Obey the Artist

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ART, ACTIVISM AND AWE
Roxie Theatre Sun, Jun 8, 2014 4:45 PM
From well-known artist agitators like Amanda Palmer and Shepard Fairy, to a trio of photographers obsessed with the sky, this shorts program explores artistic inspiration that comes naturally to some and is sprung to life in others from their interactions with the world. - JM
ART, ACTIVISM AND AWE
Roxie Theatre Mon, Jun 16, 2014 7:00 PM
From well-known artist agitators like Amanda Palmer and Shepard Fairy, to a trio of photographers obsessed with the sky, this shorts program explores artistic inspiration that comes naturally to some and is sprung to life in others from their interactions with the world. - JM
Film Info
Director:Ondi Timoner
Running Time:18
Country:USA
Year of Release:2014
Premiere:West Coast Premiere

Description

Shepard Fairey’s shares with us his creative process and how politics and music inform his iconographic work in Filmmaker Ondi Timoner (Dig!, We Live in Public) new documentary short. The film follows Fairey as he transforms a photograph by National Geographic's Aaron Huey from a digital print to the streets of L.A. in the form of a remarkable 12-foot mural giving voice to the forgotten history of Native Americans.