A favorite professor of mine from my time at University of Oregon, Deb Morrison, posted this video link to her facebook yesterday.
Up There, a documentary detailing the work of NYC billboard painters, is quite lovely.
It is definitely a lifestyle and type of work I've never thought about. I've never considered the amount of work and artistry that goes into a painted advertisement (in this case, Stella Artois). I've never considered what all they are privy to by simply floating above the city to make their living.
It's also kind of a bittersweet documentary. I mean the art these painters produce is flawless...but their jobs are slowly dwindling as the desire by companies to have ads produced and displayed instantly makes their time-consuming process less appealing.
Regardless, love this. Well shot. Well edited. Well told.
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these types of videos are really cool to watch.
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