Before the Streets: In the Studio with Street Artist HG

An artist's process starts long before he picks up a paintbrush, or in the case of HG, a can of spray paint. In her latest video, Kathy Tran stops by the studio to see what Dallas-based street artist HG is up to, capturing him as he tries things out, brain...

By Lauren Smart

March 4, 2015

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An artist's process starts long before he picks up a paintbrush, or in the case of HG, a can of spray paint. In her latest video, Kathy Tran stops by the studio to see what Dallas-based street artist HG is up to, capturing him as he tries things out, brain storms with paint, and discusses his work, his life, and his impressions of Dallas.

Watch the video on the Dallas Observer channel here.

Lauren Smart

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