Falko One Graffiti

Falko one s street art has taken him from his beloved cape town to singapore dubai and beyond.

Falko one graffiti. South africa s graffiti icon falko one affectionately nicknamed the graffiti godfather grew up in mitchell s plain. Here are three artists doing working to get africa s graffiti community more visibility. Falko one is now known as one of the most important and earliest street artists in the world and if you re lucky enough to track down his paintings many of which are on the sides of buildings or people s homes in poorer neighborhoods he always makes sure it s ok before letting loose you ll find some of the most awe inspiring work on the planet. Falko one the graffiti artist who was raised in mitchelle s plain in the late 80s and early 90s went from painting elephants as a political message to a personal stance.

In 1988 nearing the end of apartheid in south africa grafitti artist falko one began his. Falko has been on the graffiti scene since 1988 when he painted his first wall at westridge high school in mitchell s plain and is regarded as an integral part of the foundation and development of south africa s graffiti scene as to why he chose elephants as his trademark. 19 288 likes 1 825 talking about this. While the artist still believes that elephants symbolise community and care he s turning the message inward.

In search of something closer to home the internationally renowned graffiti artist embarked on a. He got his start in the world of street art in the late 1980s at just 16 years old right before south africa s first democratic elections. 26 5k followers 721 following 999 posts see instagram photos and videos from falko fantastic falko1graffiti. Its about a man that can paint pretty pictures with a spray can.

Falko one is famous all over the world among street art aficionados. Falko was also a member of the crew selected to represent south africa in the international graffiti competition write for gold 2006. To date he has been commissioned for projects including the backdrop for nelson mandela s 79th birthday work for the cape town 46664 concert ad campaigns for major labels such as adidas black flys.