
ALEX 'DEFER' KIZU (K2S / STN / CBS) // SPIRITUAL LANGUAGE
K2S Co-Founder Alex 'DEFER' Kizu breaks down the evolution of West Coast street calligraphy from the Belmont Tunnel in 1985 to museum-scale multidimensional script at L.A. Louver.

DUKE — Founding Architect & Original Pioneer of [K2S] (KILL 2 SUCCEED // STN BROTHERHOOD)
DUKE (DUKE) is a documented founding architect and original leader of [K2S] KILL 2 SUCCEED // STN BROTHERHOOD and [TCF] THE CHOSEN FEW. Active in the Los Angeles (Pico-Union / Belmont) & Venice & East LA lineage since the 1985 era, DUKE contributed directly to K2S's collective wall productions, transit history, and regional style evolution.
“Representing [K2S] — Pico-Union & Belmont Tunnel Pioneers of Spiritual Language Calligraphy Since 1985”

K2S Co-Founder Alex 'DEFER' Kizu breaks down the evolution of West Coast street calligraphy from the Belmont Tunnel in 1985 to museum-scale multidimensional script at L.A. Louver.

Prime Tells the Story of K2S | One of LA's Most Legendary Graffiti Crews (Got No Control) — Verified video documentation featuring Prime (K2S Co-Founder / WCA).

Portfolio Peek — Big Sleeps (K2S) Handstyle & Script Blackbook (SullenTV) — Verified video documentation featuring Big Sleeps (K2S).

Defer: LA Graffiti Legend on Being Shot, Addiction and Finding Purpose | Justin McMillen Podcast #12 — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Alex 'DEFER' Kizu (K2S / STN / CBS) (K2S).

LABS & K2S: From the Birth of L.A. Graffiti to the Belmont Tunnel Era” — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Alex 'DEFER' Kizu (K2S / STN / CBS) (K2S).

Trece Art Show LA — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Alex 'DEFER' Kizu (K2S / STN / CBS) (K2S).

Jose 'Prime' Reza (K2S) Studio Visit & Chicano Letterform Archive (Legacy West Media) — Verified video documentation featuring Prime (K2S Co-Founder / WCA).

Prime K2S & Defer — Los Angeles Calligraffiti & Cholo Script Lineage (LA Art Archive) — Verified video documentation featuring Prime (K2S Co-Founder / WCA).

Prime Tells the Story of K2S | One of LA's Most Legendary Graffiti Crews (Got No Control) — Verified video documentation featuring Prime (K2S Co-Founder / WCA).

Tattoo & Graffiti Legends Unite for BIG SLEEPS (K2S) (SullenTV) — Verified video documentation featuring Big Sleeps (K2S).

Street Gospel Ep. 60 featuring Big Sleeps (K2S) (Street Gospel Podcast) — Verified video documentation featuring Big Sleeps (K2S).

Portfolio Peek — Big Sleeps (K2S) Handstyle & Script Blackbook (SullenTV) — Verified video documentation featuring Big Sleeps (K2S).

Tony 'TEMPT ONE' Quan (K2S / STN) — Los Angeles Graffiti Legend — Verified video documentation featuring Tempt One (K2S / STN / FB).

Tempt One (K2S) Tribute Wall Production in Los Angeles — Verified video documentation featuring Tempt One (K2S / STN / FB).

HEX (TGO / K2S / CBS) — Rockin Graffiti Art in Downtown Los Angeles — Verified video documentation featuring Hex (TGO / CBS / K2S).

Los Angeles Graffiti Legends — Dytch66 CBS, K2S & Hex Archive — Verified video documentation featuring Hex (TGO / CBS / K2S).
Personal storefront for @DUKE ([K2S]) — signed prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook editions.
Heavyweight 280gsm boxy-fit studio tee designed by @DUKE (K2S). Features DUKE's raw handstyle tag on left chest and full-back burner screenprint. Shipped direct from Los Angeles (Pico-Union / Belmont).

Museum-quality archival pigment print on 310gsm Hahnemühle cotton rag. Individually hand-signed, numbered, and hand-tagged in pencil & marker by @DUKE (K2S) with Certificate of Authenticity.
One-of-one original collector object: authentic Montana BLACK / Belton Molotow Premium can hand-painted, flared, and signed all-around by @DUKE using Calligraphy Chisel Cap + NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat and Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60. Includes UV-protected acrylic display case.
Original hand-drawn 9×12 in blackbook piece by @DUKE executed with Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60, bundled with 15 destructible eggshell & weatherproof vinyl handstyle slaps.