CREW CALL-SIGN // [SM • CHI]FOUNDED 1986Chicago, IL

STYLE MASTERS // CHICAGO LOGAN SQUARE

1980s Belmont Yard Pioneers & Gothic Aerosol Expressionism

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Blending classic Chicago typography with abstract spiritual energy on public concrete.

Style Masters (SM) was created in Chicago in 1986 by Trixter and Zore (Mario Gonzalez Jr.). The crew played a founding role in the legendary Belmont and Pulaski legal wall movement, bringing Chicago's distinctive cholo-and-subway hybrid gothic lettering into fine art and global recognition.

▶ NOW PLAYING: CHICAGO LEGENDARY HOODZ BELMONT AND KEDZIE #GRAFFITI WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPINGOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[SM • CHI] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED2400+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER1

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS6

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED38

[SM • CHI] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1986

COMPLETE [SM • CHI] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1986)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [SM • CHI] WRITERS ROSTER (2 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

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[SM • CHI] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (1)

@ZOREBelmont & Pulaski Pioneer, Chicago Abstract Expressionist & Chicago, IL • Active since 1982

[SM • CHI]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

Mario 'ZORE' Gonzalez Jr. is a legendary Chicago graffiti artist and fine art painter who founded Style Masters (SM) in 1986. A foundational leader of the historic Belmont and Pulaski outdoor graffiti wall of fame, Zore fused Chicago cholo gang typography with New York subway wildstyle and energetic abstract expressionism.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Belton Molotow

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🛍️ @ZORE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [SM • CHI] CREW STOREFRONT

[SM • CHI] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [SM • CHI] (STYLE MASTERS // CHICAGO LOGAN SQUARE) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

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Looking for individual member drops? Each [SM • CHI] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[SM • CHI] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1986

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[SM • CHI] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1986

Official [SM • CHI] (STYLE MASTERS // CHICAGO LOGAN SQUARE) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [SM • CHI] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Chicago, IL • Est. 1986" hem tag.

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[SM • CHI] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[SM • CHI] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [SM • CHI] STYLE MASTERS // CHICAGO LOGAN SQUARE's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [SM • CHI] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[SM • CHI] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[SM • CHI] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [SM • CHI] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[SM • CHI] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[SM • CHI] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [SM • CHI] (STYLE MASTERS // CHICAGO LOGAN SQUARE) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Chicago, IL.

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[SM • CHI] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (1)

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ZORE Mario Gonzalez Jr. Solo Exhibition by ZORE (SM • CHI)

YOUTUBE // 06:30 REELWildstyle & Burners

105 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Chicago, IL

@ZORE [SM • CHI CREW]

110ft × 16ft

ZORE Mario Gonzalez Jr. Solo Exhibition

ZORE Mario Gonzalez Jr. Solo Exhibition — Mario 'ZORE' Gonzalez Jr. is a legendary Chicago graffiti artist and fine art painter who founded Style Masters (SM) in 1986. A foundational leader of the historic Belmont and Pulaski outdoor graffiti wall of fame, Zore fused Chicago cholo gang typography with New York subway wildstyle and energetic abstract expressionism.

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