User:Sanestal

SANESTAL (Sid Tarifa) - is one of the first graffiti writers in Albania, he was born in 1979 in Tirana, Albania. He left Albania at the age of 13 and migrated to the U.S. There he continued with his education, going to High School and coming in contact with graffiti and the Hip Hop Culture in general. After he finishes High School and having had a 4-5 year experience in all things having to do with the Hip Hop Culture (from Graffiti and Breaking to freestyle in the park and party organizingin the weekends), at the age of 19 he moves again to the Netherlands where he Continues his studies at the Royal Art Academy of Fine Arts in Den Haag, Holland. Not leaving behind his love for the Hip Hop Culture, he has opened three different Personal Expositions of his work during the time that he attended the Art Academy. During this time he was very involved in the hip hop culture seen of the city he was living in and took part in many events as a guest visual artist. In 2005 he returns back to his home country Albania only to find the Hip Hop Culture to be almost non existent there... Slowly but surely he got involved, After a few years of painting small projects and having an art studio, he started to take on painting bigger projects like Night Clubs, TV Studios and Public Institutions, getting more attention from the youth but not only, TV, Radio and Newspapers were all interested in the new movement, writing articles and inviting him to shows dedicated to street art and Hip Hop Culture in general. This lead to a series of events that ended up in the creation of an Association, the function of which is to promote and develop the Hip Hop Culture in Albania. He together with four other young artists created the Albanian Hip Hop Association. Witch has turned to a second home for the youth of the city. The Association has created many events and exchange programs with other brother/sister associations from other countries, also creating workshops and clases giving the youth the much needed experience that they need to be able to be productive in a contemporary world. He also presents the First TV show ever in Albania, dedicated all to Hip Hop culture "Hip Hop District" at MAD TV.