Review
The fourth entry in the Graffiti Verite' series (see review of Graffiti Verite {VL - 5/96}covers the basics of becoming a graffiti artist, with instruction by graffiti artist SANO in the techniques of sketching, outlining and fading, highlighting and shadowing, can control, 3D effects, and more.
Declaring his absolute love of the genre, SANO sketches ideas on a pad while sitting in the sun, and talks about translating his vision onto the wall of somebody else s property (just kidding!)
Actually, SANO demonstrates his considerable artistic gifts on sanctioned al fresco surfaces: a 50-foot long wall at the Venice, California Graffiti Pit, and a canvas in a park.
A far cry from the flamboyant if illegible tags that constitute the bulk of graffiti art in many locales, SANO s larger work is nonetheless semi-traditional, centered on his name, but with some really nice adjoining elements like a colorful mushroom cloud.
His smaller work is a portrait of Tupac Shakur which, given the black background, looks something like a hip-hop equivalent of an Elvis on black velvet masterpiece, albeit a very artistic one.
Attention to detail and clarity of instruction are plusses here, but no doubt the subject matter will raise issues for some collections, SANO's obvious talents notwithstanding, since graffiti art is not universally esteemed as desirable public art.
However, as either art instruction or social document this is a worthy addition, and is therefore recommended. -Aud: H.C, P.M. (Mike Tribby, contributing reviewer) VIDEO LIBRARIAN (Vol.18 : The Video Review Magazine for Libraries : No. 4) (July / August 2003 - Page 29) THE ARTS --Video Librarian
Product Description
Multi-Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker Releases Graffiti Verite 4 (GV4), the Latest Installment in a Series of Documentaries that Instructs in the Basic Techniques for Creating a Graffiti Art Mural and Aerosol Art on Canvas .
Following up on the success of the Multi-Award Winning Graffiti Verite Documentary Video Series, Filmmaker Bob Bryan has completed GV4, the ultimate Primer / Tutorial and Step-by- Step Program on Spray Can Art.
Most popular amongst Educators, the series has given outsiders a rare glimpse into the outstanding Art and eclectic personalities behind the controversial Graffiti Art Movement.
In GV4, Cleveland, Ohio Artist SANO (two-time winner of The International Graffiti Art Competition) pulls you into the Underground Art form by showing the concepts, aesthetics, techniques, and style needed to complete a perfect semi-Wild Style masterpiece (on a Legal Wall) as well as Aerosol Art on Canvas.
GV4 is a must-have-Video for Art Instructors, Art Students, Galleries, Museums, Libraries and Educational Institutions who've been bewildered at Spray Can Technique.
As a unique lesson plan, no other program exists in the marketplace of ideas, that can compare to the inspiration, skill and intelligence of GV4.