Brent Nadin on "Taiwan Fun"

Thanks INDIAC:

Late last night/early this morning on "Taiwan Fun" (Ch. 21,
http://www.travelandliving.com.tw/funtaiwan/index.shtml ), they talked
about graffiti and interviewed Brent Nadin -- the guy who does the
stencil graffiti of Boris Karloff(Zoiks!), Jimi Hendrix, etc. -- and a
Taiwanese guy who was somehow associated with him and/or the graffiti
artists that did the stuff in the Hua-mei St. canal and other places. I
got a little confused during parts of the show.

If you missed it, you're still in luck. It looks like it'll be
rebroadcast July 2 (Sunday) at 6 PM:
http://www.travelandliving.com.tw/funtaiwan/episodes/5/index.shtml

Here's the schedule for 7/2:
http://www.travelandliving.com.tw/_listings/index.shtml?schedule_date=20060702&channel_code=TATA&language_code=CCH&target_page=/_listings/index.shtml

Hua Mei St, June 1st

I've seen a lot of new art around town that I've been meaning to go back and collect for postage. These are from the canal. Looks like there are a few new artists working in TC now, which is good, cause it looks like they've got skills.

A little something new

Digital Scanner Brush

The folks at MIT have come up with a tool that resembles one of those old shaving brushes which can scan colors & motion to be reproduced on a large computer screen. Check out this Quicktime video. Could be the next big thing in next big things.

NYC Graffiti Law

“Graffiti is on the rise. It's becoming glorified again. We don't have the police we used to and those we have are concentrating on terrorism,” he said.

Yeah, so the folks up there are banning the sale of spray paint and thick markers to people under the age of 21.

As for Taichung, you can have my spray paint when you pry it from my cold, dead hand. That is, if I painted, which I don't. When paint is outlawed only outlaws will have paint.

When I was in high school, I grew a beard and bought beer and booze every weekend for my friends. I predict a trend towards more facial hair in NYC.

Taiphoon

Taiphoon: "Graffiti makes the urban landscape more beautiful than the crappy, dirty, run-down concrete that developers with no humanitarian concerns serve up. Let's face it: we require a 'humane' habitat to live in. We have lived in a beautiful Eden for something on the order of 1,000,000 years, and only within the last 50 years or so have we been herded into these drab, grey, cement horrors called modern cities."

Tell it like it is, brother. Here's a link to some of what's going on in the world of graffiti in Taipei.

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