Posar: The Young Writer Is Already Paving the Way for Fellow Young Graffiti Artists to Come

The young teenager, Posar, already talks like someone who understands the weight of consistency. Based in Southern California and representing BTD (Behind the Design) and GL (Gutter Lurking) crews, the young graffiti artist started early, first picking up an interest in art through cartoons and comics before finding his way into the culture surrounding graffiti.

“I was always into art ever since I was like seven years old,” he says. Comic books played a major role, especially Tintin, whose drawings caught his eye. From there, murals started standing out. Then graffiti. 

At first, he didn’t even understand the rules around it. He just knew it looked cool. Eventually, he started writing his own name, studying letters, and trying to sharpen his style.

By nine, Posar was already experimenting. But a couple of years later, something shifted. “I started taking it seriously,” he says. “Then started painting all the walls and got addicted ever since.” That addiction wasn’t about destruction. For Posar, graffiti has always been about adding to a space rather than taking from it, which is usually the annoying stigma it gets. “I’m always trying to benefit the wall,” he explains, pointing to creative opportunities as the lane he wants to keep building in.

That support started at home. When the urge to paint became constant, his parents always backed his artistic ambitions which really grounded him in moving without waiting for permission. 

That foundation matters because Posar is not moving alone. Through BTD and GL, he found a crew of mostly young writers and artists pushing the same name forward. “Without that, you have less motivation,” he says. “With another name to put out, you’re supporting a group.” For him, crew culture is less about ego and more about community.

His name itself came from instinct. While writing in the Bay Area area, he decided he needed something beyond his real name. So he chose letters with structure and flow, building them into Posar. Simple, but intentional.

His influences stretch beyond graffiti. Skateboarding, street style, books, travel, jazz, boom bap, and artists like Westside Gunn, MF DOOM, and Joey Bada$$ all shape his taste. Seeing different cities and styles gives him more to pull from. “You mix all those together and make it your own,” he says.

Posar has already exhibited at the Bizarre Art Festival and continues finding inspiration through graffiti communities like Meeting of Styles. But his goals are bigger than walls alone. Galleries, festivals, clothing, entrepreneurship, and community work are all part of the vision.

His advice is to start in the blackbook, sketch as much as possible, ignore the haters, and keep writing.

“Nobody just starts out good,” he says. “You just gotta start.”