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SCOPERTA LA VERA IDENTITA' DI BANKSY
Roma, 13 lug. (Apcom) - Banksy - scrive oggi il Mail on Sunday - è stato smascherato. L'artista misterioso, il virtuoso dello stencil che ha fatto del mistero della sua identità un sicuro veicolo di successo e autopromozione, da oggi in poi ha un nome e un cognome. Secondo la rivelazione del tabloid l'elusivo artista è un ex bravo ragazzo della classe media e per l'anagrafe ha il nome di Robin Cunningham.
Per il Mail è uno scoop pieno di sfumature e novità difficili da digerire per i fan della primula rossa degli artisti di strada in tutto il mondo. Banksy l'irregolare, Bansky il nemico giurato dell'establishment, avrebbe completato il suo corso di studi in un'abbastanza prestigiosa public school di Bristol (la Bristol Cathedral School) lasciando un ricordo di compiaciuto orgoglio negli insegnanti.
A confermare la scoperta del Mail la 'confessione' di un'artista che in passato ha più volte lavorato e esposto con bansky. Luke Egan, raggiunto dal tabloid, dopo un primo tentativo di depistaggio ha ammesso di aver vissuto con Cunnigham e di sapere che Cunnigham era Banksy.
Sinora l'ipotesi sinora più accreditata Banksy era lo pseudonimo di un certo Robert Banks nato nel 1947 a Bristol o nelle vicinanze. Tra le sue caratteristiche più singolari un'innafferabilità degna del sommo Arsenio Lupin: più volte le sue opere sono apparse all'improvviso nel contesto di paludate mostre e esposizioni ufficiali senza che nessuno capisse chi le avesse portate all'interno e appese tra i quadri e le sculture degli artisti.
Dopo aver iniziato la sua carriera artistica alla fine degli anni Ottanta nella cosiddetta crew "Bristol's DryBreadZ" (DBZ), bansky raggiunse la sua peculiare fama nel 1998 quando organizzò il gigantesco raduno di graffitari Walls On Fire.
Gli stencil di Banksy sono caratterizzati da immagini singolari ed umoristiche, a volteaccompagnate da slogan. Il messaggio di solito e contro la guerra, anti-capitalistico, anti-istituzionale e a favore della pace. I soggetti sono animali come scimmie e ratti, poliziotti, soldati, bambini e anziani. Fa anche adesivi e sculture, come la famosa "cabina telefonica assassinata". Recentemente Banksy ha lavorato nei territori palestinesi realizzando opere e graffiti lungo il muro di separazione eretto dagli israeliani. ... more -
I present to you: The A.L.I.E.N.S >> INVASION OF NEW SOUND
These dudes are nothing but potential. I've watched their music grow from the very first mixtape into the latest and I know with the right attention and people...they can make it big. So I want you guys at current to check these boys out cause they offer a sense of uniqueness and only want to push hip-hop foward...and foward is where it needs to go.
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Do add them and show them some love. These dudes are nothing but potential. I've watched their music grow from the very first mixtape into the latest and I know with the r... more -
Blu & Exile
Just thought I stash video in here...great raps they got man.
but not too much word on the fan base...so this for current: what do you think?? Just thought I stash video in here...great raps they got man. ... more -
Analog Color Episode 3 Corey Helford Gallery/Sylvia Ji
In this episode of Analog Color were going to the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City to speak with Art Director Richard Scarry on the gallery, and Sylvia Ji's upcoming Solo Show. Next we speak with Sylvia Ji about her art and her upcoming show "Por Vida"
Then were off to the Opening night of the show. In this episode of Analog Color were going to the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City to speak with Art Director Richard Scarry on th... more -
The New Renaissance...a movement.
In this video documentary, filmmaker Ty Marshal explores upstate New York's burgeoning art scene. Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and The Gear Factory Collective, this group of young artists are making many positive changes in Central New York in new and exciting ways! See how their efforts have lead to region wide revitalization efforts, the installation of more public art and the empowerment of the community to awaken a rust-belt city to it's former glory.
Since its inception in the fall of 2007, (R) Evolution Art Studio and its ongoing activities have played an integral role in the creation of the City's first Sculpture Park, its first Public Art Ordinance and Arts Commission, as well as playing host to various arts showcases outside of the traditional norms.
Using Art as a vehicle, the members of (R) Evolution Art Studio and the Gear Factory Collective explore the evolution of self and of the community in what can only be called "The New Renaissance".
Please include your thoughts and your votes after watching this video! In this video documentary, filmmaker Ty Marshal explores upstate New York's burgeoning art scene. Lead by (R) Evolution Art Studio and... more -
Young Violin-Piano Duo on MySpace!
Two young high school students from Elk Grove, California that just recently started a MySpace page to showcase their instrumental music. They add a modern touch to older, more classical tones. "The Phat Fugue" is probably the coolest song they've uploaded so far, at least in my opinion. Just thought it may be worth mentioning! Thanks Current! Two young high school students from Elk Grove, California that just recently started a MySpace page to showcase their instrumental mus... more
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Man in a Houndstooth Suit
A time lapse video of a painting being created by fine artist Pete Nawara.
Man in a Houndstooth Suit
[A Portrait of Nolan Farrell]
Acrylic on Canvas
64 x 52 Inches (162 x 132 cm) A time lapse video of a painting being created by fine artist Pete Nawara. Man in a Houndstooth Suit ... more -
Next Smithsonian exhibit may be portraits of museum executives doing "perp" walk f...
Washingtonians - and others with big egos - have a portrait fetish that is obscene especially when it involves taxpayers money.
Even half that nealry 50 grand could have been significant funding for the non-profit Native American and environment projects I volunteer for in northern Michigan.
More comment after a few sentences of the article and a look at this portrait:
Portrait Cost Indian Museum $48,500: Senators, Trustees Question Spending By Former Director
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
W. Richard West Jr., the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself.
The portrait of West by New York artist Burton Silverman hangs in the patrons' lounge on the fourth floor of the flagship museum, which is dedicated to the arts and culture of American Indians.
Silverman said West picked him after he saw a portrait Silverman had done of former Smithsonian secretary Robert McCormick Adams.
The Adams portrait, completed about a decade earlier, was smaller and cost about half as much.
Rest of the Washington Post story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...
Portrait:
http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2...
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Native American on Native American crime - much like black on black crime - is especially insidious because so much good could have been done for First Nations peoples heritage with this wasted and misappropriated money.
It's also a crime against taxpayers and common decency.
Spending $48,500 on a self portrait is among the disgraceful financial crimes of W. Richard West Jr., the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
For this crime to occur in the hallowed halls of the Smithsonian shows again thievery knows no class boundaries - and should be treated just as severely as the poor man who sticks a gun into the face of a 7-11 clerk.
The Smithsonian needs to be thoroughly audited from top to bottom as this is at least the second huge scandal to tarnish its once respected reputation.
No doubt it's only the tip of the fiduciary iceberg that's tearing through the Smithsonian's highbrow richly-protected hull.
I do volunteer work for several Native American related non-profits whose budgets are much smaller than even the cost of that disgraceful portrait.
And the suggestion that it could not have been painted by an American Indian artist is as laughable as it is sickening with a hint of racism against one's own culture.
Even the portrait stance is borrowed and unoriginal, as a buttoned-down Mr. West gazes thoughtfully off to the east, his coat hanging on a crooked forefinger and tossed over suspenders with his soft thumb and the remaining fingers forming the "OK" sign.
The Washington ego commands that a portrait much be painted to prove one's importance.
No doubt many law offices, banking institutions and the halls of officialdom are plastered with the self-aggrandizing crafty art.
Prior to the Polaroid, a self-portrait may have been necessary to preserve one's historic legacy but in today's world it's merely a measure of one's self-importance that is more often scoffed at than admired by those it's meant to impress. Perhaps, a modern definition of irony.
Maybe the next exhibit at the Smithsonian will be portraits of former executives doing the proverbial "perp walk" - cuffed and stuffed for perp-etuity. Washingtonians - and others with big egos - have a portrait fetish that is obscene especially when it involves taxpayers money. ... more -
Vinyl Designer
An inside look at how vinyl designer Jorge Oswaldo goes from concept to finished art piece. This LA based artist hopes people will embrace his up and coming style. His work is a blend of digital design and quality craftsmanship.
He explains what it means to design with self-adhesive vinyl. We also get a glimpse into some of his exciting future projects. Stay tuned at http://www.JorgeOswaldo.com
An inside look at how vinyl designer Jorge Oswaldo goes from concept to finished art piece. This LA based artist hopes people will emb... more -
Sara Bareilles on Jimmy Kimmel!
I know Sara from the ucla spring sing days, she's an awesome up and coming artist who's album debuted on itunes at number #1 check here out on jimmy kimmel! I know Sara from the ucla spring sing days, she's an awesome up and coming artist who's album debuted on itunes at number #1 check her... more
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