For my final project, I want to document the genesis of a street art fan who becomes an intrepid graffiti writer by filming her visiting, photographing, and interacting with various famous street art locales in the city and then eventually creating her own tag and street art. The plot will be loosely based on a true story, starring the artist herself and featuring such locales as the Bushwick Collective, the Graffiti Hall of Fame, as well as secret spots in Harlem and the Lower East Side. I will accomplish this through an amalgamation of the techniques that I have learned from Projects 1-3. Sound will play an important part; sound effects, silence, and select songs will serve as the soundtrack. Time will also be key, with an out-of-order yet still sensible timeline à la many of Tarantino’s films (e.g. Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction). In addition, I will composite stills and other relevant video content to create a collage for certain scenes. Finally, will the video be a portrait of a budding artist or the art itself? You’ll have to watch the final cut to find out!
The conceptual images below are of the artist/actress posing in front of artwork done by Claw Money as well as a photo she took of artwork by Phetus. All artwork featured in the video will be credited at the end.
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As we see in Omer Fast’s show and work, elements of the real and the fictional can have a role in a single work of art. Given the vivid fantastical spaces created by graffiti and wall murals in very real locations and your actress both acting and not acting, can this confusion play a role in your work? Can your work (even if not directly through words, but through camera shots etc.) reflect on the nature of graffiti art? Many issues arise from ideas about communication, the surreal, public space, private property and gentrification.