KRUSH

Born September 27, 1971 in Los Angeles, Krush's initial exposure to Graffiti Art came from seeing the movies "Beat Street", "Wild Style" and discovering the book "Subway Art". Immediately drawn to the colorful, vibrant media of spray paint and the various forms of lettering that were developed in New York City, he dedicated himself to the development of lettering called the "Wildstyle". Inspired by artist's such as Seen, Futura, Lee, Dondi, Phase 2, Dez, Doze, Skeme, kase 2 and many others, he practiced for hours trying to emulate what he saw while developing his own original style, as he knew he would never achieve any respect duplicating somebody else's artwork. In 1986/1987, he embarked on his first trip to the now legendary Pan Pacific, Pico Yard and Jefferson Yard which exposed him to L.A. Graffiti artists such as Riot, Flame, Risk, Dream(SMD), Rise, Soon, Charlie, Rev, Grems, and many others. This first generation of Los Angeles Graffiti artists were a huge influence and set the stage for many others to follow. Around this time, Krush met fellow writers Rage and Wise, and in 1988 all three were invited to join the prominent LA crew "Kings Stop at Nothing" (KSN). Being a member of KSN allowed him to learn from some of the best writers of that time. He began developing his own style of complicated letter forms that intertwined and connected with both balance and originality. In 1990, his good friends Sumet and Tyke introduced him to Eklips and he was invited to join the infamous "Angels will Rise" Crew (AWR). "Everybody learned from each other's strengths and the whole crew was rocking some of the best pieces at the time." AWR still has some of the best writers on the street and, along with it's brother crew MSK, they continue to move graffiti into the future. Currently, Krush continues to paint walls, creates fine art, does freelance Illustration work, and is a graphic designer with Los Angeles firm 71Designteam. He spends his spare time making music.