MontanaCans LOOKBOOK 2021

Born in 1978, NOMAD’s graffiti journey started
in the city of Bremerhaven where experienced
his formative years. Although starting
his graffiti path in 1993, it wasn’t till 1998–
1999 till he took ownership of the name NOMAD while
living in Nürnberg.
Without his awareness, these 5 letters became
the key to his pursuit for continual progression in
the graffiti discipline of letter styles. NOMAD’s path took
him on a style map that not even Google would be able
to plot. With the vigor of the Berlin style writing movement,
NOMAD took his skills, not to the nation’s capital,
but rather, the port city of Hamburg. Which incidentally
due to its strong graffiti community, plays a key
role in the history and future of not only German graffiti
but also, Europe and all over the globe.
← A knowing nod to
the history of graffiti,
and a progressive
need to keep pushing
things forward.
↓ Going from positive
to negative, or negative
to positive, NOMAD
makes it look easy either
way.
↑ The hand and ductus
of NOMAD are
ever-present in his
continually evolving
practice. There is
always a little more
than mear perfection.
Paying homage to those that came
before him, many traditional graffiti
elements such as arrows, clouds,
3D, highlights, or horizontal (train
panel) placement are present in
many phases of his development.
With rebellion at its core, NOMAD’s style is at
times indescribable, and at other times the epidemy
of graphic typography. An arena where graffiti abstraction
meets head-on with some classic typographic
heavyweights. Always heavily loaded with the key color
ingredients of black and white, NOMAD can do with
two cans which few can even conceive. What is for some
a restriction, is to him a challenge. A challenge, that
just like his style experiments, lead him down a road that
can go in any direction. Paying homage to those that
came before him, many traditional graffiti elements such
as arrows, clouds, 3D, highlights, or horizontal (train
panel) placement are present in many phases of his development.
However even if you think you’ve seen it
before, he manages to make it look like no other.
Without his awareness, these 5
letters became the key to his pursuit
for continual progression in the
graffiti discipline of letter styles.
Interview Nomad
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