Brian Burns

Jon, a New York based writer and director, has created this moving mini-documentary about the dying art of Ad painting. Set in the dizzy heights of New York City the short film tells of how a profession, that once dominated the billboard industry, has dwindled as a result of cheaper, easier, mass-produced methods coming to the fore. I guess progress isn’t always a good thing.

“[We do things the] same way Michelangelo did the Sistine Chapel. He did patterns, used charcoals and mixed his own paint. There’s no easier way to do it. That’s just the way it is.

Via: Chris Armstrong