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Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired. Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a collision of pointillism and 8-Bit art. Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter. Director: Josh Bogdan (joshbogdan.com) Director: Ryan Lasko Editor/Writer: Josh Bogdan Director of Photography: Topaz Adizes Original Music: Jarrod Pedone Original Music: Tyler Brown hallasko.com]]>

Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired. Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a collision of pointillism and 8-Bit art. Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter. Director: Josh Bogdan (joshbogdan.com) Director: Ryan Lasko Editor/Writer: Josh Bogdan Director of Photography: Topaz Adizes Original Music: Jarrod Pedone Original Music: Tyler Brown hallasko.com]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-pixel-painter/feed/ 0 https://documentary.net/video/challenge-the-obvious-episode-one-a-day-in-the-life-of-haas-hahn/ https://documentary.net/video/challenge-the-obvious-episode-one-a-day-in-the-life-of-haas-hahn/#respond Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:07:32 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=8492

The film is about Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas, who use art in their quest to help change the lives of people who live in socially troubled neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro and Philadelphia. In 2006, the Dutch artist duo Haas&Hahn started deaveloping the idea of creating community-driven art interventions in Brazil. Their efforts yielded two murals which were painted in Vila Cruzeiro, Rio's most notorious slum, in collaboration with local youth. The artworks received worldwide coverage and have become points of pride in the community and throughout Rio. This is the first in a series of documentaries about the beautiful minds who 'Challenge the Obvious' every day. ]]>

The film is about Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas, who use art in their quest to help change the lives of people who live in socially troubled neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro and Philadelphia. In 2006, the Dutch artist duo Haas&Hahn started deaveloping the idea of creating community-driven art interventions in Brazil. Their efforts yielded two murals which were painted in Vila Cruzeiro, Rio's most notorious slum, in collaboration with local youth. The artworks received worldwide coverage and have become points of pride in the community and throughout Rio. This is the first in a series of documentaries about the beautiful minds who 'Challenge the Obvious' every day. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/challenge-the-obvious-episode-one-a-day-in-the-life-of-haas-hahn/feed/ 0 https://documentary.net/video/sign-artist-david-a-smith/ https://documentary.net/video/sign-artist-david-a-smith/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:24:33 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=1089

David A Smith is a name that has become synonymous in Sign-Writing and Glass gilding circles, with high quality, hand crafted reverse glass signs and decorative silvered and gilded mirrors. In this short documentary, we reveal behind the scenes work, techniques and visions that Dave uses when carrying out his passion as a glass embosser - One of the few remaining traditional UK glass artists. ]]>

David A Smith is a name that has become synonymous in Sign-Writing and Glass gilding circles, with high quality, hand crafted reverse glass signs and decorative silvered and gilded mirrors. In this short documentary, we reveal behind the scenes work, techniques and visions that Dave uses when carrying out his passion as a glass embosser - One of the few remaining traditional UK glass artists. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/sign-artist-david-a-smith/feed/ 0