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Living Word Project, Kuumba Lynx and Samurai Graphix present:
The USA's 1st Ever Nationwide Graffiti Battle!
Part I: Harlem, NY (completed)
Part II: Honolulu, HI May 29-30 (completed)
Part III: Chicago, IL July 18
Part IV The Finals: Oakland, CA October 10

The Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle
at the Life Is Living Festival

16 of the Nation's most talented artists will compete for the crown in a live, one-day painting competition. Winner will be flown to Oakland in October to compete in the Finals (approximately $2500 value).

Judges:
1. Stef
2. Heckle
3. Rome Won
4. Slang
5. Estria

Contestants (confirmed to date):
1. Hyde
2. Melon
3. Leks
4. Exhaust
5. Revise
6. Rabies
7. Chucho
8. Rude
9. Zena
10. Debl
11. Like
12. Skol
13. Gloe
14. Jash
15. Mime
16. Tsel

Featuring: • Live paint battle for the Shorties, Hosted by Kuumba Lynx

For more info:
www.estriabattle.com

For up to the minute updates, follow Estria on Twitter twitter.com/estria

About Estria & Samurai Graphix Samurai Graphix is a custom screen print shop in the Bay Area, CA run by Estria. Estria began spray painting in Hawai'i in 1984 and has since painted hundreds of murals. As an influential leader of San Francisco's "Golden Age" of graffiti (1980's), he pioneered painting techniques of characters and scenes. He is one of the originators of the stencil tip, used by graffiti writers to create thin airbrush-like lines. Estria co-founded Visual Element, the EastSide Arts Alliance..s free mural workshop that develops youth into the voice of the people. In 2007 Estria and Jason Mateo founded the Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle. www.estria.com

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Attention Graffiti Writers!

We are accepting submissions for writers to compete in this year's Estria Invitational Graffiti Battles:
• Harlem Saturday, May 9
• Honolulu Saturday, May 29-30
• Chicago Saturday, July 18
• Finals in Oakland, Saturday October 10

We are looking for the best writers who can rock both letters and concepts. Women are highly encouraged to submit their work. Holler with pictures or links to submissions@estria.net. Don't send them to Myspace, we won't receive them here.

For more information, click here. We will post more info as it develops.

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Samurai Graphix for Custom Printing for T-shirts, Sweatshirts, and more! Samurai Graphix has served businesses, schools, non-profits, bands, and independent clothing lines since 2002.

For all you graffiti piecers and production masters, Estria wrote a tutorial on how to make a Skinny Cap/Stencil Tip. It's also in PDF format so you can share it with others.

Estria began spray painting in Hawaii in 1984 and has since painted hundreds of murals. He was an influential leader of the "Golden Age" of graffiti (1980's) in San Francisco, pioneering painting techniques of characters and scenes. He is also one of the originators of the stencil tip, a modified cap used by graffiti writers to create thin airbrush-like lines. Estria has painted in Peru, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Honduras, New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Charlotte and San Francisco.

Since 1993 he has taught graffiti classes and lectured at universities on graffiti's social and political impact. He garnered national attention with his arrest for graffiti in 1994; appearing in CNN, the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, and the National Enquirer.

Estria co-founded Tumis Design in Oakland, California, which develops graphic communications and web applications for non-profits and foundations. Estria's clients prior to Tumis include Sega America, MTV, Toyota, McKesson Corporation, Nokia, the Mills Corporation, President Clinton, and McDonald's.

Estria also co-founded Visual Element, the EastSide Arts Alliance's free mural workshop that develops youth as a voice of the People. He has served the community through his cultural work for over 25 years.

Samurai Graphix is a custom screen-printing company in San Leandro, CA, founded by Estria in 2007 to serve local businesses, bands and schools. He is currently creating screen prints for Hip Hop concerts.

Check out Estria's websites:
• Google Galleries. Full of current murals, limited edition Hip Hop screen prints, and community projects.
• samuraigraphix.com Custom screen printing
• twitter.com/estria
• estria.com
• estriabattle.com
• transistor6.com Full of old murals & burners.
• facebook.com/estria
• flickr.com/photos/estria_murals
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