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62 | September/October 2016 ® wine shop tasting room Grateful Head The Sakura & 2014 Food WINE Launch Party Special Issue Fayetteville'sLifestyleMagazine CityView Thank You To Our Sponsors October 2014 CityView celebrates 2nd Annual Food & Wine party at Vizcaya Villa. CityViewNC.com | 33 A Fort Bragg soldier finds his artistic niche in Fayetteville arts Spray Paint the Town RED BY TAYLOR AUBE I n the backstreets of Paris exists a community that contends the luxurious and bourgeoisie attitude of the French population. Growing up in the met- ropolitan city of Paris, graffiti artist 'Kilroy' was not influenced by French glamour, but the evolving 1990s graffiti scene. He got his start as a child, creating small pieces with his friend around the city, by painting graffiti on subway transit cars. It was a dangerous hobby, to say the least. A vandalism charge can range from a misdemeanor to a felony, from a jail sentence to fines up to $25,000. Although his works are now legal and commissionable, Kilroy has spent time painting the world. He has created works in major city capitals such as: London, Boston, Munich, Chicago, Marseilles and Barcelona. When he was 13, his family moved to San Francisco. Aer a life of refining his artistic abilities, Kilroy enlisted in the US Army. He has continued his graffiti throughout his military career, including during his deployments in Iraq, Afghani- stan and even here in Fayetteville. Although he has le the criminal aspect of graf- fiti behind, Kilroy still loves to create street art - with a twist. Kilroy explained, "I guess I'm still a street artist, except mostly everything I do goes to charity." In his most recent act of charity, Kilroy headlined an event where he custom painted a chair, which was then auctioned off. All of the proceeds went to the cause. Graffiti Breakdown: Art vs. Eyesore ere are serious debates that come with the idea of graffiti. Many find it to be distasteful and something that brings down property value. Others see it as a youthful movement of creativity, filling the blank spaces of the world with color. In general, Kilroy thinks more people enjoy his graffiti than hate it. He explained, "I think people enjoy my art- work. People get vandalism confused with art. If the most famous graffiti artist, Banksy, had negative publicity the ma- jority of people would hate him, but because of good pub- Photography by Jen Tarbox January/February 2015 Kilroy, graffiti artist and Fort Bragg soldier, appears in The Health & Wellness Issue. "Fayetteville is definitely changing," he said. "I'm happy to see that there is an art scene building and growing." July/August 2015 The inaugural Men's Issue premieres. Think: Bachelor pads, food challenges, art and the latest in men's fashion. CityView Timeline August 2015 Fayetteville-native J.Cole performed to a sold-out crowd at the Crown Complex, complete with guest appearances from Drake, Jay-Z, Big Sean, YG and Jeremih on his 2014 Forest Hills Drive Tour. September/October 2015 Cover Story: Fleishman's Big Story. CityView cover featured a side-by-side historic shot of Hay Street today and Hay street of yesteryear. ® wine shop tasting room Belmont Village The Belmont Village The CityView would like to thank our Premiere Business Partners SAKURA 2015 Food Wine Special Issue Thank You F a y e t t e v i l l e f o r t b r a g g 1230 AM | 1450 AM N C Upper Deck EST. 2015 October 2015 The CityView 3rd Annual Food & Wine party takes place at Vizcaya Villa. February 2016 Rodin: Portraits of a Lifetime opens at Methodist University at the David McCune International Art Gallery. May 2016 CityView hires Matthew Wonderly as staff photographer. June 2016 Fisher House at Fort Bragg re-opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Two Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients were present in order to present a special plaque & donation.

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