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Chino BYI

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Chino
BYI
Chino graffiti in Oakland, California (taken in 2008)
Born
David Villorente

David Villorente, better known as Chino BYI, is an American old-school graffiti artist and historian of classic graffiti who is based in Brooklyn, New York. He is well-known for his letter designs and is referred to as a legend in the Brooklyn graffiti scene.[1][2] He was part of the Brooklyn based graffiti crew Beyond Your Imagination (BYI), which was active from the mid-1980s to the late 1980s and included membership by TRIM, ATCO, TRECH, CHINO, TRACK aka TE KAY, SCOTCH 79 aka KEO, SAST and others.[3] He has released four books on graffiti, including a book with Sacha Jenkins entitled World PieceBook: Global Graffiti Drawings (2011).[4] He participated in painting murals for the Nike NYC Garage in 2018[5][6] among other events.[7][8][9][10] For over a decade Chino was the editor of The Source magazine's graffiti section.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Chino BYI". Widewalls. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. ^ "Small Talk w/ Adam Mansbach & Chino BYI". Brooklyn Radio. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. ^ "New York City Graffiti Crew Profile: Beyond Your Imagination". www.at149st.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. ^ "World Piecebook: Global Graffiti Drawings by Sascha Jenkins, David Villorente: New Hardcover (2011) | Ergodebooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  5. ^ "STASH, Claw Money & More Create Murals for New Nike NYC Garage". Hypebeast. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  6. ^ Goldowitz, Noah (2018-01-03). "Graffiti Legends FAUST, Stash, CHINO, Claw Money, and More Paint Nike's New NYC Garage". WearTesters. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  7. ^ "Chino-BYI Archives". Thrive Collective. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  8. ^ Allah, Sha Be (2017-11-09). "The Source |Anyone Comics Presents "The Nation's Respected" Graff Show (RECAP)". The Source. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  9. ^ Daily, Spray (2014-06-28). "NYC Box Truck - Brooklyn w/ Chino BYI". Spraydaily.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  10. ^ "Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers Book | By Sasha Jenkins & Chino BYI". Freshness Mag. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  11. ^ "Salon Series 44: From the Source: A Conversation with Chino BYI". letterformarchive.org. Retrieved 17 September 2024.