29 mayo 2010

Beautiful Losers, 2008.

Es un documental que narra la vida y el trabajo de artistas y creadores americanos, quienes empiezan sus carreras en una peculiar forma, apartados de la tradición o de las corrientes contemporáneas habituales, ignorando voluntariamente las estructuras establecidas de la subcultura actual, como el skateboarding, graffiti, la moda urbana y la música independiente, los artistas como Shepard Fairey, Mark Gonzales, Spike Jonze, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Barry McGee, Phil Frost, Chris Johanson, Harmony Korine y Ed Templeton  empezaron a crear su arte de tal forma que pudiera reflejar sus estilos de vida. Muchos de ellos no llevaron una formación o capacitación tradicional y casi sin una concepción del trabajo interno del mundo del arte. Ellos aprendieron hacer sus artesanias, su arte, a a partir de la practica en base a prueba y error, innovando con su creatividad. 
A lo largo del tiempo, estos artistas han madurado y muchos de ellos se han establecido; pero eso no importa ya que sus espíritus son inquebrantables. Beautiful Losers es la historia, la celebración en retrospectiva de ese espíritu.
"The greatest cultural accomplishments in history have never been the result of the brainstorms of marketing men, corporate focus groups, or any homogenized methods; they have always happened organically. More often than not, these manifestations have been the result of a few like-minded people coming together to create something new and original for no other purposethan a common love of doing it. In the 1990s, a loose-knit group of American artists and creators, many just out of their teens, began their careers in just such a way. Influenced by the popular underground youth subcultures of the day, such as skateboarding, graffiti, street fashion and independent music, artists like Shepard Fairey, Mark Gonzales, Spike Jonze, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Barry McGee, Phil Frost, Chris Johanson, Harmony Korine, and Ed Templeton began to create art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Many had no formal training and almost no conception of the inner workings of the art world. They learned their crafts through practice, trial and error, and good old-fashioned innovation. Not since the Beat Generation have we seen a group of creative individuals with such a unified aesthetic sense and varied cultural facets. The world of art has been greatly affected by their accomplishments as have the worlds of fashion, music, literature, film, and, ironically, athletics. Over the years, the group has matured, and many have become more establishment-oriented; but no matter, their independent spirit has remained steadfast. The story of the Beautiful Losers will be a retrospective celebration of this spirit."                              ( información de http://www.imdb.com ) 
                                    
Beautiful Losers film trailer from beautifullosersfilm on Vimeo.

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