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Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
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The Canadian Banksy makes his mark
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
The Canadian Banksy
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
Canadian police didn't take to kindly to Roadsworth's street art. In the fall of 2004, Roadsworth was arrested for his nocturnal activities and charged with 53 counts of mischief
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
The Canadian artist developed a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape using a primarily stencil based technique.
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
Roadsworth began painting the streets of Montreal in the fall of 2001, initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of "car culture" in general
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
Zippy street art from the elusive Roadsworth
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
The Canadian Banksy reveals the back of his head and the secrets in creating his street stencils
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
Watch out for clampers
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
Prosecuted in his home town of Montreal, Roadsworth heads to Paris where his street art is welcomed.
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
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Roadsworth: Crossing the Line
Roadsworth has received various commissions for his work and continues to be active in both visual art and music.
Armed with spray paint and handmade stencils, Roadsworth launched an attack on the streets of Montreal, overlaying city asphalt markings with his own playful images. A crosswalk became a giant boot print, vines choked up traffic dividers, and electrical plugs filled parking spots. Each piece begged the question, Who owns public space?
Roadsworth: Crossing the Line details the artist’s prosecution at home and his travels abroad to France, London and Amsterdam, as he imprints himself legitimately (and illegitimately) on foreign streets.
The film reflects Roadsworth’s personal struggle to defend his work, define himself as an artist and address difficult questions about art and freedom of expression.
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Toks James
Thu 20 May 2010, 09:23
The Police reckon he’s a vandal? What do they know? There are three groups of people who join the police force, The do gooders who means well but are a bit naive and never last long enough to make a difference, the bullied who just want to get back at society and the bullies who just want to keep on being bullies. I hardly think any of these groups qualify as art critics! Okay, maybe the first group!.
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Eric the viking
Thu 20 May 2010, 12:24
If you don’t know who owns public space then you shouldn’t be writing the news, this is in essence simply vandalism and doesn’t raise any questions apart from, “How big a bunch of fools are these people are who think this is art?”. I would suggest all those people go read “The emperors new clothes” as it may educate them a little.
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Tsar Corp
Sat 25 June 2011, 14:29
How could it be public space if it doesn’t belong to the public? As for calling it vandalism [An action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property] Personally, I’ve never seen a wall fall down because of a little paint. Eric the Viking must be the world expert in what is art and what is not. Well done, You win a cookie.
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