The godfather of graffiti was said to be Vaughan Bode, a friend and classmate of the founders of Perihelion Science Fiction -
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.you can see Bode's influence in a lot of current graff/street art
.i was fortunate to participate in a group show with his son Mark Bode
.the work is very similar yet completely their own
.GREAT POST🎈
I love their works
Thank you very much for your support @carolkean
@coralkean, I beg to differ with your facts on that. Being a graffit artist of 20+ years myself, ive had the opportunity to teach the history of graffiti art on many occassions in my workshops.
Yes, graffiti was (and still is) heavily influenced by Bode's work (i even have a Junkwaffel tattoo) , but he certainly wasnt to godfather of graffiti. The Bode's (both Vaughn and Mark) have worked along side the graffiti world with Mark even painting with some of the worlds best. To the best of my knowledge, Vaughn didnt actually paint.
Most graffiti artists refer to Richard "Richie" Mirando aka Seen as the godfather of the art. While he wasnt the pioneer, he certainly made a name for him self with an artistic career on the trains spanning 16 years.
He's also famously known for being the first to hit the Hollywood sign