User:TheRainbowner/"Joe Pagac"

Joe Pagac [pājǐk] (born January 13, 1981) is an Arizona based performance artist, muralist and fine artist. He is best known for his large scale and rotating murals, which are often created live during public events.

Biography
Pagac studied art at both the University of Arizona and in Italy.

Rotating Concert Murals
Pagac is best known for his rotating concert murals which he paints during live events. Using house paint, paint rollers and large brushes, Pagac paints finished works that are as large as 60 feet wide and 14 feet tall in as little as 8 hours. The murals generally advertise upcoming shows for touring bands but the artwork is designed by Pagac. The rotating murals have depicted a wide range of musical artists including, The Avett Brothers, Sonic Youth, George Thorogood and Cypress Hill. Because the murals advertise bands and are in highly visible locations, bands and graffiti artists began using some of the rotating murals to voice their concern over SB1070 after the law was passed in 2010. Pagac won Best Mural of 2010 awards in both Tucson and Phoenix.

Controversy
Pagac's promotional murals have come under fire for crossing the line between art advertising and in July, 2010 the city of Tucson cited multiple revolving murals with sign code violations,stating that despite the artistic nature of the murals they promoted commercial products. A mural promoting the band The New Pornographers also stirred controversy over what is and is not appropriate to depict in public art when an offended mother filed a formal complaint and demanded the mural be removed due to the word "pornographers".