User:Garcia718/The Phun Phactory

The Phun Phactory Aerosol Art Corporation was founded in 1993 by Pat Dilillo, The Phun Phactory was established as a non-for- profit dedicated to promoting graffiti and mural arts and occupied an industrial area of long Island City, Queens. Dilillo created The Phun Phactory after launching a contracting company that removed illegal graffiti from public spaces. His company was called Graffiti Terminators and was one of New York City's largest graffiti removal efforts. Graffiti Terminators was headquartered from the very same location where The Phun Phactory began in L.I.C., Queens. Dilillo was enamored by much of the graffiti he was contracted to remove, realizing that there were talented youth looking for outlets for their art. Dilillo started The Phun Phactory replacing his previous business, Graffiti Terminators. Instead of abolishing graffiti, the mission of The Phun Phactory was to embrace graffiti art.

In 2002, Pat Dilillo dicontinued The Phun Phactory project to pursue other ventures. Meres One, a talented graffiti artist took direction of the industrial space occupied by The Phun Phactory and re-named it 5 Pointz. During its run, The Phun Phactory attracted artists from around the globe, becoming the most contributed to graffiti collective in the world. It was the backdrop to countless advertisements, commercials and even made apparences in movies like "Sleepers".

Currently, The Phun Phactory occupies installment spaces in The Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn. Recognizing how much influence graffiti has had other types of mural arts, The Phun Phactory has since opened its mission to promote ALL kinds of mural arts.