New York's most wanted graffiti artist is unmasked... as a retired NYPD cop
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[QUOTE]After years of tracking one of the most prolific graffiti artists to hit New York City subways in the last 30 years, police have finally unmasked the vandal, only to learn that he used to be one of them.
Steven Weinberg has been identified as the graffiti artist who goes by the name 'Neo' whose work began appearing in the 1980s.
Much of the sightings of Neo tags are based in Queens- where Mr Weinberg lives- but also have been spotted on up to 16 different train lines throughout the city.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2058326/New-Yorks-wanted-graffiti-artist-Neo-retired-NYPD-cop-Steven-Weinberg.html[/url]
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I've seen some of this guys work, pretty good stuff.
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;45660669]Is he the one?[/QUOTE]
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He looks to have gained some weight
They really wasted manpower and time on this?
[QUOTE=SnakeHead;45661130]They really wasted manpower and time on this?[/QUOTE]
If there was no law enforcement for this kinda thing, every surface in the city would look like a high school bathroom stall wall.
He was only -30 years away from retirement.
I wonder how he became an graffiti artist
Maybe once ago when he was cop he caught one boy spraying graffiti and saw how beautiful it was
Instead of capturing him he started to walk around with him and eventually he started to learn from the boy doing graffiti's himself till he become great artist. The student who bested out master :v:
[QUOTE=Mitchel.;45661330]I wonder how he became an graffiti artist
Maybe once ago when he was cop he caught one boy spraying graffiti and saw how beautiful it was
Instead of capturing him he started to walk around with him and eventually he started to learn from the boy doing graffiti's himself till he become great artist. The student who bested out master :v:[/QUOTE]
If he started in the 80's, he probably was a tagger before he was a cop.
That's awesome
[QUOTE=Mitchel.;45661330]I wonder how he became an graffiti artist
Maybe once ago when he was cop he caught one boy spraying graffiti and saw how beautiful it was
Instead of capturing him he started to walk around with him and eventually he started to learn from the boy doing graffiti's himself till he become great artist. The student who bested out master :v:[/QUOTE]
That was the sappiest thing I've ever read. It says in the article he was tagging his name before he became a cop and he claims he stopped then.
Doesn't look like he did anything particularly interesting, just tagging.
The latest tag they're accusing him of doesn't look much like his though. I'd be inclined to believe that wasn't his and that Neo's more likely just a common nickname.
This is from 2011. Interesting nonetheless. Honestly as others have said it isn't really good art, just tags.
[QUOTE=Sir Colton;45664347]it isn't really good art, just tags.[/QUOTE]
what? tags can be pretty technical. what is 'good art' to you?
[QUOTE=Mitchel.;45661330]I wonder how he became an graffiti artist
Maybe once ago when he was cop he caught one boy spraying graffiti and saw how beautiful it was
Instead of capturing him he started to walk around with him and eventually he started to learn from the boy doing graffiti's himself till he become great artist. The student who bested out master :v:[/QUOTE]For a second I thought you were trying to make some grafitti-spinoff of Breaking Bad.
[QUOTE=.Lain;45664655]what? tags can be pretty technical. what is 'good art' to you?[/QUOTE]
I totally agree with you. In fact they never really use the words good, they just say "prolific" and "most wanted", which is very accurate. Another article said "Graffiti legend" which I felt wasn't accurate. His tags aren't at all better than most that I see on the train into Philadelphia. I do agree that tags can be amazing, and have seen some great ones myself.
Anyone else expecting Banksy?
[QUOTE=PleaseHelp;45664889]Anyone else expecting Banksy?[/QUOTE]
He's from the UK, dude.
I wonder if him being a former cop helped him tag without being caught for so long. I mean, since he would know some of their procedures, tricks, and methods.
I'm going to go and say that the tag in 2009 wasn't his. I'd put money on it being some shitty toy who doesn't already know that someone else uses/used the name neo. At least learn a little about the artists from your area to avoid shit like this.
[QUOTE=SnakeHead;45661130]They really wasted manpower and time on this?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;45661182]If there was no law enforcement for this kinda thing, every surface in the city would look like a high school bathroom stall wall.[/QUOTE]
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yeah it's kind of a big deal
[QUOTE=notlabbet;45662013]If he started in the 80's, he probably was a tagger before he was a cop.[/QUOTE]
It even says so in the article.
I like graffiti art and tags, it makes cities look less boring. Unless its something wank
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yeah it's kind of a big deal[/QUOTE]
That actually looks really nice, id love to see it under a uv light.
all the graffiti around where i live consists of bollocks like people spraying badly drawn dicks and barely legible YOLOs everywhere, writing their own names in sharpie, or simply throwing cans of paint over walls/cars.
[QUOTE=fulgrim;45671591]That actually looks really nice, id love to see it under a uv light.
all the graffiti around where i live consists of bollocks like people spraying badly drawn dicks and barely legible YOLOs everywhere, writing their own names in sharpie, or simply throwing cans of paint over walls/cars.[/QUOTE]
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How could i forget the classic deformed swastika? :v:
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Oh god
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