Little People: A Street Art Project

July 26th, 2010 | Posted in: art

Good things come in small packages. In 2006 artist Slinkachu started his Little People project, which definitely is among the good. The project involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which he then places and leaves on the street. As they are almost invisible for the unaware eye, the humorous scenes created by Slinkachu really come to life in his photography. Check out some of the images below.

For the best overview do check out the blog itself, as it has much more of these great images, and it shows you the size of the little people to their surroundings. The best of these pictures are also bundled in the book ‘Little People in the City’. Get it here now.

Exit Through The Giftshop: Documentary by Banksy

February 19th, 2010 | Posted in: documentaries

Banksy is hitting the movie scene with his new documentary Exit Through The Gisftshop. The movie was added at the last minute to the main program of the Berlinale, and tells the story of the talentless street artist and Banksy groupie Thierry Guetta. After meeting Banksy, who forces him to make a documentary of the footage Guetta shot over eight years. After Banksy re-edits the dramatic results Guetta shoots to fame, starts calling himself Mr. Brainwash and becomes a phenomenon. Check out the trailer below.

Question is whether Mr. Brainwash is real or is Banksy moving into acting too? Mr. Brainwash didn’t help much when interviewed for The Wallstreet Journal…

Through NRC.next