
space. Making things and showing things.”
To quote BILD: “ I produce, therefore I am!”
Which artists influenced you?
“Primarily we influence and inspire each other. The
Berlin scene also has strong influence on us because
we have many friends there. In the streetart-scene
it’s: GOULD, PICTURE, BOXI, PABO, F*CK YOUR CREW,
AEM, CACTUS CREW, LINDA’S-EX to name, 6@rtist
and NOMAD. If it concerns writing, BLAZE and THIEF
momentarily have a strong influence on us, because
they are taking over Halle/Saale in Berlin-style! Our
influences change however. In 1999 it were painters
from Prague, like CODE, PUZE, CAKES, ROMEO and
PATHE21 that strongly inspired us. Pull that on the
basis of we however out of our characteristic crew.“
What do you do in everyday life?
“Most of us study design. The others are already artists,
freelancers and unemployed.”
What is your favorite music when you are making
graffiti/stickers?
“I really like THE DOORS if I am creative. Most of us
listen to electronic music: Aphex Twin, Autechre,
Erlend Oye, Yards of all ions, GusGus, internationally
pony Peter light, Pitchtuner, The streets, GRAFFITI07,
but also Isaac Hayes And Curtis Mayfield are good
too.“
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Bits & doo dats
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Legal Walls
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Walls
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The Two towers - Rotterdan, The Netherlands
At the opening of the cultural season in Rotterdam two towers
emerged. The battle of Antwerp vs. Rotterdam began. The Belgian
team had more players from the fine arts background and the Dutch
team was more graffiti based. Both towers became a huge visual
collage after three days af hard work, sweat and rain. Above you see
images of both towers.
Photocredits: P.Bloem and Ephameron
City of names - Berlin, Germany
In August a group of 30 graffitiwriters and
street-artists from Berlin and other Europen cities,
built a small city with the help of interested
residents and neighbourhood kids. They built a
city of Letters and Names.
The project was organised by Zasd and Akim. It
was a simple idea; What would happen if graffiti
writers would build a city?
Relevant websites: www.backjumps.com
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Project Steiger - The Netherlands
Text & photos by Ephameron
The idea was to put lit billboards on one side of
a small alley running next to the river Rotte,
because of the unsafe feeling the
residents had when walking there.
Hence, the project theme was: “safety”.
My artwork was chosen to be featured, along
with 17 other designs. It’s title is “Curfew”,
and it shows a night scene with a street in the
background, and a pair of arms gesturing at a
wristwatch. I thought it would be funny to draw
something about curfews, because I feel related
to the fear of walking somewhere at night. So
this raises a question: Maybe it’s better to stay
home after dark instead of feeling threatened by
the shadow of a stranger?
Still Living Life - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Text & photos by SSLL
My friend Mike spotted a van outside that was in
need of some painting. The german owner
said it was okay, so within no time me and my
friends were painting the van. It was crazy. When
we were done painting we asked the
owner what he thought of the result. He liked
it all, except for the character that Afresh made on
the back of the van: “It iz tzu happie”.
We had fun the rest of the night with that phrase.
After the owner left, Nol started painting depressed
flowers and Afresh made another character
only this time in lovely happy pink. Mike climbed
on top of the van and painted the phrase ‘I’m not
happy’.”
Relevant websites: www.fotolog.net/SSLL
Relevant websites: www.ephameron.com -
www.enterthemothership.com
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Legal walls
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Cover: Me Love(DE)
2 Intro, Photo: Inside the U-bahnhof of “The City Of Names”
3 Places to go & Sites to see
4 Background: Ephameron, F.Lady(NL),
AMK(PL), Angel(IT), Numi(ES),
Tiger(SE), Ephameron(BE)
5 Angel(IT), SusieQ(NL), Claw(US), Hariet(DE),
Wave(DE), Must(NL), Fever(CAN), Jain-Diva(NL)
6 Dona(DE), Mushi(FR), Me Love(DE),
Elise(NL), Ladybug(IT), Elise(NL), Dona(DE),
Mushi(FR), Mosta(AT), Microbo(IT), Elise(NL)
7 Nincompoop(FR)
8-9 Klub7(DE)
10 -11 Melina Rodrigo(US), Hariet(DE), Hariet-Nomad(DE),
Microbo(IT), Hariet(DE), Me Love(DE),
Amyck(PL), Nincompoop(FR), Stoul(FR), Hariet(DE)
12 Mosta(AT), El(LT), Laïa(ES),
Meg(NL), F.lady-Mickey-Meg(NL), Numi(ES),
Mushi(DFR), Mosta(AT), Indie(CAN),
MSX(NL), Laïa(ES), Waleska(UK)
13 Laïa(ES), Candi(FR), Dona(DE),
Laïa(ES), Numi(ES), Daphne(NL),
Dona(DE), Foxy(DE), Mosta(AT), Numi(ES), Jain(NL)
14 Lowlita(NL)
15 Action
16 Soma-Mace(CH), Angel(IT), Jain-Diva(NL),
Else(FR), Bule(FR), Angel(IT),
H2O(PT), Else(FR), H2O(PT)
17 Claw(US), Candi(FR),
Else(FR), Claw(US),
H20(PT), Monie(DE),
Fifl(SE), H20(PT), Angel(IT)
18 Ephameron&Friends(NL),
Fiona&Babbo(DE),
Ephameron-..-..-Miss Van(NL),
SSLL(NL)
20-21 Spice-Duna-Wax, MadC(DE)
Dunya(PT), Mickey(NL), Fever(CAN), Burn(RUS),
Wave(DE), Junek(DE), Bule(FR), Junek(DE),
Wave-Fany-Ream(DE)
22 Olive(US), Ephameron(BE), Elise(NL),
Mosta(AT), Wiggah(UK),
Microbo(IT), SSLL(NL), Hariet(DE), Olive(US),
Elise(NL), Soma-Mace(CH), Amyck(PL)
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24 H20(PT), Must(..),
Must(..), Girl(NL), Laia(ES),
Angel(IT), Angel(IT),
Bule(ES), Angel(IT),
TRW(IT), Duna(AUS?)

Steel
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