"Goldie" & the New York Spray Can Artists 1989
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- This was a film I directed in 1989 about Graffitti (Spray Can) Artists from New York alongside the UK's Goldie (Clifford Joseph Price) pre gold teeth and the James Bond role.
Despite appearances, the crew and I did not go to New York ... we ventured no further afield than Goldie's original home turf, the notorious Heath Town in Wolverhampton ... as the U.S. guys (T Kid, Nicer, Vulcan & Bio) were in Birmingham UK to exhibit and demonstrate their form of graffiti art.
I used library footage of New york and intercut it with my own footage to create the finished short film.
There is no question that both Goldie and the NY guys had real talent however at the time, I felt that they had a naive view about the impact their work was having on the communities they lived in.
However, they all came from massively underprivileged backgrounds and were making real attempts to explore and develop their art form with a view to gaining wider public acceptance.
Around 4.50 into the film ... Goldie says that he doesn't write his name as an art form (the NY Guys style was often based on them writing their own names and embellishing them) because his name doesn't mean anything to anybody over here in the UK ... ironic, considering the relative fame he went on to have!!!
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I was blessed enough to be living in Heath Town when Goldie was painting it up. Historic.
Very brilliant very classy
This is what genius looks like
This was an excellent film and great record of the event Prory! Thanks for making it/ Martin Jones - Goldie's former manager and show organiser.
These canvases were exhibited at a show in Birmingham UK back in the day..
With music by Pet Shop Boys and Sputnik.
Really creates an atmosphere to the graff back drop haha... ;) Beastie Boys- Slow And Low redeems it!
nice
What was the title of the Documentary? is this how it went out? where was it shown? and is there more footage of Goldie from this interview? also do you know the name of this exhibition in birmingham uk?
I'm not sure what they called the programme. It was made for Central TV's late evening arts programme in 1987. This is exactly the version that appeared. I 'm not sure whether there's any more uncut interview with Goldie existing. The exhibition was called 'Rockin the City - The New York Street Art Show' held at Birningham Central Library Exhibition Hall in August 1987. The canvases were sprayed in Sun Street Heath Town Wolverhampton at a disused factory unit. I organised the exhibition.
@@Joneseyification Wow That's an awesome story!!..Thanks for sharing & uploading this gem of Aerosol Art history!!💪🏼💯💯💯💯
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