My first photo on Instagram! Watercolored world map for the new Hearts of the World website (in progress).
Hearts of the World Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. -Pablo Picasso Hearts of the World is an ongoing collaborative art project involving children from all over the globe. The project launched in March, 2010 in NYC with the L.E.S. Girls Club and has most recently traveled […]
Here are some recent FlutuArte photos for you to enjoy. FlutuArte is a floating gallery that can be seen from both land and sky with the purpose of using art to bring people together. Its mission is to explore the degree to which art in public spaces can transform the community that owns it. Artists […]
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 […]
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. […]
Today I went with friends to the top of a favela in Rio called Vidigal. We hopped on the back of motorcycle-taxis and held on for dear life as they sped wildly uphill, swerving around cars and flying over speed bumps. I felt a bit lucky to be alive when we arrived safely at the […]
An article about Hearts of the World just came out in La Tarcera a local paper in Valparaiso. Will get it translated soon~
In Valparaiso, Chile. I had a blast painting with a group of local teens from the Instituto de Chileno Norteamericano. We started with an outline of the Universal Heart and the words “Viva Valpo.” First we gave everything a base coat of color and then I told them to “Go Crazy!” They did, making hand […]