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SPECIAL – VANTAGEPOINT MVP PART 4 Sep 15, 2018

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Part 4 of a 4 part series, recorded with special guest Host FinDAC.. we catch up with Vantagepoint Alumni on what they been doing since we last spoke to them on Vantagepoint. Recorded on the day of the opening of Urban Nation in Berlin, this interview series is loose, irreverent and ever increasingly drunken.

The final episode features Dave the Chimp, Caratoes, Jaz and Borondo

Keep an ear our for unexpected 1UP appearance also .. although its more just chaos than any actual interview..

Needless to say, this is the drunken part of the night.. its loud, unruly and general chaos..

SPECIAL – VANTAGEPOINT MVP PART 3 Sep 01, 2018

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Part 3 of a 4 part series, recorded with special guest Host FinDAC.. we catch up with Vantagepoint Alumni on what they been doing since we last spoke to them on Vantagepoint. Recorded on the day of the opening of Urban Nation in Berlin, this interview series is loose, irreverent and ever increasingly drunken.
This episode features Roland Henry, Vidam the Weird, DXTR the Weird and Base23
Even more beer has been consumed, the looser the better..

EP 94 – MILLO Aug 01, 2018

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Millo is a quiet guy trying his best to fly completely under the radar, silently going about his business without accidentally stepping into any spotlight along the way. Unfortunately for him, the business he ‘goes about’ is far from under the radar. As one of the most prolific mural painters on the planet, and specializing in big walls… i mean REALLY big walls, Millo’s imagery is some of the most recognizable in the entire scene. The Italian painter, aided by his “take no bullshit” partner, travels from project to project focusing almost exclusively on mural painting rather than juggling studio work or commercial work like most others in the game. The calm and gentle nature of his murals, with their simplified mostly black and white color palette and playful giants seemingly unaware and unconcerned about their gross disproportion to the worlds they inhabit, speak volumes to the nature of the artist himself and it was an absolute honor to get this rare interview with him on VantagePoint.

EP 93 – MARK BODE Jun 01, 2018

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Mark Bodé is the son of Vaughn Bodé, creator of the iconic Cheeech Wizard character and possibly the biggest aesthetic influence on the first wave of graffiti writers and therefor all graffiti writers. Mark has picked up his fathers torch and among his other artistic endeavors, continues to breath life into the world of illustration his father created nearly 50 years ago. For the entirety of the time that graffiti has been around Cheech Wizard, The Lizard, and the Bodé influence continues to be seen and respected and it’s influence through all genres of art and music is immeasurable.

EP 92 – HOT TEA May 15, 2018

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Although his roots are in graffiti and train writing, Hot Tea is far from your typical street artists. He’s not out for fame and tends to shy away from the spotlight but these traits are part of what make him such a captivating artist. He still writes graffiti and is constantly developing new ways to push and evolve the idea of what graffiti is, but these days he is primarily recognized for his sight specific installations using unconventional materials… mainly yarn. We were extremely fortunate to meet up with “HOT TEA during a fascinating transitional period of his life and career and recorded our most personal and introspective interview in VantagePoint history, and to be honest, with Hot Tea as the guest, it was never really going to end up any other way.

EP 91 – RICKY WATTS May 01, 2018

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San Fransisco based Ricky Watts has been working his way to his current artistic practice for many years and through many different forms of art making. From his early days writing graffiti into years of academic study of design, illustration, and architecture he somehow worked his way into focusing on abstract work. His whirling compositions of undulating colors twisting in and out of themselves are both precisely thought out and pre planned and totally loose and freestyled in the moment. We sat down with Ricky during his week long collaborative mural with VantagePoint’s very own JB at the Pow Wow festival in Hawaii to learn all about where he’s been and where he’s going.

EP 90 – PIXEL PANCHO Apr 15, 2018

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As one of the most prolific muralist in the world, Italian artist Pixel Pancho has hammered his mark onto the scene with authority and set a pace that is unmatched by most. His work deals with the universal ideas of humanity and personal human struggle and growth wrapped up neatly within the metaphor of decaying robots and is some of the most original and identifiable work out there. Within the scene Pixel has a reputation as being a “don’t hold back, say it like you mean it” kind of guy and our interview with him was no different. After recently relocating his life from Europe to the US his work continues to evolve as it has from the beginning and is currently transitioning (back) into the realm of sculpture. With so much to talk about and a personality as big as Pixel’s we knew we had to get him on the show so during the opening of Urban Nation last September we made sure not to miss the opportunity.

EP 89 – MARTIN WHATSON Apr 01, 2018

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The work of Norwegian artist Martin Whatson is in very high demand even at it’s relatively lofty price-point, and for good reason. As one of the leading figures in the scandinavian street art scene and a founding member of the notorious WOLF crew, Whatson has cultivated an artistic style over many years which is part stencil, part vandalism, extremely accessible to your every day art collector but sophisticated enough that even high end collectors can’t get enough. We grabbed Martin directly off of a wall in Berlin during the opening week of the Urban Nation Museum and had a chat about how he got to the point in his career that he’s at now, how creating ‘multiples’ of a single image rather than “one offs” can be beneficial to an artist, the struggles of juggling a busy career as a self employed artists with his roll as father of two, and loads more.

SPECIAL – VANTAGEPOINT MVP PART 2 Mar 15, 2018

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Part 2 of a 4 part series, recorded with special guest Host FinDAC.. we catch up with Vantagepoint Alumni on what they been doing since we last spoke to them on Vantagepoint. Recorded on the day of the opening of Urban Nation in Berlin, this interview series is loose, irreverent and ever increasingly drunken.

Broken into 4 parts.. tune in mid month over the next 4 months for more..

This episode features Snik, Seth Globepainter (who was randomly walking past) and Vantagepoint host James Bullough (incase he didn’t get enough airtime as it was)

More beer has been consumed, the looser the better..

EP 88 – LOUIS MASAI Mar 15, 2018

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Obsession can sometimes be a good thing, when that obsessive energy is directed towards positivity and change for the better. Louis Masai is a London based artists who is laser focused on creating positive change in the world through his art and various projects he has organizes around the world. It is rare to see an artists put all of his collective energy and livelihood into one cause, but Masai is without a doubt one seriously passionate dude. His work talks specifically about humanities negative impact on animals and endangered species but within that specific theme, he allows himself room to explore and experiment artistically with techniques and styles to keep his work fresh and exciting. During a very short but busy trip to Berlin Louis sat down with us between his 2nd and 3rd murals of the week to discuss his life, his work, the sate of our delicate global ecosystem, and our shared love of bass music.

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