BEAUTIFUL LOSERS - documentary 2008 (part 1 of 8)

Beautiful Losers is a 2008 documentary feature film by director Aaron Rose and co-directed by Joshua Leonard. It was produced by Sidetrack Films in association with BlackLake Productions, and stars several artists including Harmony Korine, writer of independent cult films Kids and Gummo. (wiki)

Subject Matter

The film focuses on the careers and work of a collective group of artists who since the 1990s began a movement in the art world using D.I.Y. aesthetics from skateboarding, graffiti and underground music such as punk rock and hip-hop[4]. The artists discussed and interviewed in the film include Thomas Campbell, Cheryl Dunn, Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Geoff McFetridge, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Steven "Espo" Powers, Aaron Rose, Ed Templeton and Deanna Templeton.

A series of interviews with these artists explains their reasoning behind their "do-it-yourself" style of street art. As some of these artists discuss their growth in popular artistic culture they explain how becoming renown and admired in the art world was something that never occurred to them from their various roots in street culture, or simply creating art for themselves. As many of the artists began to be recognizable and sought after they discuss their series of commercial success: creating advertisements for popular products, designing products themselves, working in film and being hired to paint and create artwork in well known locations. The personal feelings and convictions of some of the artists and how creating work for corporations compares to their beginnings in street culture is also discussed. The film portrays the artists as outside the realm of contemporary art. (wiki)

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Film & Animation

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• BEAUTIFUL
• LOSERS
• documentary
• 2008
• Aaron
• Rose

[misterd699]

so beautiful... this is the real life- to do what you want to do - what you enjoy doing... creating, playing , exploring, learning, having fun and getting serious at same time, piss farting around, being yourself, at ease-making the most of the gifts bestowed, to be truly alive ...

[spiritofjosh]

Damn, Ed Templeton grew quite the gut haha

[femification]

anyway someone could post the banjo tab for the peggy honeywell song near the end of this video. thanks

[thediegolobato]

THANXX FROM BRAZIL!

[SpringtimeRosePetals]

-"you know, they found my friend samuel's head here in '86"

-"COOL!"

[dengangen]

thank you for posting this. thank you really really much.

[Scooterandjinx1]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS!! :DDD

[ALPINESWATCHES]

korine is such a douche

[xtianor]

where is 11:21

[misterd699]

Its such a beautiful thing- The real art is in the ordinary everyday people and lives- the DIY-ethic- art of the people -of the street.. great film!