War of the Words says bring back the battle.
Battles have existed since the dawn of crime and could determine the king of a line or the rightful writer of a common tag. The Rson battle at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in the late 90s was an example of a friendly battle between two dope writers writing the same word. Both painted that day, and both rocked their best with opinions on the winner changing between people in the audience. Regardless of who won, each writer’s individual style was on show and would inspire many others.
While this special edition of WOTW won’t feature a head-to-head showdown, the spirit of the battle lives on. In a special presentation, War of the Words founder, Amuseone, will be throwing down a live burner demonstration – showcasing the elements that define true graffiti mastery. Expect style, flow, arrows and doo-dads, all executed with precision and flair.
At 6pm on Saturday 10th May, the creator and producer of ‘War of the Words’, Amuse One, will ask the audience to give him 5 x 5-letter words, all which will be thrown into a hat. He will spend the next 2 hours frantically painting the random word drawn from the hat and Amuse will be drawing on his 33 years of letter bending experience to bring together a graffiti piece that personifies the word drawn.
Come and check it out!
*This event will take place as part of the BSAF 2025 + Meeting of Styles: Launch Party
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