TATS CRU
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TATS CRU, Inc. is a group of Bronx-based graffiti
artists turned professional muralists. The members of TATS CRU are Bio
, BG183, Nicer, HOW
, and NOSM
.
Over the last two decades, TATS CRU has produced various advertisements for clients ranging from neighborhood businesses and institutions to large corporations like Coca Cola and Sony
. TATS CRU have been widely criticized in the graffiti community for their corporate work. This criticism has been expressed online on sites commonly used by graffiti artists and fans (e.g. Flickr
) and also directly, by defacing statements being applied to their advertising work.
TATS Cru are also a major producer of New York
style memorial murals, created in remembrance of victims of untimely and often violent deaths.
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
artists turned professional muralists. The members of TATS CRU are Bio
Bio (graffiti artist)
Bio is the tagger name of Wilfredo Feliciano . He started painting graffiti on New York City subways in 1980, and is one of the founding members of the TATS CRU....
, BG183, Nicer, HOW
Raoul Perre
Raoul Perre is a graffiti artist from New York commonly known as HOW. He is a member of the Bronx based graffiti crew TATS CRU "The Mural Kings."...
, and NOSM
Davide Perre
Davide Perre is a graffiti artist from New York. He is a member of the Bronx based graffiti crew, TATS CRU "The Mural Kings."...
.
Over the last two decades, TATS CRU has produced various advertisements for clients ranging from neighborhood businesses and institutions to large corporations like Coca Cola and Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
. TATS CRU have been widely criticized in the graffiti community for their corporate work. This criticism has been expressed online on sites commonly used by graffiti artists and fans (e.g. Flickr
Flickr
Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
) and also directly, by defacing statements being applied to their advertising work.
TATS Cru are also a major producer of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
style memorial murals, created in remembrance of victims of untimely and often violent deaths.