Mike Giant-Handstyle History Lesson
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- Summer of 2012 had Mike G in NYC for the Klughaus /King Brown show. Mike Giant and I sat down and got personal with his style history. Thanks as always to Mike, the gentle giant, always willing to share.
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This is what I love to see. Culture, history, and passing knowledge from an og to those who wish to learn.
Much love!
Great video. I'm a little younger than Mike & also grew up in the Burque. It's a beautiful but extremely rough city, especially if you were white! Where I lived, I was the minority... During the 80's & until I moved away in early 90's, I remember seeing tons of Cholo writing, placas, roll-calls, it was everywhere & always fascinated me, even as a kid!
Cholo writing has such a rich history & has far older roots than traditional graffiti (which started in Philly).
Most people don't realize how old it actually is... It's older than spray paint!!!
I think it's pretty dope the way many older writers adopted it & some made/make some really nice hybrid scripts. It's definitely quite popular in the West & South West.
I love those fonts & typography in general. I grabbed that book "Flip The Script" the day it dropped (AND I SUGGEST YOU DO TOO)!!! It features so many great hand-styles & alphabets from influential, legendary writers.
I do think it's sad that besides Philly, most cities have not retained their regional hand-styles.
Back in the day, Graffiti was handed down from older writers to younger ones. Not just the letters, but everything about the life & culture, how to appropriate caps from non-spray paint, like "Jifoam" oven cleaner, to use as fat caps & "Testors" for thin-caps, etc.. This was long before you could just order any number of specialized caps online.
As much as I do love having the internet, it's been a double-edged sword for graffiti. It's watered down regional styles, it's given un unrealistic views of who's actually producing the most work in the streets, etc.
However, it's also brought so many writers together who would otherwise have no communication. It's exposed people to styles they may have never seen unless they visited other cities. Obviously, there are many more pros & cons, but I really got off-topic... **The ramblings of an old man...
The point I'm trying to get across: LEARN YOUR HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seamo One - Seamonster - I’m from the 505 myself & we got a good graff scene and great writers down here, I mean it’s not as hype as bigger cities and is cleaned or buffed quickly but there’s some dope graff in NM
I got emotional watching this. To see Mike Giant reference teen angel magazine and credit the cholo style as a major influence to his art makes me proud. Califasx3
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his name is hick...ers!!!! lmao. teen angel wasn't meant for anyone not living that lifestyle. I'm not talking about the art style within, but the publication itself. they were messages hidden within that only those in that world were supposed to know. that's why giant wasn't quickly entrusted with that info.
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I don’t fuck with Skraps but shit this just TH-cam props to you man.
Homie pays homage. Much respect
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@@kvnvlljo6703 wt actual fuck guy
Fuckin right. My favorite artist since a kid! Realest to ever do it
I love how much respect this dude pays to these styles. These styles of fonts and Pixacao are fascinating.
I passed thru Palm Springs a few years back , looked over at the trains and saw a bad ass " Giant " throwup. his throwups are legendary. all style ! nobody can hate on Mike Giant ! he has been out there over 2 decades or more in the yards , getting up !
He's totally right about kids learning handstyles and lettering off the net. Where I'm from there was only 2 other writers in my town before I started and I've basically just tried to morph letters into something new from what I've seen online. I've never had a mentor or even a crew, I like being a lone wolf. Much less stress. Now a days there's probably 15 writers now who are up all of the time, it's taken about 10 years but things are growing and it's nice to see kids progress.
Much love to
Everyone derived their style from something. One of the most unique writers that I ever saw pop up in my city and anywhere was Feeceez. That dude didn’t take those flourishes and all that stuff from anyone I ever saw he created that style himself and it’s fire. tags that look like they’re blasting off into space and shit no one in fl could compete with those hands.
Much respect to the legendary Mike Giant. Thanks for the post, Handselecta.
Man, I wish we could get some more videos like this. I love the book, but these videos are a treasure trove.
Glad you like them!
god damn handstyles for days on end...wizardry
Always and forever respect the GIANT legend mike
GIANT is a Legend! One of my biggest inspirations
It always starts with a handstyle. Mad props to Giant!
so true about learning on the internet n how different it is, compared to having peers and learning a certain unique style
This was beautiful
Found it and actually ordered it, it looks dope! Thanks
Much Respect. A legend.
I've watched this a hundred times
giant got one of the dopest and original handstyles out there
Dope shit that reverse new york style at the end.
Word up son mad ill
This is what mastery looks like.
amazing handstyle
Damn so much respect out here in the 505 la nueva
This guy would be awesome to draw,chill and have a joint with.
this book is gonna be bangin
so cool
where can we get his book of fonts at i really love his artwork and i look up to this dude
Definetly posted a like..Much respect.
Wow this guy has so many styles under his belt.
sick style
mik giant is on my short list for favorite handstyles...It looks like pichacao graf mixed with deep cholo. Love the stuff man, never stop.
love how u know about pichacao, brazillian style graff is the shit.. it lowkey looks satanic to me, lol
not that im into satan or anything. im with Jesu Cristo all day
Bro you got skillz
I was just in an art show with Mr. Went today.
man dude fuk yeah I've always loved it I love seeing it very where I go you know...I'm just getting into it personally and this shit is bad ass fuking inspiring.go hard dude.
whoa thats crazy i just heard a podcast someone else talking about getting their alphabet from the lowrider table of contents page haha
Holy shit that looks so dope!! god damn
Great content
sweet video. there's some pretty bad audio, but I love the ambient soundtrack.
I love the sound of marker on paper
always on top
Whatup, one of your stickers was in a belgian paper this week.
It was a picture of David Bowie i think and next to him was a pole with a sticker saying: "Handselecta Flip The Script"
Sick Style
Mike giant is a hand style legend! If your hating its because you're a wanna be
hardhead208 his hairstyle is stolen from the Mexican American cholo culture ,he's no legend his a fraud ,you must not be from the west coast
he's a good handstyler
@@punckbishlaper6195 his hairstyle yea
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@@punckbishlaper6195 it’s borrowed you cry baby
thx giant
Good luck finding one. Now a days it seems ones so quick to judge because someone got a style online or something when in reality most just have to way to be taught
I like this type
Dudes dope still..
2:50 use that PACHUCO cross ke chingon hahahaha
Raw hand styles. Fucken marker makes me shiver
Nice bro
This guy designed my snowboard.
He does the art for rebel 8
I think of it as urban calligraphy ;)
stalkingself It is urban calligraphy from Mexican American form the Southwest of the United States. It is know as Placas or Cholo writing.
Your dumb as hell ,you white people call everything is non whites URBAN ,it's Chicano arte ,from the streets to the prison ,this guy fake giant is out here stealing culture making money of it ,fuck him
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This shits dope
What song is playing @6:11?
Thats interesting.. any links?
Nice writing Mike cholo style writeing is great also other styles are good also lots practice I can tell.👍💯
Nice
i was the same way got introduced to gang graffiti before any other style
dope
damn... he can write his name for dayz
what type of marker
mike giant is king..hes emulated n then progressed far beyond any biter....every comment on this post is twice as pretentious as it is ignorant
What's up with the flip the script book
Simon carnal!!! Everyone jacks our Chicano/Mexicano culture. At least he says where it comes from!!
Lookit the jealous Losers griping about a culture they know little or nothing about; I doubt you even write... Apart from a few elementary raps on Fb or IG
Boss! 👌🏽
Giant one has some skills.
Anyone know where i can find cholo fonts or alphabets like these on the internet? Resources you could point me towards?
2:00 Chiques!!! That’s Oxnard Ca !!! My home town !
Hahahaha oxnard smells like shit homie.
@@SO10mm just like your mom lame
S/O to the SAVKrew in Oxnard 805.
dope dope dope
Neat
dang, I would love to learn from him and those before him.
You should learn from him cuz you white.
Hm.... U just realized that I had a lowrider mag years ago. It had buggs bunny and daffy in it. Lol now that I know what it was i regret losing it
sorry mate, been living under a rock the last few weeks due to work and very tired due to it, thats why i might actually not see the obvious right now, but what book is this?
How’s New Mexico? How are the caves?
R.I.P Task One aka Sway TXS,CDI,UKS. Albuquerque, New Mexico 505.
That's rite homie!! I heard 'LINK' passed away a few years ago. That fool used get up all over town. Another one I see in almost every bathroom in Burque is 'IRISH'
That's what he said in the beginning....
At 1:56 in the middle right does that say chiques?
yeah
Wish this guy was mentoring me :(
1:42, DOPE.
such a weird head but so good
Legit
pixacao is dope too..kinda simmilar
Kinda sucks to see someone make $ off a style many people have actually died for. But its good to see our culture get positive recognition and he atleast knows the styles origin
Dang if this dude sold black books i would buy one HIS STYLE IF FUCKING SICK
Rebel 8!!!
I still write like this ....
That means c / s?
c/s- MEANS WITH RESPECT.
he paved the way for tags
Harley Faria fuck no,only a internet tagger would say that lol
If I could write like that, I'd do the same..
What type of graffiti is in 4:41 beside the one he's drawing ?
tags/ handstyles
4:07 nice cs
BIG BAD OG LENNOX
so is he in cs or just wrote it for security??
just a random discussion between two toys
"Its crazy that it took a couple of dudes from New Jersey to make a song about graffiti that was started in the Bronx".
-KRS-One on Artifacts-Wrong Side of the Tracks
rip Tame1