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For all you guys in the Bay interested in graff... Piece by Piece is showing a few times over the next week on PBS here in the Bay Area. If you haven't seen it yet here is your chance to catch it. For those of you that have seen it, keep in mind we had to cut out around 20mins of the film for it to fit in the time slot so there are some things missing that are on the DVD. Here is a small write up from the PBS website as well as the show times... If you've never seen it and you check it out, check back and let me know what you though about it...
Also if you guys have friends that might be interested PLEASE let them know because if it has enough viewers they might release it throughout all of California and possibly show it nationally.
Enjoy!!!!
Piece by Piece
Piece By Piece documents the history of San Francisco's controversial graffiti art movement, with a fast-paced journey into the world ofSan Francisco street art, as seen through the eye of the artists. Chronicling over 20 years of creation and destruction honestly, accurately, and critically,the film takes you alongside those who lived in what is arguably one of the most influential youth cultures of our time.
San Francisco's graffiti style arose in the period from 1983 to 1993. Piece by Piece starts by documenting what laid the groundwork for today's BayArea graffiti: "Cholo" writing and the impact of PBS's 1983 documentary, Style Wars. The film includes not only San Francisco's graffitioriginals, but also commentary from noted New York "writers" such as Seen, Cope 2, and Case 2. It also covers the tragedy of Dream One, a SanFrancisco graffiti pioneer and a vocal figurehead in Bay Area urban welfare activism.
From 1993 to 2000, San Francisco became an international magnet for ground-breaking graffiti styles yet to be seen in other parts of the world. The filmelaborates on what it takes to establish credibility among the graffiti community, featuring classic works from "writers" such as KR and the horsesof Reminisce; and documenting the creative expression of these and other "writers." The film also features well-known graffiti artists such as Grey,Buter, Joro, Norm, and Barry McGee (Twist).
While graffiti is largely considered an underground movement, it's no secret that this art form has provoked a huge response from everyday citizens. Thefinal segment of Piece by Piece explores the wide range of public opinion towards graffiti by giving a voice to the citizens of San Francisco and the lawenforcement officers who claim to represent their interests. The film also captures the artists' heartfelt confessions of their love of and addiction tograffiti art and typographic lettering, as well as their social activism, and the short life span of their works.
Episode #306 | Duration: 57:01 | Closed Captioned | Stereo | TVG
KQED Channel 9
Sun, Feb 10, 2008 -- 6:00 pm
Tue, Feb 12, 2008 -- 11:00 pm
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 3:00 am
KQED Life-Encore
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 2:00 am
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 1:00 pm
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 10:00 pm
Also if you guys have friends that might be interested PLEASE let them know because if it has enough viewers they might release it throughout all of California and possibly show it nationally.
Piece by Piece
Piece By Piece documents the history of San Francisco's controversial graffiti art movement, with a fast-paced journey into the world ofSan Francisco street art, as seen through the eye of the artists. Chronicling over 20 years of creation and destruction honestly, accurately, and critically,the film takes you alongside those who lived in what is arguably one of the most influential youth cultures of our time.
San Francisco's graffiti style arose in the period from 1983 to 1993. Piece by Piece starts by documenting what laid the groundwork for today's BayArea graffiti: "Cholo" writing and the impact of PBS's 1983 documentary, Style Wars. The film includes not only San Francisco's graffitioriginals, but also commentary from noted New York "writers" such as Seen, Cope 2, and Case 2. It also covers the tragedy of Dream One, a SanFrancisco graffiti pioneer and a vocal figurehead in Bay Area urban welfare activism.
From 1993 to 2000, San Francisco became an international magnet for ground-breaking graffiti styles yet to be seen in other parts of the world. The filmelaborates on what it takes to establish credibility among the graffiti community, featuring classic works from "writers" such as KR and the horsesof Reminisce; and documenting the creative expression of these and other "writers." The film also features well-known graffiti artists such as Grey,Buter, Joro, Norm, and Barry McGee (Twist).
While graffiti is largely considered an underground movement, it's no secret that this art form has provoked a huge response from everyday citizens. Thefinal segment of Piece by Piece explores the wide range of public opinion towards graffiti by giving a voice to the citizens of San Francisco and the lawenforcement officers who claim to represent their interests. The film also captures the artists' heartfelt confessions of their love of and addiction tograffiti art and typographic lettering, as well as their social activism, and the short life span of their works.
Episode #306 | Duration: 57:01 | Closed Captioned | Stereo | TVG
KQED Channel 9
Sun, Feb 10, 2008 -- 6:00 pm
Tue, Feb 12, 2008 -- 11:00 pm
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 3:00 am
KQED Life-Encore
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 2:00 am
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 1:00 pm
Wed, Feb 13, 2008 -- 10:00 pm
