This and That - Street Artist Awarded $100K Humanitarian Award
Chris Rock Curses Out an Ex for Autism Charity
Rent is Too Damn High Party
Trailer Park - The Dilemma - I am Number Four - True Grit
This and That - Street Artist Awarded $100K Humanitarian Award
When I first saw this I just thought it would be a cute little story but probably not make it on the blog. But when I saw this cat's work, I was very impressed. This french photographer, who in order to keep his anonymity is only going as 'JR', has been going around the world putting up his pictures among the rooftops and walls of downtrodden neighborhoods. These are some gorgeous pictures (of the residents themselves) that give life to otherwise desolate areas. He doesn't consider himself just a 'street artist', instead he thinks of himself as an 'urban activist'. His projects help bring attention to areas in a city that desperately need attention. This guy is not just about photos either, he also uses video in his completed major projects.
He was just awarded the 'TED' (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) prize for 2011.Yeah, i know its still 2010, but I didn't name the thing. This award I'm not familiar with, but from what I read, it looks like this is given to anyone whom they think have, 'an idea worth spreading'. Apparently they liked the idea of this man's art gathering attention to some areas which most people would rather not think about, let alone want to see.
I think he says it best:
"I would like to bring art to improbable places, create projects so huge with the community that they are forced to ask themselves questions. I want to try to create images of hot spots such as the Middle East or Brazil that offer different points of view from the ones we see in the worldwide media which are often caricatures" - JR
But you know how a picture is worth a thousand words:
 | |
This is a very interesting guy. You can see a little gallery of his work here and here. You can also read up on him in this NY Times article, and his Wikipedia page. If you have an art jones, you can check out a couple of his completed projects here:
Portraits of a Generation This was done in a housing project around the outskirts of Paris.
Face2Face This one he did to show the similarities between Palestinians and Israelis
Women Are Heroes This one is all about some incredibly strong women some who have looked death in the face while others show incredible good will to others even though they themselves are poor.
Chris Rock Curses Out an Ex for Autism Charity
I love this clip. Its short but sweet. Its for an Autism Charity and they had a lot of celebrities there doing different things. Chris Rock's talent was put to good use for $20K donation:
| Night of Too Many Stars | Thursday, October 21, 2010 | |||
| Steve Carell and Chris Rock's Special Auction Items Pt. 2 | ||||
| ||||
Now I ask you this, does anyone have any exes that you'd love to have Chris mutherfucking Rock curse out??? Shit, I have some friends that I'd love to have this mofo curse out.
Rent is Too Damn High Party
This one is hilarious because its real. This guy actually has a point. I'm not saying that this is a guy to back, I'm just saying that in order to fix part of the economy in NY would be to make it cheaper for people to live their. So instead of giving all of their money to a landlord, they can spread it around and give it to other businesses while they enjoy some of the money that they are making. Now, first let me say that the guys looks kinda-sorta ridiculous, so much so that I can barely take him seriously. Check out that mustache. It makes a statement that no other man has ever wanted to make (for good reason). I don't think there was ever a time where his mustache was ever accepted by society en mass. He wears gloves like if he was going to kill someone in the next 10 - 15 mins. But he has a catchy slogan and a snazzy 'character' to go with it. I wouldn't vote for him necessarily but he's just rather... entertaining. I mean they had a whole debate and he is the only guy who really stuck out, so kudos to him.
The guy looks funky and all, but I swear that this is a real candidate:
Here is an actual interview with this rather interesting fellow to get his insight on how he was able to get into this political ring:
Would you vote for him?
Trailer Park
The Dilemma: This is a Vince Vaughn comedy. It looks to be worth a couple of chuckles. I don't consider Vince Vaughn much of an actor as all of his characters are basically the same. But its not to say that I don't enjoy this guy's work. Here he is back to doing what he does best, talking.
I Am Number Four: This one is a mysterious one, with very intriguing action. I am not sure what this guy is supposed to be, but he and nine others escaped from somewhere. Their pursuers have managed to kill the first three. He is ... number four!!!!
True Grit: This Coen Brothers movie is a remake of an old John Wayne movie if I'm not mistaken. I'm not too much of a fan of the Coen brothers. I know many people consider them 'cult heroes' but I just never liked their work too much. This, however, looks like a pretty bad-ass western. I've never seen the original so I have nothing to compare it to, but this looks promising:
No comments:
Post a Comment