Saturday, August 15, 2009

Kent Twitchell's Interview for Berlin Wall Project part 1 of 3

Brent Turner interviews Kent Twitchell about Berlin Wall Project (www.wallproject.org) organized by Wende Museum of Cold War at his studio at the Fresco School.
The Wall Along Wilshire Eastside Gallery West, recalls a stretch of the Berlin Wall made
famous by international artists who came to the city specifically to paint on it and will be on view October 17 through November 14 in front of 5900 Wilshire Boulevard. This new wall will be painted by the French-born, Berlin-based artist Thierry Noir, one of the first artists to paint on the Berlin Wall in 1984, and Kent Twitchell whose larger-than-life murals capture what makes L.A. culture so vibrant and renown throughout the world

Kent Twitchells Interview for Berlin Wall Project part 2 of 3

Brent Turner interviews Kent Twitchell about Berlin Wall Project (www.wallproject.org) organized by Wende Museum of Cold War at his studio at the Fresco School.
The wall segments for this open-air street gallery are constructed by the Fresco School of a metal frame clad in Stauss Ziegelgewebe, a green-construction product donated from Austria consisting of brick mash and covered with plaster; each segment measures 11 feet in height and 3 feet in width;

Kent Twitchells Interview for Berlin Wall Project part 3 of 3

Brent Turner interviews Kent Twitchell about Berlin Wall Project (www.wallproject.org) organized by Wende Museum of Cold War at his studio at the Fresco School. Kent twitchell will paint two presidents - John Kennedy and Ronald Reigan. The Wall Project, a civic commemoration program and event which marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In October, forty segments of the recreated Berlin Wall will be provided to select artists from Los Angeles and Berlin who will paint their creative response to the walls in our lives. Participating artists include Kent Twitchell, Shepard Fairey and Thierry Noir.