About The Secret Double Life of Illegal Graffiti Writers | Duality: A Graffiti Story
A perspective on how graffiti has paved the way for many successful artists today. The story is told by the artists themselves on their journey from tagging graffiti on city walls to becoming respected icons in the cities they serve. They have proven that art is something that can influence, create emotion, inspire, and bring culture to an area. As the film progresses you see the difficulties they have endured and public criticism of their work. Today these murals bring in big advertising dollars from some of the biggest companies. They hire artists to paint murals and design art for campaigns to promote their brands. The murals they produce are nothing short of awe-inspiring from their sheer size to the complexity of the art piece. Their portfolios extend from massive spray painted murals on city walls to fine art gallery showings. The graffiti scene at one point was an underground subculture that has transformed into a legitimate profession. This film offers insights into the struggles and successes of four artists from different cities as they tell how they overcame adversity
The Secret Double Life of Illegal Graffiti Writers | Duality: A Graffiti Story is presented by Documentary Central. Its listed runtime is 83 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a biography documentary, The Secret Double Life of Illegal Graffiti Writers | Duality: A Graffiti Story uses secret, double, illegal as its central frame. Biographical films select events to build an interpretation of a life. Consider which voices are included, how private experience is connected to public achievement, and what may be missing from a compressed narrative.
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- Title
- The Secret Double Life of Illegal Graffiti Writers | Duality: A Graffiti Story
- Category
- Biography
- Runtime
- 83 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Documentary Central
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