Two Twelve, or 2:12, is a stencil artist out of Houston, Texas. Like many other street artists 2:12′s identity is kept private for obvious reasons. 2:12′s mission is to bring art to the streets, he uses all hand cut stencils and nothing is mass produced, he stresses quality over quantity. Each takes several hours and is created as if it were painted on a canvas. 2:12′s favorite part about his art is knowing that it won’t last throughout time. Each piece will be subjected to the natural elements and change over time, for better or for worse, but that’s life. The video below is what first turned me onto 2:12. The video shows the process he goes through when spray painting each piece. This video is put to some rad music and sped up to give you an awesome inside look at his creation in fast forward.

Geisha from two twelve on Vimeo.

After looking at 2:12′s other work I was compelled to share more of his creations with you. If you like his work he also has more sped up videos of his artwork, you can visit his site here. Big ups to 2:12 keep doing your thing.