Chino BYI explained

David Villorente, better known as Chino BYI, is an American old-school graffiti artist and historian of classic graffiti who is based in Brooklyn, New York. He is well-known for his letter designs and is referred to as a legend in the Brooklyn graffiti scene.^{[1] [2]} He was part of the Brooklyn based graffiti crew Beyond Your Imagination (BYI), which was active from the mid-1980s to the late 1980s and included membership by TRIM, ATCO, TRECH, CHINO, TRACK aka TE KAY, SCOTCH 79 aka KEO, SAST and others.^[3] He has released four books on graffiti, including a book with Sacha Jenkins entitled World PieceBook: Global Graffiti Drawings (2011).^[4] He participated in painting murals for the Nike NYC Garage in 2018^{[5] [6]} among other events.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

References

1. Web site: Chino BYI . 2022-12-02 . Widewalls . en.
2. Web site: 2013-01-10 . Small Talk w/ Adam Mansbach & Chino BYI . 2022-12-02 . Brooklyn Radio . en-US.
3. Web site: New York City Graffiti Crew Profile: Beyond Your Imagination . 2022-12-02 . www.at149st.com.
4. Web site: World Piecebook: Global Graffiti Drawings by Sascha Jenkins, David Villorente: New Hardcover (2011) Ergodebooks . 2022-12-02 . www.abebooks.com . en.
5. Web site: 2018-01-03 . STASH, Claw Money & More Create Murals for New Nike NYC Garage . 2022-12-02 . Hypebeast.
6. Web site: Goldowitz . Noah . 2018-01-03 . Graffiti Legends FAUST, Stash, CHINO, Claw Money, and More Paint Nike's New NYC Garage . WearTesters . 2022-12-02 . en-US.
7. Web site: Chino-BYI Archives . 2022-12-02 . Thrive Collective . en-US.
8. Web site: Allah . Sha Be . 2017-11-09 . The Source Anyone Comics Presents "The Nation's Respected" Graff Show (RECAP) . 2022-12-02 . The Source . en-US.
9. Web site: Daily . Spray . 2014-06-28 . NYC Box Truck - Brooklyn w/ Chino BYI . 2022-12-02 . Spraydaily.com . en-US.
10. Web site: Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers Book By Sasha Jenkins & Chino BYI . 2022-12-02 . Freshness Mag . en-us.