It's a pretty good look at street art, and how it came to be looked at in a different way. If you just enjoy art in general, I think you'd like it. The fact that it's also entertaining and funny is a plus!
I had been aware of Banksy for a couple of years now (his creations, actually), but it's only been this past year that I've paid more attention to him and his works. As for Guetta, I think I was ever so dimly aware of him, thus the documentary enlightened me further on both Banksy and especially Guetta.
Ah this is the first time I've heard of Guetta and Banksy, but by the look of the trailer, it looks very promising! And definitely entertaining...it certainly gave me a laugh. I'll have to put this at the top of my very small list of movies to watch.
Some graffiti is really good, especially the pieces featured in this documentary. I especially like Banksy's subversive works, which at the same time are amusing (unlike other artists who when they do make politically themed pieces, usually end up making them dry and humorless).
I think some graffiti isn't that interesting, especially the ones that are little more than single line initials, sloppily spray painted. Those ones are better thought of being tags saying "I was here", instead of being artistic expressions. Of course, some really are just vandalism, and those probably are the ones that "elite and cultured" artists think all of it belongs to. I think this documentary goes some ways towards showing how street art really is artistic, but with its own twists on how it's done. I tend to see some street art as being pretty close to conceptual art, actually. And like conceptual art, street art really questions how art is viewed, understood, and handled.
I like graffiti art if done tastefully. I've heard of the name Guetta before, now I'm definitely checking into it. That documentary preview looks pretty amusing, regardless of its integrity as authentic. I like Banksy's satirical stuff. Margaret Kilgallen and Barry McGee are also notable graffiti artists, although I'm not too huge of a fan of their style. I always find the unnamed works to be most intriguing though. Funny how society tends to demean anything that isn't hung up in galleries as "lowbrow" art.
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Otaku Idol (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/06/12 | Reply
@Apple Bun:
It's a pretty good look at street art, and how it came to be looked at in a different way. If you just enjoy art in general, I think you'd like it. The fact that it's also entertaining and funny is a plus!
I had been aware of Banksy for a couple of years now (his creations, actually), but it's only been this past year that I've paid more attention to him and his works. As for Guetta, I think I was ever so dimly aware of him, thus the documentary enlightened me further on both Banksy and especially Guetta.
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Otakuite++ | Posted 05/06/12 | Reply
Ah this is the first time I've heard of Guetta and Banksy, but by the look of the trailer, it looks very promising! And definitely entertaining...it certainly gave me a laugh. I'll have to put this at the top of my very small list of movies to watch.
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Otaku Idol (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/05/12 | Reply
@corn:
Some graffiti is really good, especially the pieces featured in this documentary. I especially like Banksy's subversive works, which at the same time are amusing (unlike other artists who when they do make politically themed pieces, usually end up making them dry and humorless).
I think some graffiti isn't that interesting, especially the ones that are little more than single line initials, sloppily spray painted. Those ones are better thought of being tags saying "I was here", instead of being artistic expressions. Of course, some really are just vandalism, and those probably are the ones that "elite and cultured" artists think all of it belongs to. I think this documentary goes some ways towards showing how street art really is artistic, but with its own twists on how it's done. I tend to see some street art as being pretty close to conceptual art, actually. And like conceptual art, street art really questions how art is viewed, understood, and handled.
corn
I'm a veggie, dawg (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 05/04/12 | Reply
I like graffiti art if done tastefully. I've heard of the name Guetta before, now I'm definitely checking into it. That documentary preview looks pretty amusing, regardless of its integrity as authentic. I like Banksy's satirical stuff. Margaret Kilgallen and Barry McGee are also notable graffiti artists, although I'm not too huge of a fan of their style. I always find the unnamed works to be most intriguing though. Funny how society tends to demean anything that isn't hung up in galleries as "lowbrow" art.