"You knock-kneed and
sloppy/but not me/I'm I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T."
I want to pose a question
to you.
What do you see?
When you walk the streets
in your city, what do you see? When you look at a passing subway
train, what do you see? When you look at buildings, what do you see?
Some would answer, I
see people, or I see cars, or even I see architectural genius. The
answer I'm searching for is, "I see the voices of a young urban culture
screaming at me, or I see the most revolutionary art movement in recent
memory."
The streets of urban
America have been transformed into a living, writhing art gallery.
The streets are easels and Graffiti is the art form.
The Golden One finished
watching Graffiti Verite' 2: Freedom of ExpreSSion? a few short moments
ago, truly one of the best documentaries on the Graf art that I've ever
been privy to seeing. I wish I could've seen GV1 though. Bob
Bryan is extremely successful at depicting Graffiti art as an unsung and
unrecognized source of some of the most original and culturally rich artwork
of the 20th Century.
It likens Graffiti
to the impressionists of the early 1900's. Similar to Graf work, impressionist
works were not accepted into the mainstream until long after they were
created. Viewing this film makes me see the talent that is going
unnoticed in the art-world. But in my belief, it is only a
matter of time before the work that lines the walls and trains in LA and
NY (and around the world) will soon be at the forefront of a whole new
art movement.
Bryan features a number
of different artists with interviews and some great shots of the work in
the Belmont Tunnels of LA and other locales. I give it three and
a half-flaming heads. [Out of five]
GV2 is now available
at Hip Hop Now, so check it
out. {I've already watched it twice.} Until next time. Peace, Love and
Thought.
The
Golden Child is a journalism major and
once a week he makes a cameo on a radio show that plays all underground/independent
hip-hop. All those who want their product reviewed at this site please
send all products to: The Golden Child, 115 Almy Avenue, Waren, RI
02885.
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- December 16, 1998
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