B. Summers
From what started as a self motivated campaign to give cyclist more freedom on the streets of Montreal, Canadian artist, Peter Gibson better known as Roadsworth has made himself a notable name up north. In 2001, Roadsworth began spray painting streets with stencils of bicycles just like the ones on bike trails. This was to give the bikers, in his words a “fair share of the public pie.”
Almost four yeas later, Roadsworth was caught and charged with 53 counts of mischief. Thanks to the art loving citizens of Montreal , he received a slap on the wrist. So after paying a hefty fine of $250 and serving a grueling 40hrs of community service of his choosing, Roadsworth started receiving commission for his paintings. Clients like Tour De France , Earth Day , and London Can’s Festival are a few to pay Roadsworth for his creative stencil paintings.
Alan Kohl and Sergeo Kirby, director and producer, respectively of Loaded Pictures shot a documentary about Roadsworth’s plight entitled Roadsworth, Crossing the Line . The film is scheduled to be screened at Montreal ‘s International Documentary Film Festival, Friday, November 21 st this year at Concordia University .
For more information about the screening visit www.cinemapolitica.org/films/394
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[...] uses primarily white and black to illustrate that calls them self Blu. If you like the works of Roadsworth and Banksy, imagine adding an animation factor. Blu has various episodes on his Vimeo channel and [...]
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