{"id":175,"date":"2018-09-27T21:11:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2018-09-28T00:18:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T00:18:07","slug":"rozzell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/rozzell\/","title":{"rendered":"Cafe de Art: The Rozzell Sykes Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='av-hotspot-image-container avia_animate_when_almost_visible  av-hotspot-numbered av-mobile-fallback-active    av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><img class='avia_image ' src='http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Rozzell-CV.jpg' alt='' title='Cafe de Art: The Rozzell Sykes Story'   itemprop=\"contentURL\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cafe de Art: The Rozzell Sykes Story<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cafe de Art: The Rozzell Sykes Story is a documentary about the creative life and inspirational philosophy of artist, Rozzell Sykes told through intimate footage, archival material and contemporary interviews. Rozzell was the founder of St. Elmo Village, an artist community consisting of bungalows, sheds and garages. &#8220;We use what we have,&#8221; Rozzell would tell friends and visitors from his community and beyond, as he worked with donated materials and paints. In keeping with his philosophy, Rozzell often remarked that \u201cif a home is only the size of a shoe box, make it the best it can be.\u201d He created St. Elmo Village with paint, plants and color, establishing a haven for creatives. He began by enlisting not only residents of the neighborhood, but also friends, many of whom were influential figures such as Jeff Bridges, Edward James Olmos and Quincy Jones, as well as elected officials including Mayor Tom Bradley. His self-developed style utilized mixed media including many public murals that survive to this day. St. Elmo Village continues to thrive in L.A.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The documentary focuses on his story and legacy and includes the restoration of his last public mural located at the Mid-City School, where he taught art to school children for many years. The same friends that assisted with the original mural over 24 years ago oversee the present-day restoration, made possible by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. This short form documentary tells the Story of Rozzell Sykes from the perspective of the filmmaker, Casey Bridges, who was able to document the life and times of the man and artist through an intimate period of mentorship and friendship in the early 90\u2019s until his passing in 1994. The film celebrates the influence Rozzell has had on so many lives and the contribution he has made to the Los Angeles art community and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9  '  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/283200920?app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rozzell Sykes Story\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div  class='av_promobox avia-button-yes '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Get involved!<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rozzell Sykes Story is the story of an artist who is relatively unknown and who has not been recognized within the broader art community. His art communicates his philosophy of \u201cbe love\u201d and \u201cbe your best you\u201d. His life is an example of his art. The goal of the film is to tell the Rozzell Sykes story and expose more people from all backgrounds to his art and philosophy. Rozzell was a self-made artist who came from disadvantage circumstances to became an inspiration within his Los Angeles community and beyond. Every human being can benefit from his art and philosophy. We have a fiscal sponsorship from Creative Visions and fundraising for this project is currently underway!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-right '><a href='' class='avia-button  avia-icon_select-no avia-color-theme-color avia-size-large avia-position-right '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Donate now! <\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions\/179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesmediaarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}