The legendary Ol Dirty Bastard lives on as a new trailer for the ODB Ason Unique documentary on the Wu Tang Clan member and man of many names hits the web. The film was directed by ODB’s cousin Raison Allah and is being released by Zu Films sometime in the future.
It came to our attention in 2006 when we saw a mural of ODB going up in Bed Stuy. Raison commissioned Victor Goldfeld to paint the mural of ODB’s infamous food stamp card for the film. Unfortunately, the mural was defaced earlier this year, but Victor Goldfeld is ready and willing to fix it up, if he can get permission.
We first caught artist Victor Goldfeld in Bed Stuy in July, painting a mural of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s welfare card from Return to the 36 Chambers. Upon checking out his paintings, animations and films, we were struck by his the breadth of his work and commitment to capturing the essence of the city.
Introduce yourself. Who are you and what are you doing?
My name is Victor Goldfeld. I’m a New York City based filmmaker, animator, muralist, digital painter and graphic designer. I’m currently working at US Concepts ad agency.
That’s one of those NYC miracles. I love music, and especially hip hop. My favorites of all time are Wu Tang Clan, Nas, and Mobb Deep. It’s the music of making “it” out of nothing. Raison found me through Craigslist. It was an immediate kind of thing. I called my buddy Yury Getsin to drive me there and he couldn’t believe what was happening so he decided to stick around and become my assistant for the project. I’ll never forget telling them how crazy it was that I was contacted, knowing how much I love Wu Tang. Raison looked up at the sky and said, “Ol’ Dirty, man he’s lookin’ over us.”
Last Friday in Bed Stuy, muralist Victor Goldfeld finished a memorial mural to the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The mural, based off ODB’s first album cover for ‘Return to the 36 Chambers’ was commissioned by Raison G. Allah, his cousin who is also finishing a documentary on his life.
