Book Launch and Graffiti Art Film Festival - 31st March - 1st April, The Cube Cinema, Bristol
8pm - 11.30pm / Tickets £4
Two nights of discussions, accompanied by slides, presented by the author with additional artist speakers from the book.
Over the two day festival live painting took place (on wallspace behind the Cube Cinema) during the day - courtesy of the Wet Shame crew.
Bookshop courtesy of Arnolfini Bookshop.
Many of these films were UK premieres.
FILMS 31st March & 1st April
Acces(s) by Eko (France) 2003 (www.ekosystem.org)
On the theme of “access”, this short film features over 40 artists worldwide including: Abbominevole, Captain Rouget, Cheba, Eko, El Euro, Flying Fortress, Font, Graffitilovesyou, Opt, Pez, the Plug, Santy, Senor B, Shes 54, Sickboy, Supakitch, Zozen. (7 mins)
Urban Wallpaper by Idhella Therp (Denmark) 2001 Featuring various European artists
Trailer for 'Next' - NEXT, a Primer on Urban Painting directed by Pablo Aravena (Canada) 2004
A documentary exploration of a phenomenon that was born on the streets of American cities and has come to influence youth culture all over the world. Combining verite visual moments and interviews with painters, journalists, collectors, sociologists, DJ’s, art critics and other participants within the subculture, the film will convey the dynamism and creative brilliance of this important emerging artistic movement. (15 mins) http://www.nextthemovie.com/
Public Discourse by Darius and Downey (USA) 2003
A film by Brad Downey, Quenell Jones, and Tim Hansberry. Director, Cinematographer, and Editor.
Features artists such as Darius & Downey, Swoon, Faile, Darius Jones aka Verbs, Bob Dombrowski, JJ Veronis, Shepard Fairy aka Giant aka Obey, Desa, Nato, Ellen Harvey, Jack DeMartino, Adorn, Ewok 5MH, Rate, Oze 108, Nymz, Tore, Buddy Lembeck, (45 mins)President of FAILE by Aiko Nakagawa (USA) 2003 & GAS TV 01_chapter26_faile
a FAILE film featuring thier US trip movie, produced by GAS © 2004
31st March only
Apostrophe, Barnstormers (USA) 2002
Apostrophe documents a Barnstormers painting session from 2002. Dubbed as "motion painting," the crew developed a technique of shooting one overhead camera straight down, while the artists jointly paint (adding and covering previous work as they go) the floor. They use a quick drying black and white paint (used for highways) to keep the flow continuous. The video is played at accelerated speed, creating a semi-illusion of animation. In addition, they enlisted musicians including jazz players, bands, and djs to create a live soundtrack for the video. Artist involved include: Kenji Hirata, David Ellis, Madsaki, Rostarr, Mike Ming, Maya Hayuk, and more. Approx 30 minutes.
1st April only
Subaquatica: Atlantis Phase 1 DVD (Spain) 2004 - live painting with soundtrack, featuring street artists such as Nano4814, Ong, El Tono & Sixe from Barcelona and Madrid. 2004.
Approx 30 minutes. http://www.subaquatica.com
Flyer images: From Street Logos & ekosystem.org
Images from the Bristol film festival
Lecture - 15th April, ICA, London
Branding the Street: New directions in graffiti art
'Brandalism' was first popularised by the graffiti artist Banksy, when he used it to describe his 2003 exhibition in London. A conflation of 'brand' and 'vandalism', meaning the defacement of public buildings and spaces by corporate ads, logos, and other forms of branding, the term seemed to capture perfectly the mood of antipathy towards corporate branding and creeping globalisation. Paradoxically, it could also be used to describe recent street art. Fluent in branding and graphic iconography, today's graffiti artists have been replacing tags with more personal signs. Are today's graffiti 'logos' in fact anti-corporate logos? Or do they work on more ancient principles, communicating to us like geoglyphic symbols? Speakers: Tristan Manco, author of Street Logos; graffiti artists The Toasters, Brad Downey and D*Face; Patrick Burgoyne, editor of Creative Review; other guests TBCThe discussion will include screenings of "NEXT, a Primer on Urban Painting", Acess(s) & President of FAILE by Aiko Nakagawa (see Cube Cinema event)
The discussion will be followed by the UK premiere of Public Discourse (Brad Downey and Quenell Jones, 2003, 45 mins), which explores the New York street art of Darius & Downey, Faile, Shepard Fairy aka Giant aka Obey, Ellen Harvey, Ewok 5MH, and Swoon, among others.
£12, £10 Concs, £9 ICA Members
Release event - 17th April, Montana Store, Calle Comerç, 6. Barcelona
Alongside an exhibition by L'Atlas. This event was a celebration for the contributions and inspiration made by artists from Spain and in particulary Barcelona to the book.
http://www.montanacolorsflash.com/
Release event - 24th April, Festival Edicion Madrid
By invitation of Subaquatica and with live painting by Sixe, Miss Van, Microbo, Nano 4814 and El Tono and Nuria. This event featured a presentation of the book accompanied by a selection of short films.
Images from Madrid
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