HCTN EPISODE 5

HCTN EPISODE 5 : SEGO & SANER from Here Comes the Neighborhood on Vimeo.

A quick follow up to our previous post on Here Comes the Neighbourhood. Episode 5 feat Sego and Saner. And here's the explanatory text.

In this Episode of Here Comes the Neighborhood, Mexican artists Saner and Sego collaborate on a mural for the Wynwood Walls. They create a colorful dreamscape together, building on themes that each of the artists have explored for years. Saner's interpretation of the work, and his poetic eloquence helps elevate the wall into an ethereal realm, while Sego, traveling to the United States for the first time, brings an astute attention to detail, and a stunning technique grounded in the complexities of the natural world. These Artists exemplify the power of art, both public and private, to function as a change agent, using this mural as a tool to reframe the worlds view of Mexico; from a dangerous narco state, to one of the most beautiful, mystical and transformative cultures in the world.

SEGO IN MEXICO PT 2

SEGO IN MEXICO Part II from Filmaciones de la Ciudad on Vimeo.

Fresh in from our Mexican friend Mamutt is Pt 2 of the Sego saga. You can find part 1 here

SEGO IN MEXICO

Just in from Sego who some of may remember for his earlier collaboration pieces with Roa. The text below really brings home the value and importance of Street Art to communities around the world, it's not all Deitch, MoCA, Sotheby's and Christies. A nice reality check right here.

“PROTEO”

This first video shows the work of Sego, in collaboration with MAMUTT.

The mural "Proteo" was painted in the house of Cauce Ciudadano (cauceciudadano.org.mx/​) as part of the urban gallery MAMUTT is doing in collaboration with them.
In this gallery there are also walls by ROA, Saner, Liqen, Dhear, Broken Crow and M-CITY.

We are painting in areas with problems of violence and delinquency (painting on peoples houses and businesses) we create a space where gangs can coexist without violence, helping to build peace, we show that this expression can become a job and a piece of art, it helps to trigger creativity in potential artists, this project also helps those areas by bringing new positive vibes and new ideas to the neighborhood, improving the way people live and interact everyday, we recover public spaces with art.

We work with a specific association called Cauce Ciudadano (certified by Ashoka and the Human Rights Commission Of Mexico City) Cauce is a project focused on working with young gang members and victims of violence.

Our "Urban Gallery" is in the Colonia 7 de Noviembre in the Gustavo A. Madero district, in Mexico City.