favela painting

the favela's of brazil have long been associated with
drugs, gangs and wars between the two. there is however,
a brighter side to the neighborhoods. much brighter.

after an idea from illustrator jeroen koolhaas and art director
dre urhahn was put into action it saw the local community
get to work and bring their ideas to life. the results are not
only something that gives the locals a sense of pride in working
together, but also in their neighborhood with a visual scape that
is truly theirs. click the above image to enlarge, it's worth it.

check more of the projects on the favela painting website.
another way creativity can strengthen when channeled, ten fold.

http://www.favelapainting.com/santa-marta

**image sourced from favelapainting.com

irek kielczyk

here are some beautiful snaps from polish photographer
irek kielczyk, found on the v magazine website. there are some
absolute gems on there if you have time to trawl through....
these ones were our favorites though!

check them out:

http://www.vmagazine.com/portfolio_view.php?nid=13474

**images sourced from v magazine website

william s burroughs - the man within

hailed as the father of the beat generation william s. burroughs
is nothing if not influential. the author of one of the last books
to be banned by the american government it is pretty apparent
that his idea's were not well received by all. for the rest of us his
presence left an everlasting mark on the art world that followed.

for more information on the film check their site:

http://www.burroughsthemovie.com/

** image sourced from http://artistquoteoftheday.wordpress.com
/2009/11/

ron galella at clic gallery

as per usual clic gallery have another amazing photo exhibit.
this time it's ron galella the world's most notorious paparazzo.

with the claim of being andy warhol's favorite photographer,
he has snapped, unwillingly, some of the biggets icon's of twentieth
century popular culutre.

pulled from his archives the show 'smash his camera' will no doubt
provide a solid afternoon of celebrity gawking.

check it out at clic's broome street gallery. running from june 1st
until june 30th, 2010. for more information visit their site:

http://clicgallery.com/pressrelease/10-06-galella-ron/

**image by ron galella, sourced from the clic gallery website