This is a fun looking project...
The chance of winning anything looks slim...
But fun none the less...
Go check it out!!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
JR vs. Rio's Favelas
French photographer/street artist JR is traveling the globe as part of his ongoing photo-mural series of site-specific installations about women. The project is aptly titled Women are Heroes.
Right now JR is in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil where the context of favelas has encouraged him to meet women for whom crime, violent loss of loved ones and arbitrary repression are part of everyday life.
Right now JR is in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil where the context of favelas has encouraged him to meet women for whom crime, violent loss of loved ones and arbitrary repression are part of everyday life.
Favela da Providencia was chosen to host the project for its strong historical relevance – it was the first favela of Rio de Janeiro and carries the title of the most dangerous one of all. It also has a recent history of murders of innocent people in the war between a local corrupted army and drug dealers.
This art project is completely independent and not sponsored by any institution or brand.
The technique used is simple – the portraits become oversized prints which are pasted on the architecture with the help of the community. The photographer Mauricio Hora, born and raised in Providencia, has been responsible for the realization of the project locally together with Rosiete Marinho, another local leader.
The technique used is simple – the portraits become oversized prints which are pasted on the architecture with the help of the community. The photographer Mauricio Hora, born and raised in Providencia, has been responsible for the realization of the project locally together with Rosiete Marinho, another local leader.
Portraits of the women, coming from different origins and generations, unite hill and asphalt to give a face to the favela. More photos appear nearly every day on JR's website.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
THE ADVENTURES OF DARIUS AND DOWNEY
THE ADVENTURES OF DARIUS AND DOWNEY and other true tales of street art, as told to Ed ZipcoLeon Reid IV, Brad Downey, and Ed Zipco
An unparalleled book on street art and artists, the first to be entirely narrative-driven
Through a series of true stories, this unique book reveals the tight-knit, exciting world of street art. Darius (aka Leon Reid) and Downey (aka Brad Downey) did their first piece together in Brooklyn in 2000—a life-changing experience marking the birth of a partnership that would go on to revolutionize street art.
Ed Zipco, an acute and empathetic commentator on urban graffiti art, relates their most memorable experiences, from their early exploits and brushes with the law to their work internationally in London and Berlin. Along the way, we witness their artistic evolution from conventional graffiti tagging to ambitious street installations that are both wittily entertaining and startlingly subversive.
The introduction is by renowned street artist Swoon, famed for her intricate paper cutouts.
An unparalleled book on street art and artists, the first to be entirely narrative-driven
Through a series of true stories, this unique book reveals the tight-knit, exciting world of street art. Darius (aka Leon Reid) and Downey (aka Brad Downey) did their first piece together in Brooklyn in 2000—a life-changing experience marking the birth of a partnership that would go on to revolutionize street art.
Ed Zipco, an acute and empathetic commentator on urban graffiti art, relates their most memorable experiences, from their early exploits and brushes with the law to their work internationally in London and Berlin. Along the way, we witness their artistic evolution from conventional graffiti tagging to ambitious street installations that are both wittily entertaining and startlingly subversive.
The introduction is by renowned street artist Swoon, famed for her intricate paper cutouts.
More info can be found about Darius and Downey here: http://www.braddowney.com/
Also a great interview with Brad here!!! : http://whatyouwrite.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/brad-downey-interview/#more-1467
Another interview can be seen here: http://str33t.hobnox.com/sidsv6p77kod73ciucjnsuprnt303/index.html?episode=1251
The book can be purchased through Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Darius-Downey-other-street/dp/0500513953
So hurry up and order one...i know i just did!!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Made in Queens
This is some crazy shit i would have done when i was a kid!!
Check it out: "Last summer in a rented garage on the outskirts of Queens, NY something incredible was happening. A group of imaginative tinkerers from Trinidad were working late into the nights creating something nobody had ever seen before: enormous stereo systems jury rigged onto ordinary bmx bikes. Traveling together, each behind the handlebars of his or her own massive homemade creation, they treat the neighborhood to an outrageous impromptu music and dance party on wheels. Directed by Randall Stevens, Made In Queens is a film celebrating America's first stereobike crew."
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