Ratos em NY - Aqui o vídeo completo do papo que tive com o artista de rua GOAT #streetart #arte #nyc

New York has a history of love and hate with its rats The city that never sleeps also has a reputation for having one of the largest populations of this rodent There are in total 3 million rats living in New York City—one rat for every three people A 50% increase compared to 2013 Nevertheless this number did not place New York at the top of the list of U S cities with the most rats Chicago has ranked first for nine consecutive years and Los Angeles came in second New York's relationship with rats is quite peculiar Giant inflatable rats denouncing companies with labor issues turning into tourist attractions and TikTok live-streaming sensations—these are now part of urban culture And we the Manhatasanas couldn't help but speak of them My last encounter with rats in this city was tripping over this one here doing gymnastics and getting strong What made me think Could it be that the New York mayors are actually gaining strength In fact rats in New York can grow up to 50 centimeters long—about the size of a cat And isn't that the story behind the goat's art That's exactly what I came here to uncover for Manhattan Connection I asked the goat if his name meant "greatest of all time " the best of all time and he said he didn't mind being referred to that way but the true meaning of his name has yet to be revealed I asked whether he uses goats in his art He said no not yet For now just rats and guinea pigs The goat is known for being the first street artist to incorporate artificial intelligence into his work I wanted to find out how he uses it and why he chose this path He explained that he explores possibilities while beginning creation with the support of technology Next pour your soul into the piece enhancing the artwork with Photoshop Unlike many artists he doesn't believe artificial intelligence will replace him View the resource as a tool a brush for example What matters in art for goat is testing and experimenting Goat commented that they do not have a partnership with the New York City Next community the creators of the We Love New York City brand More than anything he realized the potential of this message during the pandemic Transferring the individual's love the I me into the collective we us And thus the inspiration arose But why rats I asked And he replied that when he thinks Stars he thinks of rats first people second Even though artists like Banksy and Black Leroy are more famous for their rats— something he personally admires—there’s room for creative expression for everyone Goats' rats typically appear doing things that humans do such as exercising The idea behind this is to enable identification Rats are intelligent creatures that adapt to survive And we ourselves are also living in New York What will the future of art be in five years if collaborations with artificial intelligence continue Goat says it's impossible to predict The ideal is for us to keep experimenting and testing new technologies and tools We went exploring the city and Goat took me to see his first piece in Manhattan It's a mouse riding a scooter which he says is inspired by himself It's on Broadway near Union Square and already quite faded Next to the logo is one of its raccoons its coatis wearing a little sign that says We Love New York City Today Goat has no collaborators he does everything alone He stays anonymous because graffiti is illegal in the city He just spent a night in jail for this crime His scattered rodents with these love messages remind us just how tough hard-edged New York can be But it's a city we all love— humans mice and manhatans alike