Here at BB we would like to spotlight artist Barry McGee who has been lifting himself up by the bootstraps and putting in years of work on the streets to showcase his unique brand of street art.
Part Uno
Part 2
San Francisco graffiti legend Barry "Twist" McGee sits down with Art Talk! for a very special interview done in classic McGee Style. Barry animated the interview and changed up the voices.
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Artist Spotlight: Mr. McGee
Interview a la Hense
This here is a slick little documentary starring Hense MSK. The doc serves up a glimpse into the landscape ATL offers writers: old rooftops, trackside spots, abandon builds, etc..props on the soundtrack..
KOFIE Interview
KOFIE Interview from "The Run UP" video
This is an ill video where he describes how his style transformed and became his own..Worth a watch..
THE GRANDOIS VANDAL
I just got finished reading this fresh interview with the famed graff artist RD out of NYC and it is worth reading. The dood has been in the graff game since the 70s and still bombs on the daily in high traffic areas all around the city. A couple of good quotes from the interview are below....click here for full story
[“You got all these guys, they squash beef with everyone. It’s like Gandhi or something. Why you gonna write? If everything’s all gravy and you’re doing legal stuff, that’s not writing anymore. At that point you’re a muralist; you’re an artist, not a graffiti writer.”]
[Eventually, the workers got tired of patching the fences and got guard dogs. When faced with Rottweilers, who can easily bite off your arm, a frontal attack is never advisable, so RD came up with a different approach. “I was going to poison the dogs, originally. Could wrap up some pills in a piece of some salami or something.” Thankfully, he decided against the drugs and fed the dogs the old fashioned way. “I kinda made friends with one of the dogs. You know, I’d go by and he’d be sitting there. I could probably gain their friendship, give them some chicken wings or something every now and again. Maybe start ridin’ him around the yard or something.” Not only did he save himself from being ravaged, but also his partner enlightened him to the money people pay for such fine animals. So began the great dog-napping. “I’d start stealing the dogs, writing on the trucks. They’d get new dogs, I’d steal them.” Why just bomb trucks when you can also walk away with a few hundred bucks?]
originally seen on Jasonburnz's
NECKFACE - Devil's Disciple - October 31, 2009
NECKFACE
Devil's Disciple
October 31, 2009
O.H.W.O.W. GALLERY
3100 NW 7 Avenue / Miami / Florida / 33127
When was the last time you went to a haunted house on Hellaween? The elusive artist Neckface is putting together a haunted house for his 1st premiere solo show at the OHWOW gallery which opens Hellaween night. Given that his art has always had a creepy sort of feel to it, this show should prove to be hella fun. Already the show is generating controversy with a life size dead dummy in the gallery window. It made the Miami news! The evening will feature new works by the artist that include sculptures, paintings, and a full haunted house...Some have already speculated this will be his finest work to date...So who is down to ride?
Bomb It!!
What can I say about this documentary? It touches on every aspect of street art. It goes through the history and to the present with in depth interviews by tons of writers from all over...Check revs..This dood has the best interview and mind frame on life/society...
check the link here to watch it..
Also, check the part towards the end where they interview the corporate lady about brainwashing the youth of america. The funny thing is, is that it so apparent that these corporations don't want these kids to think for themselves and instead they want them to buy buy buy! Buy my BULLSHIT and don't you fucking think for yourself....America the land of the free? Or the land of zombie people who can't think for themselves and are constantly on auto pilot? Keep watching TV!!
Ellis G getin up.....
Damn Vandals.....
Surreal silhouettes created by street artist ELLIS G. boggle police and make pedestrians think twice in this Pod directed by John Carluccio. ~ Art by ELLIS G, Music by DJ EXCESS
"I got to respect their fucking Bricks?"
Come On Alright? Just fucking watch the fucking video huh?.....
Hugo Martinez has been studying graffiti for over 30 years. We catch up with him visiting a London-based anarchist bookstore for a signing of his latest book, "NYC Graffiti."
This is Your God
How does this guy put up a huge poster in the middle of the fucking day? Hate him or love him the dude gets up and makes loot....check out the site at obey giant
Behind the Obey Giant
Meen Doze Green...
A Little Quicky...
Check his newer work at his recent show at Jonathan Levine Gallery
Serge gets Buffed!!
MIAMI
Artist must paint over his best intentions
Posted on Fri, Apr. 04, 2008
Artist must paint over his best intentions
By TRENTON DANIEL
Ever the artist, a Little Haiti painter may have taken some liberties with a very public assignment.
Serge Toussaint painted a mural of slain civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on an Interstate 95 underpass. He has since been forced to cover Obama's image. He used white primer. The muralist said he was paid by the city of Miami to paint a King theme piece as part of a beautification project.
''What's the point of painting Martin Luther King Jr. if you can't paint his dream?'' said Toussaint, referring to Obama as King's realized dream of racial harmony.
Acting on a tip that the Obama mural was an unfair political endorsement, the Florida Department of Transportation ordered the mural removed. FDOT also says the city of Miami needs to reapply for a special permit because the project falls outside the boundaries of what was originally filed -- a request to paint walls and pillars with blue skies and clouds.
''At some point, the city of Miami will have to reapply for a permit,'' said Brian Rick, an FDOT spokesman.
A painter since he moved to Miami from Haiti at age 15, Toussaint is one of Miami's most prolific and well-known muralists. His bright, cartoon-like handiwork appears on storefronts throughout the Haitian enclave, as well as in neighborhoods and cities to the west, such as Liberty City and Hialeah.
With that in mind, a city of Miami agency picked Toussaint in December after he applied to do work along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, said Elaine Black, president of the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust.
Toussaint was paid $3,000 to color the concrete poles -- he painted sky blue clouds and used uplifting King quotes along the pillars -- under I-95 and an entrance east of the highway. He was not allowed to paint the highway wall, Black said.
''We did not pay Serge to do that,'' said Black. ``He decided to put that one up.''
So for almost two weeks, Obama's face greeted motorists at the southbound exit ramp off I-95 and NE 62nd Street.
Toussaint's cellphone rang. Callers complimented him. They also complained he was denigrating King's legacy by juxtaposing him with a politician. Others called to object to Obama's candidacy.
Then an anonymous caller reported the mural to the Florida Department of Transportation.
''Fyi -- do you think it was a Clinton supporter who complained?'' an FDOT engineer wrote in an e-mail to a colleague.
'I believe so, because he indicated if the O'Bama [sic] painting was to remain, then he should be allowed to paint a picture of `his' candidate,'' Margaret Higgins, an executive assistant at FDOT, wrote back.
Notified by FDOT, the Trust called Toussaint: Obama's got to go.
Given a 72-hour notice, Toussaint ventured to do the paint job at night -- free from the stares and glares of passersby.
''I was so ashamed,'' said Toussaint. 'It was like I was painting on Mr. Obama himself -- `Bro, I'm sorry!' ''
The new paint job generated further finger-wagging.
Toussaint said he got an earful about using white primer. Callers, he said, accused him of ''whitewashing'' Obama.
That wasn't his intention.
Toussaint said he used the white primer to paint over the image to allow Obama's face, navy blue suit, and red tie to appear, albeit barely, under the paint coat. Besides, Toussaint said, Obama's profile remains -- with a giveaway.
''Obama's the only man with big ears like that,'' Toussaint said, chuckling.
On Thursday, the image of King still appeared on the wall, but that, too, may go because it doesn't fit into the permit description.
''It's still an open issue,'' said FDOT's Rick.
Just a block away, a business owner wondered why Toussaint wasn't allowed to keep up the Obama painting.
''I think they ought to put it back,'' said Paulette Greene, an owner of Greene Dreams Shoe Repair, where Obama T-shirts fluttered on display outside. ``What's the big deal?''
Stolen Coats DVD
Stolen Coats DVD
45 min- Grab your remote control, arm your pause button,and prepare yourself for a high speed adventure that will give viewers an inside look at an underground art phenomenon where artists use freight trains as canvas. Watch as several trains get covered with aerosol paints and see pieces that have travelled across the continent to be spotted by our cameras. You'll be blown away by the hundreds of trains featured, interviews and sound bites, all original neck-breaking soundtrack, and never before seen bonus footage.
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The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City will take you on a ride in the streets of Chicago to let you see the best graffiti this city has to offer. Live bombing, tagging missions, live clean trains painting (really dope!), freights, insides, walls, interviews... all that in this really good graffiti DVD!
Dithers
Dithers (Double DVD)
3+ hours- The double-sided DVD (plus a bonus DVD!) is the first in a series of visual commentaries of the American contemporary art scene to be released by FIFTY24SF and Upper Playground. Dithers represents the first time many of the graffiti and street artists have been captured on film creating their art. Dithers features one-on-one interviews with the artists in which they reveal personal anecdotes, their artist style and techniques, their struggles as an artist and what motivates them to succeed in the industry. Dithers includes a bonus DVD under the direction of famous street photographer Ricky Powell that includes interviews and studio visits with eight artists: Team, Jest, Kostas, Dalek, Dr. Revolt, SSUR, Seen and Quick; as well as never-been-seen-before bonus footage. Artists featured on Dithers include: Bigfoot, Sam Flores, Kevin Lyons, Bryan Flynn, Jeremy Fish, Stash, Giant, David Choe, Albert Reyes, Tiffany Bozic, Rich Jacobs, Ricky Powell, Joe Jackson, Andy Jenkins, Andy Mueller, Andy Howell, Shepard Fairey, David Kinsey, Gray, Dug One and Zephyr.
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