*The MIA has been the place for many cutting edge art world trends, and has fittingly been chosen as the place to space the kick-off of the 2010 ArtBattles Live Art Tour. On Feb. 27, Miami’s Eazy Street Gallery will proudly be the setting for the live-art competition where artists create work side-by-side in front of a live audience, against a musical backdrop provided by a live DJ.
Hailing form New York, for the last nine years, ArtBattles has produced more than 100 live shows of pressurized performed art - and our little stomping art ground is the first stop on a national tour that includes major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Charlotte.
Although Fabian Bolanos, Booking Agent for the ArtBattles Live Art Tour 2010, hand-picked the artists for the Miami show, the ArtBattles group makes the collective vote on the final artists, and the chaotic creators Miami will watch compete will be Amanda Valdes, Jeff Dekel, Svetlana Kepezhinskas, NF Romero, Kazilla, Julie L. Friel, and Andres Correa.
The tour will move on to the currently confirmed cities of Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and then back home to the Big Apple’s Art EXPO. The goal, Bolanos says, is to pick an artist to represent each city in the final event in New York, where the artists will also take advantage of a solo exhibition at an established NY gallery.
All six ArtBattles Miami artists, however, will be a part of the local exhibit, regardless of who wins on Feb 27. "The Lead" got a chance to chat with Bolanos and ArtBattles Creator and Founder Sean Bono about one of most intriguing, and engaging, art forms to ever hit the galleries — and streets.
Give us a little history lesson. How did the whole ‘Live Art’ genre start?
- Sean Bono: "Well Live Art really took on a new meaning when Doze Green was featured in [DJ documentary] “Scratch,” painting a huge piece at a club during a DJ set. Before that, Live Art was just a reference to performance art, and Live Painters were wowing crowds with a simple deception. Doze was one of the first of our genre. He would get on stage and just create an awesome piece — to music".
- Fabian Bolanos: "Muralists such as GRONK, David Siqueiros, Carlos Almaraz and Diego Rivera paved the way many generations ago. Let’s not forget Os Gemeos from Brazil, they have murals and installations worldwide. I’ve watched guys like OBEY (Shepard Fairey) and CHASE build a reputation performing live. They have voiced socio-political issues in a subtle tone, through their amazing talent".
Hailing form New York, for the last nine years, ArtBattles has produced more than 100 live shows of pressurized performed art - and our little stomping art ground is the first stop on a national tour that includes major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Charlotte.
Although Fabian Bolanos, Booking Agent for the ArtBattles Live Art Tour 2010, hand-picked the artists for the Miami show, the ArtBattles group makes the collective vote on the final artists, and the chaotic creators Miami will watch compete will be Amanda Valdes, Jeff Dekel, Svetlana Kepezhinskas, NF Romero, Kazilla, Julie L. Friel, and Andres Correa.
The tour will move on to the currently confirmed cities of Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and then back home to the Big Apple’s Art EXPO. The goal, Bolanos says, is to pick an artist to represent each city in the final event in New York, where the artists will also take advantage of a solo exhibition at an established NY gallery.
All six ArtBattles Miami artists, however, will be a part of the local exhibit, regardless of who wins on Feb 27. "The Lead" got a chance to chat with Bolanos and ArtBattles Creator and Founder Sean Bono about one of most intriguing, and engaging, art forms to ever hit the galleries — and streets.
Give us a little history lesson. How did the whole ‘Live Art’ genre start?
- Sean Bono: "Well Live Art really took on a new meaning when Doze Green was featured in [DJ documentary] “Scratch,” painting a huge piece at a club during a DJ set. Before that, Live Art was just a reference to performance art, and Live Painters were wowing crowds with a simple deception. Doze was one of the first of our genre. He would get on stage and just create an awesome piece — to music".
- Fabian Bolanos: "Muralists such as GRONK, David Siqueiros, Carlos Almaraz and Diego Rivera paved the way many generations ago. Let’s not forget Os Gemeos from Brazil, they have murals and installations worldwide. I’ve watched guys like OBEY (Shepard Fairey) and CHASE build a reputation performing live. They have voiced socio-political issues in a subtle tone, through their amazing talent".
*The Lead Miami Beach
