Category Archives: art

drawings, graffiti, paintings, self-expression is a lesson on learning how to die.

learning differently (adhd documentary)

Do you learn differently? Different from what? Learning Differently is a filmmakers attempt at exploring the concept of learning differences. I have interviewed psychologists, neurobiologists, education professors, myself and other students with some sort of learning difference to gather a … Continue reading

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degenerate art

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the revolution of every day life

Paris, 1968. riots, protests, demonstrations, confrontations with police. WHY? concerned with the increasing commercialization of the art world, the commodification of goods and the apathy of modern industrial urban life, the situationists placed their faith in youthful revolt and agitation. … Continue reading

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painting auctioned off for $120 million

“I stood trembling with anxiety and sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.” This painting by Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch was auctioned off at Sotheby’s in London for $120 million dollars on May 2nd, 2012. The figure in the … Continue reading

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south african hip hop & the global underground

SOCIETY AND ARTICULATES THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS TO THE MASSES, IT ORIGINATES FROM AFRICA. i’m part of a movement. a youthful, peaceful spiritual revolution. socially conscious music, conquering the foolish/ mentality they usin to keep society from choosin/ its … Continue reading

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native sun: accra city blues

see saxophones and scenery, ceremonies with trumpets travel through time take you all over the continent transforming the visual cortex of your brain synapses rearrange strengthening the bonds that once remained strong in the film and the song see the … Continue reading

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searching for peace from maine to new york to washington d.c.

searching for what? ARTiculating memories, recalling mental images, embedding energy now connecting with rhymes. i saw the magnetic fields pulling me and my earth towards you, a star, a massive ball of hydrogen and helium in the center of “our” solar … Continue reading

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ALL CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND: students protest in Washington DC

march 26, 2012. was walking around DC when i heard the familiar sounds of chanting, saw the familiar ominous presence of police cars and officers, heard some sirens. so i went to find out what was happening…it was a student-led … Continue reading

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american gods

what do you hope for? who do you worship? what do you notice? what makes life worth it? do you define yourself by your words, actions, or by what you purchase? do you read spiritual texts or have spiritless sex, … Continue reading

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ALL CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND

what is this revolution about? “The key to a democracy is an educated and informed electorate.” -Thomas Jefferson.  Schools serve societies. If people are not educated, if people do not have the basic skills to be truly active citizens, democracy … Continue reading

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