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Jason Hailey, a.k.a. Chor Boogie, flourished under the local youth organization, Writerz Block, for most of his teen years and beyond. Boogie, now 31, was selected to paint a slice of the Berlin Wall in October. (Courtesy of Chor Boogie)
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Former Banker’s Hill resident Jason Hailey brought his signa- ture aerosol art to a section of Germany’s historic Berlin Wall in October. It’s an adventure that has earned him acclaim in both alternative and mainstream art circles, as well as some major cash and kudos. The section of the wall he painted sold for $500,000 euros—about half the cost of the 2009 restoration of the entire wall. During an interview with Uptown
News, Hailey, who goes by the name Chor Boogie, discussed his latest feat, crediting Uptown and downtown San Diego’s burgeoning art scene with his growth as an artist.
“My first major project was in San Diego,” Boogie said. “I painted a two-sided, three-story rope climb- ing course for Tony Robbins when I was 17. Then I curated a show at the Museum of Contemporary Art (while) collaborating with Writerz Blok, a youth organization with the Jacobs Family Foundation (JFF) that went along with the museum’s Thursday Night Thing shows.”
From there, Boogie went on to bigger and brighter projects, taking his art from the streets of San Diego to the walls of China, Australia, Dubai and Mexico. Boogie’s life was clearly enhanced by his association with the Writerz Blok, a local nonprofit foundation that works in partnership with the JFF and residents of San Diego’s low-income neighborhoods to strengthen communities and, ironically, prevent graffiti. Writerz Blok’s outdoor revolving art gal- lery covers approximately 13,000 square feet of wall space with aerosol art and murals created by local youth. The site is run by volunteers and staff members who coordinate services and activities for as many as 250 youth a week, from elementary schoolers to young adults. So, although Boogie received no formal art education, his vivid spray enamel art flour- ished under the organization’s tutelage.
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