Interview with Eon75, a spraypaint artist from San Francisco who was influenced in the early stages of his graffiti carrer by the European scene. Eon75 paints with HBT Crew, Team Alosta and WCF Crew.
Where are you based?
I live in San Francisco… and ironically I live on Haight and Ashbury.
When did you begin painting graffiti?
I began painting around 13 years ago… not that long as artists go. How did you get into graffiti and what made you start painting? well I used to live in Gainesville, Florida and at that time we had a lega (semi-legal wall) called the 34th Street Wall, there was always a lot of sority and fraternity text on this big beautiful wall. From time to time crews from Miami, Orlando and Jacksonville would come through and do a nice piece or two, but never a very good concept or intelligent background. Well, one day in '96 Daim and Seemso (Kane7) came through and did a memorial wall for a kid that had died, it was the most amazing piece of art I had ever seen! I walked to the wall the next day and just stared at the characters and the Daim and Seemso pieces, I had never seen graffiti executed with level of precision and mastery. Frankly I didn't even think it was possible. As a result of this I immersed myself in the culture, bought some Kryons and went to the wall the next day and painted my first piece under the name Quad and I have been addicted ever since. The piece was the worst thing I had ever seen but I knew I could do better so I kept painting.
How did you choose the name Eon75?
It stands for "Extermination Of Normality", I used to just write Eon until I found out there was an old school Eon from the bronx back in the 70's so I put the year I was born on the end out of respect to somebody that was there before me.
Do you write under any other names?
I have written under a bunch of different names, some of which are: Quad, Cata, Asco, Eace.
I still use those names from time to time and switch up the style, it's always nice to create a completely different style under a new name… keeps people guessing as to who you are.
Do you write with any crews and if so which ones?
I am proud to say I write with HBT Crew, thanks to Mr Center Ones. I am also part of an amazing talented crew called Team Alosta, I can thank the godfather Waf for that. Team Alosta is just filled with so much talent it is scary! The creative energy that Waf and the rest of crew has is unbelievable! Every time Center and I go back to europe to paint with them in Belgium I am always so shocked by what they are producing! Heaven is found in Waf Graffiti Garden.
Since I've moved to San Francisco I've painted a lot with Lords Crew, thanks to Lord Satyr.
Just recently K2 put me down in WCF Crew. If you know your bay history you know they are! Kaytwo is the man and great mentor or mine.
How would you describe your style?
A bit of the organic funk sci-fi weirdness! I just love to shade so I'm always trying to make my objects look softer and more rounded or add dimension to them by overlaying pieces on top of each other. I study a lot of the forms and laws that nature has produced and from there I gain inspiration and a basis for my organization.
A bit of the organic funk sci-fi weirdness! I just love to shade so I'm always trying to make my objects look softer and more rounded or add dimension to them by overlaying pieces on top of each other. I study a lot of the forms and laws that nature has produced and from there I gain inspiration and a basis for my organization.
If you look at my pieces you always see a rhythm of 3 and there will always be a color balance. If I use blue on one side of the piece, the opposite side will have blue as well to balance out the eye. I'm always looking for a balance and harmony in the piece to let the viewer feel comfortable with what they are seeing.
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