Interview: SEEN

The godfather of graffiti speaks to us about his love for the past and makes his mark in the streets of Hong Kong

[@demontongue9893]

would love someone like joe rogan to give this guy a full 3 hour interview on his life.

[@vandl107]

Would be cool for sure.

[@AusRapArchives]

Oh man him and cap

[@billnye8143]

Dont insult Seen with Rogans bìç& a§ let Rogan keep interviewing internet gurus

[@zew1414]

There's a few guys I'd live to see in Hoes show! Dondi would have been absolutely perfect for the show! Randomly met him and Ad-Rock in NYC in 1997 just sitting on a porch. And for 10 minutes they respectfully spoke with me, I learned so much shit about The Scene that I never knew before! He was a true professor! RIP Dondi. ✌️

[@cjbunker8889]

💯

[@myzer1hc]

I Remember seeing his name on the #6 train in the Bronx.

[@PanchoLopez-bb6ll]

SEEN!! is the true pioneer of graffiti art!! he is the master of masters!! it's so true what he said on the last 20 seconds just like a super hero no one knew his true identity

[@derpyy4577]

Pancho Lopez calm down

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

I always loved his part in Style Wars, how he was schooling that young kid with so much charisma and authenticity. Dopeness.. purity has died

[@sselluosssll987]

Seen and duster

[@matthewbrown6628]

I still remember as a kid looking at "Spray Can Art" and being shocked seeing him paint the Hollywood sign in California.

[@AlexHernandez-tc6qb]

He's very right the ends the clip saying that mysterious element is gone and it is. I was writing in the 90s and even back then that element was fading. Too many people out tagging wanting attention no matter what kind of attention they just want it. Like these media whores who post shit all the time. Everybody wants attention that's why we all have social media. To be authentic and true to graffiti you stay quiet and silent and write. You get up and shut the fuck up that's it. When you pass by someone and they point and you hear them ask out loud about your art and you pass by smiling and keep to yourself. Yup that's graffiti at its purest form.

[@JonahWoods]

+Lida Mam What if you're posting to a seperate account where it's just your graff? Not connected to you in any way.

[@ricolaw2571]

+Lida Mam It is. but rarely are people pure. I mean think about it. You are doing something illegal. Whether or not you feel it should be is a moot point. And criminals love to talk about their exploits. I've been into Graffiti for the quite some time. although I took a break for 4 years due to a vacation in Iraq. Recently I want to get back into it. But still only 4-5 people know who the names writer actually is. I don't feel like "hey this is pure" I feel like this is being a smart criminal.

[@aime1graffiti818]

I think seen was talking about hos own art ''the pureness'' is gone because he's no longer a small writer when everything was new and mysterious... now to him that ''magic'' aspect of wrinting is gone... but on the other hand he gets to still paint and he as already grey hair. and even more by compromising his anonymous stance he can pass on to other writers that are anonymous all that knowledge he has and that passion. cause he has a lot of passion and love for graffiti, to me that's tru graffiti right there. god bless him

[@alicemangam23]

+Rico Law. I am glad you came back from your vacation. Thank You for your service Sir.

[@mzelster]

I met seen on the train going to the Bronx. I had my black book with me and he asked to see it. I didn't know who this guy was but I though he was a cop cuz he was white and asking to see my book, but I let him see it he saw some pieces and then turned to a blank page and did a throw up on that page. Then when I saw the name I knew who he was cuz of the name. It was meeting a star. He was maybe a couple years older than I was , so he was probably 20 at the time

[@DR-xt9ux]

Worth money 💰 now I hope you still have that

[@mzelster]

@@DR-xt9ux i wish. igot stolen when i gave my black book to another graffiti artist and then he got jumped and his bag was stolen

[@superskullis]

"The pureness of it is gone."

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

In almost everything nowadays. Every subculture has died in many ways.

[@kangarojack3814]

I just wanna go back in time for the weekend an go bombing with em in NY in the 80s love to hit up the subway

[@atlemartoresonfjeldstad4557]

The pureness never went away. He just hangs out with art critics and old school writers too much. The kids are still experiencing it from the pureness aspect.

[@exemptexploration6722]

@@atlemartoresonfjeldstad4557 I got back into graff and im in my early 30s.. feeling is still the same if not hyped more because the net is blowing up graff.

[@atlemartoresonfjeldstad4557]

@@exemptexploration6722 Late 30`s here and got back in 3 years ago. My can control is down but my passion is up. Started doing some mini bombing as well. It`s fun.

[@12sem12]

What he says the last 30 seconds is so true

[@dawudyelton1392]

i remember seeing seen ezo sae sen 4 laroc ja jaone cope2 and many others growing up in nyc in the late 70's-80's and i wish i could remember more...those were the days and now is the time for everyone to get their shine dj d-fine 87 thru 89...

[@Its_Mik3]

True Legend. Period.

[@ESTYMANAGRANIATV]

SEEN IZ A TRU LEGEND OF GRAFFITI ART NEXT 2 PHASE 2

[@pavlestanimirovic]

I have a lot of his original MTA work on canvas ! Love it !! I used to see him while I was Stealing Manhattan!!

[@bondwin7025]

Seen is one my favorite writer in NYC. 80's to 2022.

[@deeznuttsinyermoutholdscho2919]

true bronx legend the 80's were the best timed

[@DR-xt9ux]

He is a Legend I never met him but seen is the best I remember him back in early 80s blew my mind seeing his work

[@user-cg5jv7bl6n]

Завидую тем кто стояли у истоков граффити, тогда это был вызов, сейчас это стало популяризированным мэйнстримом. Комерцией, пусть и с многими хорошими художниками. Эпоха ушла, сильно претерпел в своём виде.

[@thug4life440]

Godfather of Graff! Remember seen doin the Hollywood sign in the Subway art book I had to Gank from the library!- WORD 2 SEEN. LEGEND.

[@prodbykaji]

I have been doing graffiti since i was around 7 Wow

[@lisapinto8886]

Wow ! And do not ever leave and this is from someone that's a Bkllyn native . God bless you !

[@alonsopaso2378]

Thank You Godfather of Graffiti And Trainlegende Grafitti can never die 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟✌️✌️✌️

[@DAlienzombie]

Props to Stan Lee n guys *a lot* SEEN made me paint cans n gave subs to my drawing crew back in the days like Warhol history. A good lesson, settled my RAGE...

[@jecamenes9580]

THERE IS ONLY ONE ALL OUT KING STILL DOING HIS THING.AND THATS SEEN UA NYC BRONX.I LOVE HIS SHIT JECA MAASSLUIS NL MIMAS

[@boogiel01]

Hand of Doom

[@DsDHustla]

Love his comic pieces i would definitely buy some

[@repliedreplied5552]

If ya

[@thug4life440]

Seen is the O.G cheech Wizard!

[@searching2024]

SEEN UA is left handed....just noticed that watching style wars again...

[@MeatHusk]

Respect these dudes

[@jerikcoone6957]

A pillar of one one of the four elements of the whats raw always look to the floor.

[@robertlee7692]

Totally Pro dude😺

[@monogramadikt5971]

what a great man, he smashed it from every angle

[@matthewbrown6628]

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

[@igraffiti5443]

Seen graffiti legend !

[@davidjohn8795]

Pure legend does he still have a tattoo shop I would love to get a tat from seen

[@kevinforeman4485]

It's in the Bronx.

[@delucas66]

True legend here in The Bronx aka MAD his other name

[@SHARPEYE1]

Seen the goat

[@og1065]

Real legend

[@Aesop101]

LEGEND

[@chiefbusybee253]

Mad Seen 👑

[@Gr1mdeadgod]

anyone else watching this for school during online school

[@jay909ie]

The thumbnail looked like roy from shipping wars lol

[@aime1graffiti818]

boss , just saw him on style wars still the same, tru cat

[@idubbzz7790]

he was on counting cars lol

[@southpawscientific4122]

southpaw!

[@druha10304]

i think one day banksy will expose himself hahaha

[@Jacobs-pillow]

+druha10304 Fuck Banksy

[@Jacobs-pillow]

+craig styles Banksy's a fucking stencil jerk..There's thousands of these twits globally that all think there shit don't stink..You my friend are one the clueless..Go back to banksy land

[@druha10304]

craig styles are you mad that banksy got all the fame

[@moonster5895]

+druha10304 if you are a fan of banksy then you're just a toy

[@aime1graffiti818]

that would be cool and he would be like fuking millionaire then. but I guess he already makesa lot of money even anonymous he has some art dealers that work with him I heard... so he best stay like that an d avoid teh hordes od haters and fans... who needs that shit right? Ii'm more a graffiti guy and I don't think banksy is street art. I think he's straight up tru graffiti. just add the dots and you'll see for yourself. like society turned banksy into that ''street art idol'' shit that's not his fault. maybe he's a douchebag or whatver lol so are many writers who cares. to me he's a writer he's part of graffiti.

[@spinhellblackoktober5409]

eleven y.o. 👑

[@manylittlefish693]

Holy crapnoodle!!

[@jairosanchez4088]

as the song is called background

[@jairosanchez4088]

as the is called background

[@abeochoa1446]

I wish rammellzee was still around-paz

[@matthewbrown6628]

That guy was a character! 😂😂😂

[@sadtv6968]

Yo he alive rii why krsone said rest in peace

[@darontaymcclendon9936]

East coast king

[@repliedreplied5552]

Not every big writer be showing themselves online n sheit

[@thebrotherhood5692]

avocado

[@miguelgarcia5872]

Seen el chaman

[@patricksargent5718]

PSYCHO 73

[@druha10304]

i was a kid looking for who the fuck is that , and this and that , and i still dont know who the fuck they are

[@Jacobs-pillow]

+druha10304 You still are a kid you fucking toy

[@wouter0freericks]

is seen sober or drunk ?

[@alejandratorres9485]

as the song is called

[@JorgeGarcia-sr5gs]

Vio la luz y se convirtió en Jesucristo del lsd

[@shrekshreker3758]

Ain't gonna be brown, ain't no WAY

[@3ogsb]

Did seen have a stroke?

[@kanokadafi]

nope

[@johnnybiggunz1141]

SEEN...PJ...DUSTER... ALL THOSE GUYS WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIMES IN THE EARLY 80S.. I THOUGHT BLADE AND COMET GOT MORE ATTENTION .. DONT KNOW WHY...THE UA CREW WAS 100 TIMES BETTER AND MORE TALENTED...

[@wsu1382]

Much better then the snitch COPE2

[@jodeanwimbly450]

how old is seen.

[@sp00kyman80]

53 years old, according to wikipedia (born in 1961)

[@malt7998]

that means he started writing back in 1972. True King !

[@kangarojack3814]

duh nigga u didnt see ''style wars'' documentary back in the 70's all the legends was in that bitch an seen he was young asl

[@prodbykaji]

Sp00ky man wow

[@jakester3876]

The so called godfather of graffiti is a BITER!!! Paint something original for a change instead of copying someone else's work

[@oreocarlton3343]

Who has he bite from? Everyone bites to some extent but seen Always had original and crisp style

[@Restinpeacetompenny]

6 month vacation that’s my probation!

[@zew1414]

For, I don't know..maybe 28 years now, I have NEEDED to know the story behind the Hollywood Joint! That piece is definitely the perfect example for the phrase Out For Fame.... When I saw it in 9th grade, I went all in in the the NJ/NYC Graffiti scene and have never looked back almost 3 decades later. So big thanks to Seen for lighting that fire in my heart! Zew1.FR.OUT.OX.SGK.666. Newark, NJ 💪✌️