Acclaim approached POSE for this interview during his recent visit to Australia.
Words by Sean Irving.
Pose is a graffiti writer with two decades in the game. The Chicago born writer has witnessed firsthand some of the definitive moments in the subculture’s recent history. From the emergence of the Clean Train movement that shook Chicago’s transit system, to the explosion of street art that brought discussion about the place for graffiti firmly into the mainstream. He recently made a whirlwind visit to Melbourne as part of the Cooper’s ‘After Dark’ project, we caught some time with him over a few patriotic beers to chat about his involvement in the scene, it’s development, and what the future holds for the culture as a whole.
When did you get started?
Around ’92, something like that. Back then I never thought that I’d still be doing this shit. Most of my friends who I started with aren’t, and I definitely never thought I’d be getting opportunities to fly around and paint with other people. It’s a totally different world now, things have just sort of blown up and opportunities are endless. I’m stoked man, ever day is like a freebie right now.
When did you get down with MSK guys?
In 2006 or something like that. I’ve known a lot of the guys for a while; it’s a small world. A lot of those guys have been pushing it really hard for a long time, so as like-minded individuals you kind of end up painting together. Guys like Rime I’d met and painted with a bunch, and we’ve always been in a lot of different crews along the way. I feel really privileged to be in MSK, they’re like the only people I know who feel exactly the same way that I do about this shit. We all sort of support each other. Everyone is really progressive and they’re really pushing the envelope, it’s fresh.
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