The Fishermen of Quadrado da Urca
Rio de Janeiro- It has been over a month since the birth of the FlutuArte (floating-gallery) project and in this time, despite my shoddy Portuguese, I have come to know the fishermen of this harbor quite well. They all have such vibrant personalities. We communicate mainly through hand signs, gestures and broken Portulez (A mix of […]
The History of the Harbor
Rio, de Janeiro Earlier today I was at the harbor rowing around in a little rowboat with my Brazilian friend Ariel, paddling from boat to boat to record information for FlutuArte. FlutuArte (floating-art) is an urban, open-air gallery that we (The Free Art Society) are creating by painting murals on the rooftops of the fishing […]
Harbor days and Copacabana nights
It’s the end of a long day painting at the harbor followed by an inspiring night in Copacabana. Finishing a day of painting at the square. ~FlutuArte! It’s 4am and storming here in Rio de Janeiro as I zoom down Avenida Atlantica along Ipanema beach in the back of a dark taxi van filled with […]
Hearts of the World interview in AS-ISN’T
Hearts of the World interview in AS-ISN’T Check out my recent interview with AS-ISN’T about the Hearts of the World project. Heart painted by Moon, China AS-ISN’T CO. is an open-ended, collaborative thought experiment – an online forum for the exchange of ideas. Within the context of Information age advancements in social technology, AS-ISN’T seeks […]
Hitting the streets with Riot de Janeiro
Today I had the pleasure of hanging with the boys from Riot de Janeiro, a local crew of unconventional street artists and video virtuosos. About eight of us took to an underpass in San Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, transforming it with brushes and spray. Tomorrow I’m back to the painting the boats of Urca harbor […]
The flight of the honey bee and the discovery of Fort Stone
In Rio de Janeiro there is so much to discover! Yesterday after working on FlutuArte, our floating gallery project at Urca Harbor, we took the honey bee boat out on her maiden voyage and encountered a strange island at the mouth of the Guanabara Bay. The place looked more and more bizarre the closer we […]
The Hearts of Friends
Every child is an artist, the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.-Pablo Picasso. In my suitcase are 80 heart panels that I’ve shlepped with me to South America for the Hearts of the World project. These hearts are for children to fill in with their passions, hopes, and dreams for […]
Favela Flavor
I come home early in the morning from a late night out just in time to catch the sunrise from Vidigal, the favela where I have been staying with my new friends Maya and Ariel. The sunrise in Rio de Janeiro is something of another world. The colors are so saturated here and the natural […]
Staying in Rio for a spell
I am here to stay for awhile! I gave up my ticket to Columbia to stay here in Rio de Janeiro to immerse myself in this marvelous city and to delve into the FlutuArte (floating art) boat painting project. There are about 60 paint-able rooftops on boats of varying sizes. My friends and I are […]
My friends from Riot de Janeiro just sent me this video of the painting jam we had in a favela here in Rio called Vidigal. Riot de Janeiro is a crew of artists who specialize in street art interventions and unconventional advertising. Enjoy! (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)