WRITER PROFILECREW: [TCI] THE CRAZY INSIDESBronx, NY • SINCE 1972

@MERT

MERT — Founding Architect & Original Pioneer of [TCI] (THE CRAZY INSIDES)

WRITER BIOGRAPHY & LINEAGE

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

“Representing [TCI] — Bronx IRT 2 & 5 Line Blockbuster & Wholecar Pioneers Since 1972”

▶ NOW PLAYING: COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines"WATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗

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

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

@MERT 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 🔥

@MERT PORTFOLIO & MEDIA SHOWCASE

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

COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines" by COMET TCI (TCI)

YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Bronx, NY

@COMET TCI [TCI CREW]

140ft × 16ft

COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines"

COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines" — COMET (John Russo) painted over 5,000 NYC subway cars alongside his partner Blade in The Crazy Insides (TCI), co-inventing the tilted Blockbuster style on the Bronx 2 and 5 lines.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

WRITER SHOP // @MERT

@MERT PERSONAL MERCH & COLLECTOR SHOP

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

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@MERT [TCI] SIGNATURE HANDSTYLE HEAVYWEIGHT TEE

Apparel & Streetwear$48

Direct from @MERT Studio30 LEFT

@MERT [TCI] SIGNATURE HANDSTYLE HEAVYWEIGHT TEE

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

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

Signed Prints & Editions$145

Signed Edition of 75 + COA16 LEFT

@MERT 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 @MERT (TCI) with Certificate of Authenticity.

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

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$220

1/1 Original Signed Artwork3 LEFT

@MERT 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 @MERT 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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@MERT ORIGINAL BLACKBOOK SKETCH SHEET + 15 EGGSHELL SLAPS

Blackbooks & Zines$95

Original Studio Sketch & Slaps9 LEFT

@MERT ORIGINAL BLACKBOOK SKETCH SHEET + 15 EGGSHELL SLAPS

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

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