Watch the video of the "serious play" of William Kentridge at this link http://video.pbs.org/video/1619754531 He animates charcoal drawings (film stills are shown above), creates performance art, designs for the theatre, and plays and plays and plays...
This mural is by Damon Ginandes. Now you can see even more remarkable work from the Underbelly Project in this new video http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/arts/design/01underbelly.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Underbelly%20Project&st=cse.
From the New York Times: Line by Line is about rediscovering the lost skill and singular pleasure of drawing. The subject of this column (by James McMullan) is caricature. Three artists were asked to create a caricature of Pablo Picasso and share their process. Check out the Series at http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/drawing-funny/?hp (or see the Inspiration link)
Works by 103 street artists from around the world, were mounted illegally in a long-abandoned New York City subway station this summer. Jasper Rees writes: "Known to its creators and participating artists as the Underbelly Project, the space, where all the show’s artworks remain, defies every norm of the gallery scene." http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/10/29/arts/design/20101101-underbelly-ss.html
