Avoid pi
Encyclopedia
Adam VOID is an artist
, musician
and activist living in Baltimore, Maryland. VOID has worked under the pseudonym AVOID pi since 1999 and has produced numerous street works across the United States and Europe. He began his artistc career in South Carolina
and in 2006 moved to Brooklyn, New York to produce graffiti on a national level. In 2007, he reintroduced fire extinguisher graffiti to Brooklyn, New York through a series of high profile public sites. AVOID's contribution coming four years after West Coast pioneers R2
and Pac man. Since 2007, the art form has seen an annual increase from artists including Smells, Read More, and Katsu
among others.
Adam VOID is the creator and publisher of Permanent Ink Graffiti Magazine, published by Pure Injoyment Press, which features collage style documentation of the East Coast graffiti
and street art
scenes. Pure Injoyment Press produces zines and underground materials in the DIY / Anarchist tradition.
AVOID pi participates in the national freight hopping underground and has documented his experiences in 'zines such as Learning To Die / Live The Dream and Love the Ditch / Landing Trains Daily.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and activist living in Baltimore, Maryland. VOID has worked under the pseudonym AVOID pi since 1999 and has produced numerous street works across the United States and Europe. He began his artistc career in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
and in 2006 moved to Brooklyn, New York to produce graffiti on a national level. In 2007, he reintroduced fire extinguisher graffiti to Brooklyn, New York through a series of high profile public sites. AVOID's contribution coming four years after West Coast pioneers R2
R2
R2, R02, R.II, R.2 or R-2 may refer to:-Entertainment:* R2: Reign of Revolution, an online game* R2 , a British music magazine* R2-D2, a character from Star Wars films and books...
and Pac man. Since 2007, the art form has seen an annual increase from artists including Smells, Read More, and Katsu
Katsu
Katsu may refer to:*Katsu , a type of shout used in Chán and Zen Buddhism, as well as in the martial arts*Katsu , from Central Pennsylvania*KATSU!, manga by Mitsuru Adachi*Tonkatsu, Japanese pork dish*Katsudon, bowl of rice with tonkatsu...
among others.
Adam VOID is the creator and publisher of Permanent Ink Graffiti Magazine, published by Pure Injoyment Press, which features collage style documentation of the East Coast graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
and street art
Street art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
scenes. Pure Injoyment Press produces zines and underground materials in the DIY / Anarchist tradition.
AVOID pi participates in the national freight hopping underground and has documented his experiences in 'zines such as Learning To Die / Live The Dream and Love the Ditch / Landing Trains Daily.