Street Art Throwdown

2015 • Oxygen
4.2
4 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Welcome to the Streets
2/3/15
Ten street artists compete to win a $100,000 prize and to make a name for themselves. Street Art legend Justin Bua and Lauren Wagner judge the artists' work as they make their mark on a high-rise billboard and in an underground tunnel.
2 Going All City
2/10/15
The artists take over an abandoned WWII bunker and race against time to get their work up as many times as they can, even if it means tagging over each other's work. Next they create posters for D.A.R.E. for an anti-bullying campaign.
3 #ThisTruck
2/17/15
The artists retrace one of the most legendary runs in street art history and go head to head in a graffiti battle. Then they pair up to transform trucks into mobile art galleries and drive them all over Los Angeles to create social media buzz.
4 The Great Divide
2/24/15
The artists create murals commenting on the social divide between the rich and the poor. They then take on eco-friendly reverse graffiti to create murals about environmental issues in a downtown LA tunnel.
5 Reimagine Your Surroundings
3/10/15
The artists use their creativity to change the meaning of everyday street signs into clever works of art. Then they head to Venice where they have to create murals that incorporate objects from the street.
6 The Client is Always Right
3/17/15
The artists attempt to please a group of children with their mural about mentorship for Big Brothers Big Sisters. They then partner with Polaroid to create photo realistic murals on the legendary graffiti walls of Venice Beach.
7 From the Streets to the Gallery
3/24/15
The Hustle challenge has the final four artists thinking fast on their feet and spray-painting a piece on a moving target. The artists then transform an abandoned arcade into a pop up gallery to earn a spot in the finale.
8 Art for the People, By the People
3/31/15
With the $100,000 grand prize at stake, the final three artists showdown in the season finale and create massive murals to beautify a struggling neighborhood in downtown LA.

About this show

From Banksy to Basquiat, street art is a groundbreaking art form and cultural phenomenon taking the world by storm and dominating pop culture. In this adrenaline-charged competition series, 10 up-and-coming street artists create unbelievable art in never-before-seen ways, out-painting and out-racing each other in the hope to win bragging rights and a cash prize.

Ratings and reviews

4.2
4 reviews
Daulton “marco” Hall
February 10, 2015
Love graffiti and this takes it to a new whole level
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