Lance De Los Reyes, The Prolific NYC Graffiti Artist RAMBO, Has Died At 44 (New York: move)

[Aeran]

Saw him in a Netflix documentary. He was prolific. RIP.

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertain...ontent=2021119

Lance De Los Reyes, the prolific NYC-based graffiti artist known as RAMBO, has died. He was 44.

De Los Reyes was known for his bubble lettering street art, his signature upside-down crowns (an homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat), as well as for climbing to the top of billboards on the BQE where he scrawled poetic phrases onto unused (or semi-used) backgrounds. His mysterious, sometimes cryptic text—which included lines like, “MM BROTHERS AND SISTERS DUE THE IMPOSSIBLE / MASTER YOUR HEART,” "JULIAN SCHNABEL / KNOW GODS JUST WORK" and "BLESS YOURSELF THE LIGHT BEARERS ARE BEING REBORN"—could also be found on the sides of trucks, on the walls of underpasses and street courts, and other surfaces of the city.

"RAMBO was a very enthusiastic bomber with an unusual hand style," said Gothamist/WNYC's resident graffiti expert Jake Dobkin. "He really dominated northern Brooklyn and downtown over the last fifteen years. I particularly liked his billboard rollers along the BQE and his bubble letter fill-ins, and his poetry, while sometimes hard to understand, was occasionally quite evocative. His death is a real loss for the New York graffiti scene."

[foxyknoxy]

Drugs overdose?

[BOORGONG]

Totally unremarkable "Art". The pinnacle of ordinary.

- Sorry about the guy’s passing though.

[Mr.Retired]

Worked hard to remove this graffiti
off my property over the years.


R.I.P.
May your talent be appreciated in heaven
as I never appreciated this type of talent
on my property.

[Dave 92 LSC]

So less graffiti ?

[deeken]

I've seen his crappy tags all over the city. Far from impressive. He's just known for the location of his bombing rather than actual talent.

[stormgal]

Originally Posted by foxyknoxy

Drugs overdose?

exactly my thoughts without knowing who he is.

[Mr.Retired]

Originally Posted by Dave 92 LSC

So less graffiti ?

one less tag .....thankfully.............