Roadsworth – wahre Streetart

Wenn man etwas als Streetart bezeichnen kann, dann wohl das was der aus Montreal kommende Künstler Roadsworth da so in die Gassen zaubert. Jede Menge seiner wirkliche sehenswerten Werke und ein fast siebenminütiges Video, dass seine Arbeit dokumentiert findet man auf der Homepage von Roadsworth.

Roadsworth began painting the streets of Montreal in the fall of 2001. Initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of “car culture” in general, he continued to develop a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape using a primarily stencil based technique. In the fall of 2004, Roadsworth was arrested for his nocturnal activities and charged with 53 counts of mischief. Despite the threat of heavy fines and a criminal record he received a relatively lenient sentence which he attributes in part to the public support he received subsequent to his arrest. Since that time, Roadsworth has received various commissions for his work and continues to be active in both visual art and music.