June 9, 2011

"Kosoom by the Mekong" - New Video from Viet Nam


Here's a cool video made by The Propeller Group out of Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. It documents my visit there last summer when I painted a mural of my girlfriend Kim's grandmother, Kosoom. It was an amazing and inspiring experience, and these guys did a great job documenting it with this video.
Here's their description for the video:

El Mac painted this beautiful mural in front of Sàn Art, an independent artist space, also just outside the offices of The Propeller Group in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. This painting is based on a photo of Kosoom, the grandmother of El Mac's girlfriend.
All of the photographs included in this video as well as the footage of motorbikes zooming through the city were taken by El Mac. Part of his process is documenting different people from different places and selecting a handful to paint on walls around the world. We wanted this video piece to be a reflection of how El Mac saw the world of Viet Nam for the first time, taking it all in, and juxtaposing the fast paced life in the city with this giant portrait that would literally slow people down in admiration as they passed by.

More info, photos, etc at www.VNTWT.com

5 comments:

BBK said...

Great work! Congrats on selling all of your work in the New Masters show. Keep it coming....

Anonymous said...

I love this soooo much. xxx!

Ele said...

Very nice blog!!!

album foto

Jess said...

awesome work!

jason eden said...

you are amazing and inspiring.............. thanks