WRITER PROFILECREW: [IN] THE INDEPENDENTSBrooklyn, NY • SINCE 1972

@FLUTE

FLUTE — Founding Architect & Original Pioneer of [IN] (THE INDEPENDENTS)

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FLUTE (FLUTE) is a documented founding architect and original leader of [IN] THE INDEPENDENTS. Active in the Brooklyn, NY & New York City, NY lineage since the 1972 era, FLUTE contributed directly to IN's collective wall productions, transit history, and regional style evolution.

“Representing [IN] — Pistol 1's 1972 Brooklyn Pioneer Crew & Birthplace of the First 3D Piece”

▶ NOW PLAYING: We Run NYC | Vol. 01/10WATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗

@FLUTE CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 DOCUMENTARIES & REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

AVAILABLE FOR:✓ Large-Scale Wall Murals✓ Gallery & Canvas Commissions✓ Live Paint Jams

@FLUTE CAP & CAN LOCKERHARDWARE SPEC

FAVORITE AEROSOL:Montana BLACK / Belton Molotow Premium

GO-TO NOZZLE CAPS:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat + German Skinny

BLACKBOOK RIG:Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60

PREFERRED SURFACE:Concrete Production Walls, Transit Steel & Archival Linen

42PIECES

24K VIDEOS

14SHOWS

840PROPS 🔥

@FLUTE PORTFOLIO & MEDIA SHOWCASE

WALL BURNERS, MURALS, 4K VIDEO REELS, BLACKBOOK & CANVASES

We Run NYC | Vol. 01/10 by PISTOL 1 (IN • 1972)

YOUTUBE // 06:45 REELWildstyle & Burners

115 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@PISTOL 1 [IN • 1972 CREW]

120ft × 18ft

We Run NYC | Vol. 01/10

We Run NYC | Vol. 01/10 — PISTOL 1 began writing in Brooklyn in 1971 with the Ex-Vandals before co-founding The Independents (IN) in 1972 and painting the first documented three-dimensional letter piece on a New York subway car.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

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@FLUTE PERSONAL MERCH & COLLECTOR SHOP

Personal storefront for @FLUTE ([IN]) — signed prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook editions.

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@FLUTE [IN] SIGNATURE HANDSTYLE HEAVYWEIGHT TEE

Apparel & Streetwear$48

Direct from @FLUTE Studio30 LEFT

@FLUTE [IN] SIGNATURE HANDSTYLE HEAVYWEIGHT TEE

Heavyweight 280gsm boxy-fit studio tee designed by @FLUTE (IN). Features FLUTE's raw handstyle tag on left chest and full-back burner screenprint. Shipped direct from Brooklyn, NY.

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@FLUTE SIGNED & HAND-TAGGED ARCHIVAL GICLÉE PRINT (20×16 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$145

Signed Edition of 75 + COA16 LEFT

@FLUTE SIGNED & HAND-TAGGED ARCHIVAL GICLÉE PRINT (20×16 IN)

Museum-quality archival pigment print on 310gsm Hahnemühle cotton rag. Individually hand-signed, numbered, and hand-tagged in pencil & marker by @FLUTE (IN) with Certificate of Authenticity.

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@FLUTE 1/1 HAND-PAINTED & TAGGED COLLECTOR SPRAY CAN

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$220

1/1 Original Signed Artwork3 LEFT

@FLUTE 1/1 HAND-PAINTED & TAGGED COLLECTOR SPRAY CAN

One-of-one original collector object: authentic Montana BLACK / Belton Molotow Premium can hand-painted, flared, and signed all-around by @FLUTE using NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat + German Skinny and Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60. Includes UV-protected acrylic display case.

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@FLUTE ORIGINAL BLACKBOOK SKETCH SHEET + 15 EGGSHELL SLAPS

Blackbooks & Zines$95

Original Studio Sketch & Slaps9 LEFT

@FLUTE ORIGINAL BLACKBOOK SKETCH SHEET + 15 EGGSHELL SLAPS

Original hand-drawn 9×12 in blackbook piece by @FLUTE executed with Uni Paint PX-30 Chrome & Krink K-60, bundled with 15 destructible eggshell & weatherproof vinyl handstyle slaps.

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