Choose your own adventure: Parque Lage- Part 2
The Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro is an old mansion from the 1800’s that’s been turned into a visual arts school. It sits at the foot of Corcavado, with the iconic statue of the Christ at its peak. Below, lies the Botanical Gardens, rich with mystery and the voice of nature. I was excited […]
Choose your own adventure: Parque Lage- Part 1
I still feel the rush of excitement as I lay in my bed reliving the memories of last night’s trespassing excursion in the expansive jungles of Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro. Adventure is in my blood. It is life at its fullest. I want to know this world intimately and explore as many of […]
Fishermen, deeper than the ocean
I am so moved by words right now that I have no words. I will try to conjure some~ The fishermen inspire me everyday at the harbor. Today the FlutuArte crew and I held a series of interviews to find out what life is like in their Havianas. We asked Americo, one of my favorite […]
Parque Lage
Today I took a day off. We have all been working so hard on the FlutuArte project and in great need of a recharge, so we sought refuge in the jungle. Dan, our project manager, Federico, who just arrived from Brooklyn NY, and I took the day to visit Parque Lage, a gorgeous mansion which […]
Flututipping point~
I am sitting on the veranda of our hostel on a big couch squeezed between two of my favorite people in the world Maxine Nienow, my co conspirator in the FlutuArte project, and Dan Bratman, our designated writer and project manager. The glowing statue of Christ shines down on us and the lights of the […]
FlutuArte presents Marcelo Zissu who left Friburgo, Brazil to adopt a gypsy lifestyle. He has an impressive versatility in artistic styles and keeps an even more impressive standard of excellence for all of them. Zissu, a member of Riot de Janeiro, was living in NY, is now here in RIo, and has yet to decided […]
Back to Jail
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil After a full and glorious day of painting on top of fishing boats in the hot sun, the FlutuArte team took Maxine Nienow’s honey bee boat out to sea, making a return trip to Forte da Laje, the abandoned jail at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. We entered the fort via […]
Here are a couple recent write-ups of the FlutuArte project from CreamHotel and Meu Rio. Enjoy! Tomorrow we are hosting the second FlutuArte BBQ boat trip where we will catch the sunset from the top of an abandoned jail from the 1700’s on an island at the mouth of Guanabara Bay here in Rio de Janeiro. […]
The guys from Riot de Janeiro, one of my favorite street art crews, just sent me this video which was filmed one lovely afternoon while we were painting an underpass in San Conrado in Rio de Janeiro. Enjoy! (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)