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Swoon Mural – Lower East Side

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Swoon is a Brooklyn based street artist who is best known for her paper cutouts or carvings, as she called them in my interview with her in 2003. This movie takes you through the changes on this mural from 2003 to 2007.

Filed under: Tags: Swoon Swoon Mural GammaVids, Lower East Side, Pasted Paper, Photos, Street Art, Video by gamma

12 Responses to “Swoon Mural – Lower East Side”

Elisha Cook Jr., on January 16th, 2007 at 10:54 am Said:

Great work. Swoon should be thrilled. I liked the commentary as well. It was simple, but always clear and to the point. The problem of defacing artistic work on the streets can never be stopped. People are envious of her success. The best thing is to make films or take photographs so that there is a record. Also people are collecting the stuff hoping to cash in if the artist gets famous. Wheatpastes are hard if not impossible to remove, but boards or plaques are easily dislodged.

More later

Allan
DRJoolz, on January 16th, 2007 at 12:07 pm Said:

Love this; thanks for sharing your thoughts on all this … I love Swoon’s new use of colour. So vibrant in the city. Hope it stays till I get there in April
cahbasm, on January 16th, 2007 at 4:35 pm Said:

the narroration is hilarious!
TT, on January 16th, 2007 at 4:47 pm Said:

Brilliant Gamma. I love the commentary. Ditto DrJ on April
wrybread, on January 16th, 2007 at 5:53 pm Said:

Holy shit that was great. Swoon shall overcome. And a whole new Gametone medium is born.
gamma, on January 16th, 2007 at 8:01 pm Said:

Thanks, all.
Eddie Malone, on January 16th, 2007 at 8:27 pm Said:

Wow that colour one at the end is really vivid and jumps right out at you. Nice Vid Gamma!
S, on January 17th, 2007 at 12:35 am Said:

where is this wall?
gamma, on January 17th, 2007 at 2:18 am Said:

I’ve stopped giving the exact location of the street art in my photos on the web, because so much of it is being stolen or destroyed.
L'il Irena Kittenclaw Roxanne Tejaratchi..., on January 18th, 2007 at 8:36 pm Said:

Aw G, didn’t see this until tonight. Mighty fine tribute you’ve got here…I didn’t consider some aspects of her latest work until I watched this. Thanx.

Dig this.
Aida (Kittenclaw's sister), on January 19th, 2007 at 11:42 am Said:

Great art can be defaced but when recorded, as you have, never forgotten. Thanks for your commentary on a brilliant artist. Beautifully done!
Phil, on April 7th, 2008 at 1:37 pm Said:

Hey.

This is a wonderfull work.

I am from germany an will soon visit new york.
Since i have seen this work i want so see it in real.
Can you tell me were I can finde it ?
Is it in new york ? lower east side ?
It would be noce if you can help me.
greets from germany.