C’mon … Montana Paints paid him $1k to be there.   My guess is that Montana Paints really paid $1k against his bail.  Check out his work below:

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​Graffiti artist Jason Williams, also known as Revok, was arrested at an exhibition of his work at a Mid-City gallery and graffiti-art store Sunday, authorities announced.

The 32-year-old, described as a prolific tagger whose moniker has been spotted throughout the region, was nabbed at the 33third shop at 5111 West Pico Blvd. by the Special Problems Team the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department’s graffiti team.

“A probation search of his residence was conducted and several hundred paint cans, spray tips, a fire extinguisher and other implements were found,” states a sheriff’s department release. “In addition to the above, he had a replica LAPD badge, a stolen ‘detour’ sign and digital photos of his graffiti work on his phone.”

Williams was arrested on suspicion of possessing vandalism tools, possessing a counterfeit badge and receiving stolen property. Authorities say he was on probation at the time of the arrest.

Deputies stated that Williams was the star of the Montana Paints-sponsored art show (a flier for the event actually shows Revok as one of many artists) and that he was paid $1,000 to attend. They say he makes money from t-shirt sales and prints and that he was featured in a segment on KABC7 news in recent months.

This is the way to get some attention online and offline.  If your company is interested in following the lead being set by Audi, feel free to get in touch with me.  I work with some artists to address the corporate market.  Graffiti art is a highly effective way to target specific demographics.  Dig the ad below.

No Longer Empty (NLE) is a comprised of arts advocates, curators and artists who orchestrate public art exhibitions in vacated storefronts and properties in New York City. The non-profit organization was conceived as an artistic response to our present economic condition and to revitalize empty spaces and areas around the venues by bringing thoughtful, high-caliber art installations with accompanying programs to the public

Safe way to practice spraying.  Hope they include a way to save and share your pieces with others.  Don’t know how realistic it is, but I like the idea of a Graff Video Game.  I also noticed that Montana is sponsoring the game, which is basically saying that you should practice on the game, then buy Montana cans and go bombing.  Anyway, you can’t blame them for trying to get some advertising.

WiiSpray Teaser from cldfx.com on Vimeo.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.