C100
c100atelier.com, IG @christian_hundertmark
In 2016 C1000 founded the artist duo “Layer Cake” with his fellow artist friend Patrick Hartl. Together they brought out the book “The Art of Writing Your Name – Urban Calligraphy and beyond“ in 2017. (source: c100atelier.com)
CALIFORNIA NEW
Popular disco (with afternoon parties for teenagers) in the early 1980s in the University district Schwabing, being a regular hangout and meet up for the first generation of young break dancers and graffiti artists.
CANE
Part of the first generation, Cane was known in the mid 1980s for spreading his tags across town.
CANE
CANS AND CO.
cans-and-co.de, IG @cans.and.co
Founded in 2002 by Paul Heus, Cans and Co. is an independent graffiti and streetwear store based in Munich. It is well established in the scene and regularly contributes to events such as the yearly graffiti battle held at Kunstlabor2's Block jam. Theresienstrasse 55, 80333 München.
CATS
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CEMNOZ
Cemnoz, a veteran of the Munich graffiti scene often described as "King," became famous quickly for his characters and his distinctive "bones" style. He was also very active early on at the Dachauer flea market, where he became a member of the famous MilchBubiGuys and FBI crew.
Cemnoz is now a highly respected figure in the German and international urban art scene. Since the mid-1980s, he has been involved in promoting and developing street art and graffiti in Munich. In 2024, Theorie des Style- Die Befreiung des Alphabets, which he co-authored with Don M. Zaza and Cheech in 1996, was published in German for the second time and in English for the first time.
CHASE 2
IG @tassilosussmann
Chase2 started early in 1984 as part of the first generation of Munich graffiti artists, most notably leaving his pieces at the Dachauer flea market grounds. Today, besides graffiti, Chase works successfully in scenery painting, stage design- and decorative-painting for the film, television and advertising industry.
CHEECH H
Part of Munich's first generation of style writers, Cheech started graffiti in 1983. Even before the legendary Geltendorfer train, which he had painted with six friends in 1985, Cheech had sprayed a train previously by himself, a panel on an S-Bahn train in Herrsching in the summer of 1984, but this had no legal consequences. It also went unnoticed by the other writers, as the Deutsche Bundesbahn cleaned the train immediately and kept the matter under wraps.
Since the mid-1980s, Cheech had been documenting graffiti scene from its very beginning with his camera. Little did he know that he would be contributing significant photos to the history of Munich's graffiti.
Today Cheech works worldwide as a graffiti artist. In 2024, the book Theorie des Style- Die Befreiung des Alphabets, which he had co-authored with Don M. Zaza and Cemnoz, was published for the second time in German and for the first time in English.
"I want to liberate the letters to create cosmic images. There has never been as much writing as there is today, so I want to create a counterbalance. For fun!"
(Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 19.09.1994)
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CHROMZ
Chromz was a notable figure in Munich's early graffiti scene, recognised as one of the most gifted artists of the first generation in the mid-1980s. Although Chromz tragically passed away, he is still fondly remembered. Some of his relics were on display at the REVOLTE! – 40 Jahre Graffiti-Kunst in München exhibition in 2023.
CITY SLICKAZ
IG @_city_slickaz_
Founded in 1999 with notable style writers Lewy, Scout, Al Rock and 2Face, City Slickaz is one of Munich's most respected crews.
CLUB OF ROME
Munich legendary crew which was active in the 80s, often using bright colours sprayed as background with tags added. From late 1986 to 1990, several members painted walls and S-Bahn trains in Munich, although this was particularly difficult at the time, after the police had set up a special unit (SOKO Graffiti) as a result of the first whole train, the Geltendorfer Zug (1985).
CODEAK
danielman.net, IG @codeak_graffiti
Codeak has been active in the graffiti scene since the 1980s, making him one of the first graffiti writers in Germany. His work has transitioned into more recognised forms of art, collaborating internationally and contributing to projects like Mural Global, where he worked with Brazilian artists Os Gêmeos to create murals. His art often explores themes of space, connectivity, and the influence of environments on individuals. Codeak's approach involves asking where we are located, metaphorically and physically, which he reflects in his work through complex, puzzle-like structures.
COWBOY69
IG @cowboy69abc
Turkish artist from Munich, known since the mid 1980s for his distinctive sophisticated wild style writing. Active at the Hall of Fame at the Dachauer flea market, Cowboy often worked with WON in the mid-80s. Together, they formed the Art Bombing Clan (ABC) and The Subway Rockers (TSR) both highly respected, renowned crews that inspired future generations of graffiti artists.
"The style shows what a person has been through and what he's made of. When you look at my style, you can see that I've experienced a lot of things and went through a lot."
(Cowboy69, 2019)
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