Who is Blu and what does he do ?
I chose to talk about the graffiti artist Blu last lesson, Blu would do Stop-Motion animations using graffiti on walls, buildings or any other surface he could find. Blu is an Italian artist that has deliberately decided to conceal his real identity from the public. What little is known about Blu is that he lives in Bologna and has been active in the street art scene since 1999. He has made a large variety of videos in the last 11 years but the two most well known are 'BIG BANG BOOM' and 'MUTO'
Where does Blu work ?
Blu originally did his art in his hometown of Bologna. But having hit his nomadic peek in 2005 he started to travel all around the world to do his work. He has done pieces in Rio, London, Berlin, Milan, Prague and Nicaragua.
What was his career like before 2005 ?
Blus career began in 1999 with a series of illicit graffiti painted in the historical centre and suburbs of Bologna. His characteristic style appeared in 2001, however, when Blu started painting with house paint, using rollers mounted on top of telescopic sticks. This new solution allowed him to increase the painted surface area and convey a stronger intensity to his visual vocabulary. Huge human figures, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes dramatic, who looked as if they were borrowed from comics or arcade game world, began appearing along the streets of Bologna around this time.
