Thursday, August 21, 2008

James Powderly Detained In China, Not A Good Look

"James Powderly, internationally known artist and co-founder of Graffiti Research Labs, was arrested in China yesterday while doing street art in protest of the Olympic games, to give a voice to the people of Tibet who are still imprisoned or even missing. teleport for more


According to an article posted yesterday on freetibet2008.org, “James Powderly was detained in Beijing early this morning while preparing to debut a new work and technology of protest, the L.A.S.E.R. Stencil. According to a 'twitter' message received today by Students for a Free Tibet at approximately 5 pm Beijing Standard Time, Powderly had been detained by Chinese authorities at 3 am. His current whereabouts remain unknown. […] The work, ‘The Green Chinese Lantern,’ uses a 400 milliwatt hand held green laser with micro-stencils to beam simple messages and images up to three stories high on surfaces such as billboards, buildings, and bridges.” Rasclot, talk about censorship. Take a look at Powderly’s laser, and learn more about this visionary artist, by reading the entire article here.

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