"In my admittedly naïve opinion, street art is one of the most significant art movement of the 21st century." - James Gill - http://bit.ly/GGaHOQ
I tend to agree with the Mr. Gills analysis. Street art is becoming a culturally defining movement. Growing up in the city of Sydney, Australia, many an artist in my neighborhood would turn any and every blank wall into a colorful mosaic of tags, characters, and politically empowered messages. Regardless of your attitude towards graffiti, street art, or if you prefer, public vandalism, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary we can all appreciate and enjoy. I highly recommend it!
Synopsis:
"This is the inside story of Street Art - a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. Exit Through the Gift Shop follows an eccentric shop-keeper turned amateur film-maker as he attempts to capture many of the world's most infamous vandals on camera, only to have a British stencil artist named Banksy turn the camcorder back on its owner with wildly unexpected results.
One of the most provocative films about art ever made, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a fascinating study of low-level criminality, comradeship and incompetence. By turns shocking, hilarious and absurd, this is an enthralling modern-day fairytale... with bolt cutters."
-via http://www.banksyfilm.com/
Now I don't want to give anything about the story away and ruin it before you all get a chance to watch it, but be sure to carefully examine the antagonists of the film. Is the entire story a "prankumentary"? Is this an elaborate ruse on the part of Shepard Fairey, Banksy, and "Mr. Brainwash"? I feel as though, even though it in no part takes away from the fact that the film is highly entertaining, we may have all been "Banksied" by Banksy.
Just another illustration (no pun intended) of Banksy one-upping us all again.
By Blake Smith
I tend to agree with the Mr. Gills analysis. Street art is becoming a culturally defining movement. Growing up in the city of Sydney, Australia, many an artist in my neighborhood would turn any and every blank wall into a colorful mosaic of tags, characters, and politically empowered messages. Regardless of your attitude towards graffiti, street art, or if you prefer, public vandalism, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a documentary we can all appreciate and enjoy. I highly recommend it!
Synopsis:
"This is the inside story of Street Art - a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. Exit Through the Gift Shop follows an eccentric shop-keeper turned amateur film-maker as he attempts to capture many of the world's most infamous vandals on camera, only to have a British stencil artist named Banksy turn the camcorder back on its owner with wildly unexpected results.
One of the most provocative films about art ever made, Exit Through the Gift Shop is a fascinating study of low-level criminality, comradeship and incompetence. By turns shocking, hilarious and absurd, this is an enthralling modern-day fairytale... with bolt cutters."
-via http://www.banksyfilm.com/
Now I don't want to give anything about the story away and ruin it before you all get a chance to watch it, but be sure to carefully examine the antagonists of the film. Is the entire story a "prankumentary"? Is this an elaborate ruse on the part of Shepard Fairey, Banksy, and "Mr. Brainwash"? I feel as though, even though it in no part takes away from the fact that the film is highly entertaining, we may have all been "Banksied" by Banksy.
Just another illustration (no pun intended) of Banksy one-upping us all again.
By Blake Smith
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