Just a few of the times I’ve been featured in different publications.
Publications are a great way to see exactly where my inspiration lies.
Publications
Three Corners, published by Skore – A photographic history of one of London’s most important halls of fame.
“Respect back then was ingrained in the culture…” – CADE
CADE’s recollections of Three Corners at Angel Islington: “My memory of this amazing spot is hazy at best: I first went there with Can. Our friend Sprog’s dad had a business close by and he’d told us, super excitedly, about this wicked spot.
It would have been around 1985 when we went there for the first time. It was amazing to see pieces by the Vinyl Junkies. Their ‘King Supa’ piece stood out. As did work by London Giants, Eye Catchers, Newave Artz, State of Art, Drome2 and Jap302.
The quality of the work amazed me. Thinking back now, who schooled these writers? How were they so good so early?! I remember meeting a writer called 5Crimes down there and hung out with him. His name was Colin and he had a wicked black book.
Sprog also pieced with Vanz from Kent down there. I also remember seeing the three corners mural on the big wall smashed with torch pen tags long before it was pieced. It looked amazing. Pieces rocked for so long back then. Right until the paint flaked off the walls!! Respect back then was ingrained in the culture”
Old So Kool, published by Paul Pilgrim & Steven O’Hara – The Lost Years: 80’s UK Graffiti
Old So Kool – The Lost Years was released in December 2023. It looks at the best graffiti pieces from the golden era of graffiti, the 1980’s!
Featured within the book are three of my best works from that era.
“The graffiti artists of the 80s painted the backdrop to our youth. Walls, underpasses and trains were adorned with their dazzling, stylish creations and we loved every inch of it – even if the powers that be did not.” – Old So Kool
Old School Black Book – Rob Cute (2023), cover art by Kizmo.
Released in 2023, this book showcases graffiti sketches from a variety of artists, including myself, in the 1980s.
My piece, Blastmaster by Sprog, is a dedication to my favourite Hip Hop MC – The Blastmaster KRS One.
