April 2011
55 posts
When does "creativity" become "art"?
If I were to post a picture of a costumed protestor with a clever sign, or a slogan thrown together on PhotoShop for Tumblr, is that art? Is propaganda or advertising art?
Do you, my tiny following, draw a line?
Mirror - Mixed Media Collage
Hello! I am currently selling my artwork themed around MLK, Egypt, equality,and a green economy/ job creation. I feel that people involved in sustainability would be interested in my art. 100% of the proceeds will go towards creating a green economy. Please see the description below: Mixed media Collage. Draws on aspects of Martin Luther King’s life and mission, and promotes the...
NPR - Remembering Hazel Dickens: A Feminist... →
I don’t know how I completely missed out on her work while she was alive, but I will definitely be looking for more info on her life now. What a beautiful, haunting voice; what a cause.
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Think Mexican: Arizona's SB 1070 Protest Art →
thinkmexican:
We Are Human by Francisco Garcia
On the morning of April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law. Later that day, an artist named Nomas threw 10 posters and a few spray cans into his bag, grabbed a bucket of paste, and jumped on his bike.
A few hours later,…
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Freedom in Creation: water, art, peace →
Freedom in Creation (FIC) empowers war-affected or at-risk communities through increased access to the therapeutic qualities of art, international education, and fresh drinking water. By providing therapeutic art classes for at-risk children and exhibiting their artwork internationally, FIC raises funds to provide participating communities with water and educational infrastructure. Having taken...
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“In every successful business…there is one budget line that never gets cut. It’s...”
– John Sykes — Former President, VH1 (via heykiki)
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Green Graffitti: Protest Art Goes Environmental →
“Environmental graffiti can be an efficient and eco-friendly way to spread a message. Think of all of the paper saved! Around the world, from Mexico City to Australia, New York to Scotland, artists have taken to the streets to advocate for the environment.”
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“The wider world that perceives fashion as a frivolity that should be done away...”
– Bill Cunningham, Fashion Photographer (via theonlymagicleftisart)
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Government Shutdown 2011: Theaters, galleries that... →
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Watch“Countries may go to war, but it’s culture that unites us, it- it educates us, it teaches us to be better.”
Kevin Spacey speaks on MSNBC regarding arts, culture, and the kind of negative impact de-funding the arts can have in this country.
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China blasts "maverick" artist Ai Weiwei after... →
“Just recently I heard the new studio I built in Shanghai will be demolished, all because of my activities,” Ai said at the time.
“So what is my activity? My activity is very simple, asking basic rights for people to freely express themselves and also to find a new structure, a new way of communicating. Because I’m an artist and this is what I do and I believe in...
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Identity Theft of the Day - The Daily What →
I appreciate his cavalier attitude toward reproduction and copyright. Art meant to change the world belongs to everyone.
artprize:
Click through to watch the video.
“Identity Theft of the Day: Some five years ago, Israeli expat Noam Galai posted a series of five photos of himself screaming on Flickr. Since then, those photos have been reproduced hundreds of times in various forms of media...
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Wiesel offers students first-hand account of... →
emth:
Twenty-one Chapman University freshman listened intently this week as Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Nazi death camp survivor Elie Wiesel discussed the role of religion and morality in the face of immense, terrifying evil.
Wiesel, 82, a witness to the human suffering experienced in the Auschwitz, Buna and Buchenwald concentration camps, was in his element — assuming the burden of memory...
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Just a Dream: The Green Play →
“When it comes to the environment, young Walter is far from enlightened. He’s a litterbug who believes sorting trash is a big waste of time. But one night, Walter dreams about a very different future. Filled with humor and fantasy, Walter’s dream is a wake-up call for him - and all of us - about what we need to do to protect and preserve the future of our planet.
This...
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Defaced Despots →
“Protest art from North Africa and the Middle East, a region where images like these were unthinkable just a few months ago.”
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