Artist Never Satisfied

Never Satisfied (b. Brooklyn, NY), is a street / graffiti artist which is inspired by graphic design typography. He grew up in the graffiti community and found it a source of constant inspiration. He generally don’t like to differentiate between graffiti and street art, but states clearly there are differences.

"It’s really all in the same realm. Generally, there’s too much tension, jealousy, and hate among writers. I now find myself more among “street artists.” But before anyone coined the term “street art,” I had plenty of friends who I painted with who fit the “street artist” description, and at the time I just saw them as a person I painted with who didn’t do letters. I also enjoy painting legal walls. To a lot of the writers back in Atlanta, I’ve turned into an “art fag.” But that’s okay. I’m proud, in fact, to be called an “art fag.”

I’ve always been good at drawing since I was a kid. Then I hit my skater punk days and stopped drawing for a while. I began tagging on things when I was 14 or so. A girl in high school cheated on me, and I got a laugh out of writing the word “Trust” everywhere. At the time I didn’t think it was something I was going to get so hooked on, and I definitely did not think of all the politics behind what I was doing. After a few “name changes,” I did my first actual “piece” under a bridge when I was 16.

Never Satisfied
Never Satisfied — Photo © Rachel Escoto

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