"A few blocks east of downtown, on Santa Clara Street in the masterfully rebranded East Village, I stop at Writers Bench, a small art space that speaks authentically San José. A rack of spray colorful paints, a case full of stickers, a t-shirt rack and a gleaming purple low rider bicycle surround a chessboard, set up and ready to play, in the middle of the narrow storefront."
"Dre Hernandez operates Writers Bench in San José's East Village district. The artists behind Writers Bench-which takes its name from the Bronx subway bench where aerosol artists congregated in the movement's early days-first operated the business out of a box truck. The storefront incarnation this week features an exhibit by San Jose wildstyle graffiti artists Natrl and Ankor. "We just like to paint," operator Dre Hernandez says."
Writers Bench sits on Santa Clara Street in San José’s East Village, offering colorful spray paints, stickers, t-shirts, collectibles, a gleaming purple low rider bicycle, and a chessboard in a narrow storefront. Dre Hernandez operates the shop and the founding artists originally ran the business out of a box truck. The storefront currently features a show by San Jose wildstyle graffiti artists Natrl and Ankor and closes with a Friday reception. Hernandez painted a stylized San José mural for an antique market to reduce graffiti fines for local businesses. The shop includes Orchard Supply Hardware memorabilia and unworn OSH vests.
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