The world of street art has finally be caught on film. Banksy and Shepard Fairey, arguably the best street artists (S.A.) in the world, have been caught on tape! Thierry Guetta, cousin of another notorious S.A. Invader, began video taping Invader at work. Through Invaders popularity among S.A. Mr. Guetta was able to compile years of video on Banksy, of which there has never been video of, Shepard Fairey, and other street artists at work.
Shepard Fairey: Most famous for his iconic Obama face, Shepard Fairey has been active for many years (1989). Starting with the "Andre the Giant has a Posse" which transformed into "Obey Giant," a clothing company. Having been a S.A. for a very long time, he has recently become involved in actual art showings in galleries such as The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) located in Boston.
Banksy: From London, Banksy has been active for several years starting in the early 1990's. He has infiltrated many historic sights like the London Zoo, Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As stated before there haven't been any videos or images taken of Banksy.
This film was originally released at the Sundance Festival in January and has been getting great reviews. IMBd gives it 84% popularity and Rotten Tomatoes, 95%. I have to confess I have not yet been able to see the movie with lack of a car and no independent movie theaters in my town. I have not been able to find it on the internet yet and thats not for lack of trying, there doesn't seem to be anyway to download it but it should gain popularity soon and become more easily accessible.
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