Totem TC5

Black Book Graffiti Drawing Tg Throw Up Practice Personal Journal by TC5 x Totem x Psycho x ZiNk x Delk x Comet x Kaws Modern Street Pop Tag, Doodles, Drawings, Paintings & Thought Artwork. 1994 Signed Tagged Original Marker, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Sticker, Mixed Media Drawing Graffiti, Black Book Size 8.5x11.  Various Artists Graffiti Blackbook, c. 1994 Hardcover sketchbook with artist's original tags and signatures 11 x 8-1/2 x 1 inches (27.9 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm) A hardcover sketchbook with various artists' original tags and signatures, including Kaws, ZiNk, Psycho Seen TC5and Totem from the TC5 Crew. There are a bunch of fill color drawings, tons of tags & marker art, some personal scraps, old phone numbers, hangout locations, ideas and private info about the crew. 50 Pages & the Cover Full of Drawings (There are also many blank pages). Also Includes IBM, Squad One, Pilot, MPV. Black Book Graffiti Journal by TC5 x Totem x Psycho x ZiNk x Kaws This black book sketch journal from 1994 captures an extraordinary moment in graffiti history, representing a convergence of style, rebellion, and creative experimentation by some of the most influential members of the TC5 graffiti crew. The 8.5 x 11 inch hardcover book is not simply a sketchpad but a deeply personal archive of raw street energy. The journal includes vibrant marker renderings, sticker layering, detailed character illustrations, fill-ins, throw-up drills, personal notes, and signed tags from core members like Totem, Psycho, ZiNk, Delk, Comet, Seen and Kaws. The book also includes aliases and side crews such as IBM, MPV, and Squad One, providing a layered snapshot of interconnected graffiti subgroups active in New York City during the golden age of black book culture. Tag Evolution and Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork The entries in this journal reflect the fusion of graffiti’s traditional wildstyle aesthetics with the graphic sensibilities that would come to influence Street Pop Art. Each page reveals a combination of practice and performance: tag outlines sharpened to perfection, psychedelic fill-ins, collaged flyer scraps, and character doodles full of humor and attitude. Artists like ZiNk and Psycho demonstrated their technical prowess in dimensional letterforms while simultaneously layering them with playful characters and surreal backdrops. Kaws’s early lettering tag, found here under FC and TC5, shows the nascent influence of his cartoon-fusion iconography that later became a signature in fine art and commercial crossover platforms. Legacy of the Black Book Format Black books were the heart of graffiti culture long before digital archives. They were traveling galleries, practice arenas, and intimate communication platforms among writers. This particular journal’s inclusion of personal tags, secret locations, phone numbers, and emotional reflections reveals graffiti as more than exterior expression—it was an interior life. Totem’s aggressive handstyle, Delk’s stylized urban iconography, and Comet’s classic wildstyle fragments reflect years of train-line experimentation brought onto paper. MPV and IBM frequently appear scrawled across sticker surfaces and borders, and while IBM's specific meaning in the context is still ambiguous, it consistently appears next to trusted tags and carries the weight of crew respect. Cultural Weight and Collector Significance This journal functions not only as a record of TC5’s peak graffiti years but also as an artifact of a cultural shift toward stylized Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. The high saturation of media—hand-drawn lettering, collaged music flyers, branded pop references like Richie Rich and Nervous Records, and customized stickers—marks this black book as a multidisciplinary cultural object. In today’s art market, such journals are revered for their honesty, rawness, and the insights they offer into the private side of graffiti’s most public artists. The handstyle signatures from Kaws, Psycho, ZiNk, and Totem in particular make this a museum-worthy record of graffiti’s transformation from train to gallery wall.

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Blue Splash Original Acrylic Spray Paint Painting by Totem TC5 One of a Kind Artwork on Canvas by Street Art Pop Artist. 2021 Signed Acrylic Paint & Spray Paint Painting Original Artwork Size 12x9 Blue Splash by Totem TC5 – Original Acrylic and Spray Paint Artwork in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork Blue Splash is a 2021 original 12 x 9 inch painting on canvas by Totem TC5, a renowned name in the world of graffiti who has mastered the art of handstyle, form, and visual precision. Created with both acrylic and spray paint, this one-of-a-kind artwork reflects Totem’s commitment to bold typographic execution and high-energy composition. The piece centers on his signature name in a thick, white stylized handstyle, outlined in vibrant blues and accented by organic cloudbursts of green, grey, and tan. The lettering structure is balanced and confident, revealing years of discipline in maintaining flow, symmetry, and rhythm within a wildstyle aesthetic. The explosive colors and layered sprays surrounding the name create the effect of motion and resonance, turning the name into both icon and impact. Graffiti Lettering and Mastery of Form Totem TC5 is widely respected for his ability to stretch and shape traditional graffiti letterforms into dynamic compositions that hold tension, balance, and identity. In Blue Splash, the letters of his name are thick and angular, built with clean edges and spatial consistency. The decision to execute the name in bold white allows it to dominate the composition while allowing the colored outlines and fills to create a sense of depth and shadow. This piece is not just a tag—it is an architectural arrangement where each letter interacts with the next like a dancer frozen in motion. The use of multiple shades of blue to build the name’s outline adds weight and layers to the visual experience, reinforcing Totem’s status as a style technician with roots in the discipline-heavy culture of early New York writing. Color Theory, Energy, and Visual Movement The background of Blue Splash is more than a color field—it is a visual echo of graffiti’s physical act. Spray paint creates a haze of overlapping green, grey, and pink clouds that interact with the blue field beneath, forming a pulsating surface of mark-making and gesture. This color composition reinforces the name’s energy, almost like a sonic burst radiating from the center. The slight speckling and variation in opacity suggest layers of paint applied with speed and control, capturing the immediacy of street production while locking it into the permanence of a studio canvas. Totem’s use of controlled chaos in the backdrop amplifies the deliberate geometry of the letters, offering both rawness and polish in a unified frame. Legacy and Style in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork As a member of the legendary TC5 crew, Totem holds a respected place in graffiti lineage. His name is associated with innovation, versatility, and elevated craftsmanship, qualities that Blue Splash embodies through every stroke. This artwork is not only a display of graffiti style—it is a reflection of tradition, evolution, and identity. In the context of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, Blue Splash captures what graffiti does best: transforming the personal into the iconic, the ephemeral into the permanent, and the name into a visual architecture of energy and culture. This piece is a collector’s opportunity to own a concentrated burst of graffiti excellence, signed in spray and built in legacy.

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