May 21, 2008

Barnstormers

Category: Street Art by fatcap @ 3:06 am

The Barnstormers are a collective of New York/Tokyo-based artists who create large-scale collaborative paintings, films and performances. The group formed in 1999 after a pilgrimage to the rural town of Cameron, North Carolina. During the trip, twenty-five artists painted dozens of barns, tractor-trailers, shacks and farm equipment. Consequently, the tiny tobacco farming community became the unlikely Mecca for the urban collective. To this day, the Barnstormers continue to interpret and communicate the visual, cultural, and spiritual awakenings inspired by their trips to the south.

The Barnstormers continue to experiment and collaborate, both domestically and internationally, with yearly returns to Cameron to paint new murals.

The official Barnstormers site, where you will find the members list (Swoon, Dose green, David Ellis…) and more pictures.

Barnstormers art

Barnstormers house graffiti

Mike houston-Barnstormers

Barnstormers street art

Art by Kow for Barnstormers


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