From Trick to Street Art: How a No-Comply Became Eternal
As I am always saying here, I have awesome friends. And the connections the street art forms that we like unite us.
So, this is the story of how a trick I landed years ago became a piece of Rio's streets forever.
The Trick at MAM
Years back I landed this Fs No Comply at the Museum of Modern Art of Rio (MAM) on a fire hydrant. You know those sessions where everything just clicks? That was it.
From this trick we got this picture:
Just one frame. Didn't think much of it at the time — thought it was just another clip for the feed. Little did I know it would live way longer than I imagined.
And from this picture, Joint made magic
Joint, a graffiti artist from Rio's street art scene, saw that photo and turned it into something else. He took my trick and immortalized it on a wall in Tijuca, right by Redley's office — close to where we met up for that early morning session I mentioned.
Now every time we pass by that spot I scream to my homies like "YO THAT'S ME!" hehehe
It's not even about the trick anymore. It's about how skateboarding connects with other art forms. How a random day at MAM became a permanent piece of Tijuca's streets.
Why this matters
Skate culture doesn't stay in its own box. It bleeds into graffiti, into photography, into music, into everything. A trick becomes a photo. A photo becomes a mural. A mural becomes a landmark.
Joint didn't just copy the image — he translated it. His colors, his lines, his style. That No Comply energy is still there, frozen in spray paint, visible to anyone walking down that street. Skaters or not.
What we do on four wheels isn't just tricks. It's culture. It's art.
When artists from different worlds see that connection and link up — even without planning it — that's when magic happens.
Keep creating
Big respect to Joint for seeing the art in the skate and making it eternal 🛹🎨
And to everyone reading this: keep skating, keep creating, keep connecting. You never know when that trick you land is gonna turn into something way bigger.
That session at MAM turned into a photo. That photo inspired an artist. That artist put it on a wall in Tijuca where it lives forever.
That's the power of street culture. That's why we do what we do.
Info
📍 Trick location: Museum of Modern Art of Rio (MAM)
📍 Graffiti location: Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro (near Redley office)
🎨 Artist: Joint (@joint_ttk)
🏛️ Museum: MAM Rio
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