Who is Bozo Texino? (Colossus of roads)
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Uploaded by koleoptere on Oct 22, 2008
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Who is Bozo Texino?
by Bill Daniel
56 min. black and white, experimental/documentary
Who is Bozo Texino? chronicles the search for the source of a ubiquitous and mythic rail graffiti-- a simple sketch of a character with an infinity-shaped hat and the scrawled moniker, "Bozo Texino"-- a drawing seen on railcars for over 80 years. Daniel's gritty black and white film uncovers a secret society and it's underground universe of hobo and railworker graffiti, and includes interviews with legendary boxcar artists, Coaltrain, Herby, Colossus of Roads, and The Rambler. Shooting over a 16-year period, Daniel rode freights across the West carrying a Super-8 sound camera and a 16mm Bolex. During his quest he discovered the roots of a folkloric tradition that has gone mostly unnoticed for a century. Taking inspiration from Beat artists Robert Frank and Jack Kerouac, the film functions as both a sub-cultural documentary and a stylized fable on wanderlust and outsider identity.
"I was drawn to the subject by the universal graffiti impulse and the classic, corny notion of freight train blues escape." - BD
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R.I.P BOZO.
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This figure is turning up on Toynbee Tiles all over Portland.
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@187GRAFFKID Markall paint stick is what he uses
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@snifyoner awesome thank you i know now what i wnt for Christmas
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:)
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its not the moniker i see the most but its a sure classic!
See it alot in montreal quebec
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@187GRAFFKID looks like he's using chalk
am i right?
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does anyone know what kinda marker/streak he uses?????????
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Seen this dude in texas sweet while I was doin a train
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wow this is amazing ive been seeing this guys stuff for years and always wanted to know who he was! i wonder how they found him? this is an amazing film.
satanspy 2 years ago 14
Anyone know where I can watch this whole film for free? Please let me know, thanks!
AestheticFlavor 2 years ago 12