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BBC Podcast Download - Street Art, by Daniel Silk on Nov 21, 2008 13:51:10 GMT 1, DOWNLOAD HERE - www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2008/11/081103_street_art_one.shtml
Some see it as a way of reclaiming public space, to others it's reckless vandalism.
In the year Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought an image by British urban artist Banksy for £1m, this two-part series explores the global boom in street art.
The series looks at the phenomenon of street art in two very different cities, New York and Sao Paulo.
Taking to the streets, Elbow-Toe meets Nunca.
Each artist is a symptom of their age, and their neighbourhood.
Joby Waldman accompanies them while they work, meeting their families and artistic circles - creating highly personal audio portraits of the personality behind the spray paint.
The series will look at the differing role street art plays in developing and developed countries - the relationship between street art and graffiti, and how the rise of street art has led to an increase in paintings disappearing from the street - only to reappear on ebay.
Programme one focuses on New York through the eyes of Elbow-Toe. Despite his frivolous name, Elbow-Toe is a serious painter.
Photo gallery: New York street art
Art school educated, he operates from his studio in Brooklyn where he produces posters which he then pastes on the walls of his neighbourhood, and occasionally in the display cases of local galleries.
This programme joins him on a late night fly-posting mission in Brooklyn. What drives a married man in his mid 30's to risk imprisonment for an art form which offers no direct revenue?
How does "Mrs Elbow-Toe" feel about being married to a fugitive?
We also hear from one of graffiti's earliest practitioners - Json aka Terror 161, who painted subway trains back in the early 1970s - to hear how street art has changed, and from members of the public and the Metropolitan Transport Authority staff responsible for cleaning graffiti off the subway.
As street art moves into the gallery can it retain its credibility?
Is painting the streets a viable route for aspiring artists to achieve gallery success?
First broadcast 21 November 2008
DOWNLOAD HERE - www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2008/11/081103_street_art_one.shtmlSome see it as a way of reclaiming public space, to others it's reckless vandalism. In the year Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought an image by British urban artist Banksy for £1m, this two-part series explores the global boom in street art. The series looks at the phenomenon of street art in two very different cities, New York and Sao Paulo. Taking to the streets, Elbow-Toe meets Nunca. Each artist is a symptom of their age, and their neighbourhood. Joby Waldman accompanies them while they work, meeting their families and artistic circles - creating highly personal audio portraits of the personality behind the spray paint. The series will look at the differing role street art plays in developing and developed countries - the relationship between street art and graffiti, and how the rise of street art has led to an increase in paintings disappearing from the street - only to reappear on ebay. Programme one focuses on New York through the eyes of Elbow-Toe. Despite his frivolous name, Elbow-Toe is a serious painter. Photo gallery: New York street art Art school educated, he operates from his studio in Brooklyn where he produces posters which he then pastes on the walls of his neighbourhood, and occasionally in the display cases of local galleries. This programme joins him on a late night fly-posting mission in Brooklyn. What drives a married man in his mid 30's to risk imprisonment for an art form which offers no direct revenue? How does "Mrs Elbow-Toe" feel about being married to a fugitive? We also hear from one of graffiti's earliest practitioners - Json aka Terror 161, who painted subway trains back in the early 1970s - to hear how street art has changed, and from members of the public and the Metropolitan Transport Authority staff responsible for cleaning graffiti off the subway. As street art moves into the gallery can it retain its credibility? Is painting the streets a viable route for aspiring artists to achieve gallery success? First broadcast 21 November 2008 |
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BBC Podcast Download - Street Art, by rosstierney on Nov 21, 2008 14:13:25 GMT 1, this was posted yesterday
interesting to hear jason talking about the new york vandal squad monitoring sites like this
this was posted yesterday
interesting to hear jason talking about the new york vandal squad monitoring sites like this
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