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David Villorente, better known as Chino BYI, is an American old-school
David Villorente, better known as Chino BYI, is an American old-school graffiti artist
Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...
and historian
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of classic graffiti who is based in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
. He is well-known for his letter designs and is referred to as a legend in the Brooklyn graffiti scene. 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. He has released four books on graffiti, including a book with Sacha Jenkins
Sacha Jenkins (born 1971) is an American television producer, filmmaker, writer, musician, artist, curator, and chronicler of hip-hop, graffiti, punk, and metal cultures. While still in his teens, Jenkins published ''Graphic Scenes & X-Plicit L ...
entitled ''World PieceBook: Global Graffiti Drawings'' (2011)''.'' He participated in painting murals for the Nike NYC Garage in 2018 among other events.
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