Video Street Art by Quadratura

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In the dying hours Monday 17th August 2009, we set out into the dark streets of London for an entirely different kind of public performance that would see graffiti artists Banksy and codefc, as unwitting collaborators.

Using PatchBox we were able to literally draw layers of video onto the existing architecture without worrying too much about projector placement. We then used PaintBox and a graphics tablet to mask out and colour in the graffiti, all in real-time.

âOur aim is not to comment on the legality of graffiti; we respect the artists involved and wanted to enhance and animate these existing works using the tools and techniques at our disposal to create a completely different vision and play around with their original meaningâ, says Alex May.

âWe explored the ideas of reactivating static street art in our âStatues Aliveâ event last year, where familiarity with art that you perhaps pass by every day lessens its impact. By using video projection we can show these works in a new way and re-energise themâ, adds Martin A. Smith.

Signing off the nightâs activities, we took the opportunity to project the somewhat ambiguous statement âNo Graffiti/No Problemsâ on the âungraffitiableâ wall under the Westway on Portobello Road.