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Eduardo Recife interview

Eduardo Recife

Adriana de Barros interviews Eduardo Recife of Misprinted Type at Scene 360. Definitely worth checking out both the interview AND his fresh collages!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 Bookmark Comments [1]
Tags: art, brasil, collage, illustration, interview

Ipanema tile now available on K10K

Ipanema tile
^{Art: Brian Morris}

While I lived in Brasil a few years ago there were a couple of visual things I was mildly obsessed with—the boldly colorful buses and the varying sidewalk patterns. These sidewalk patterns are world famous thanks to Rio’s beach culture, however the styling actually comes from the Portuguese who happen to be well known for all sorts of tile craftmanship. Here’s a “page of various sidewalk patterns”.

The Ipanema tile is an homage to the famous sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro. I forgot I submitted a pixel tile to Kaliber10000 a long time ago. I just received word that my Ipanema tile was accepted (yay). Here’s the link to the tile.

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 Bookmark Comments [1]
Tags: brasil, calçada, desktop, pattern, rio de janeiro, sidewalk, tile

Niemeyer remix

^{Art: Brian Morris}

Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói
Fundação Oscar Niemeyer

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 Bookmark Comments
Tags: architecture, brasil, niterói, oscar niemeyer, photography

Streets so nice, had to name it twice!

Rua Domingos Ferreira - Fernando Paiva
^{Foto: Fernando Paiva}

Metroblogging writer Fernando Paiva takes a funny picture of an “imaginary corner” in Copacabana that no doubt has bewildered many a tourist. Full post (in portuguese) is here.

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 Bookmark Comments
Tags: brasil, funny, rio de janeiro

The Carnaval Heist

In the chaos of Carnaval, art thieves armed with grenades and guns forced their way into the “Chácara do Ceu” art museum in downtown Rio de Janeiro and made out with 4 famous paintings worth over $50 million.

The paintings include:

Pablo Picasso’s “Dance”
Claude Monet’s “Marine”
Henri Matisse’s “Luxemburg Garden”
Salvador Dali’s “Two Balconies”

Plenty of people writing about it, check here.

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 Bookmark Comments
Tags: art, brasil, carnaval, crime

End of an era for VW vans

VW Kombi
^{Foto: AP}

The classic air-cooled VW vans, called Kombis in Brasil, have reached the end of the line due to the Brasilian government’s new pollution laws which com into effect this year. I didn’t realize they were still making these vans until my first trip to Rio de Janeiro in 2000. All over Brasil, there’s a bazillion of those white vans puttering all through the streets. Kombis are the true workhorse of small and large businesses, hospitals, even the military. Though the traditional air-cooled ones will stop being produced, the factory will keep the body intact and add a water-cooled engine and radiator. In celebration for the engine change, they’ll produce around 200 Silver Edition kombis with the original air-cooled engines – which no doubt will become collector’s items.

There’s a full story at CBS News, also check out the Volkwagen Brasil site for more images.

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 Bookmark Comments
Tags: automobile, brasil

3rd Brazilian Film Festival of NY (Part 2)

This Saturday, July 9^th^, Nação Zumbi will take the (summer) stage in Central Park.

Afterwards, there will be a screening of Daniel Filho’s A Dona da Historia (The Owner of History).

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: brasil, film, music, new york city

Pitbulls banned in Rio de Janeiro

According to the Brasilian newspaper O Globo, you won’t be seeing too many more pitbulls around public spaces in Rio de Janeiro (Reuters has a small article as well). Although many people depend on (attack) dogs like pitbulls as a form of protection against robbery and other crimes, it’s common knowledge that the general nature of this particular breed is vicious.

Rosinha Matheus, the governor of Rio, has implemented a ban on breeding, importing, and selling of these dogs as well as a mandatory resistration and sterilization of the remaining pitbulls over the next four months.

As a side note, pitbull is also a stereotypical “tough guy” in Rio. They usually are bulging at the seams with muscles, have no necks, and are hopelessly attracted to half-naked blondes with no brains (these blondes usually preferring “doggiestyle” as a favorite position although in Brasil it’s referred to as “Fried Chicken” style). Statistically speaking, 98% are into judo or ultimate fighting, and consequentially have pitbulls as pets. Lemme stop, this is getting ridiculous.

Where my dogs at?

^Foto: Henrique Regis de Souza Ribeiro^

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 Bookmark Comments [1]
Tags: animal, brasil, politics

3rd Brazilian Film Festival of NY (Part 1)

Friday, July 8th marks the beginning of the 3rd Brazilian Film Festival of NY. The festival opens at Central Park Summer Stage with Gabriel O Pensador playing a free show at Rumsey Field (69th-72nd Sts) at 7:00p. Then, at 8:30p, director Sergio Goldenberg’s Maria’s Place (Bendito O Fruto) will be screened (also for free). It sounds like a real good time, check it out!

Gabriel O Pensador
“One of the greatest names in Brazilian rap, Gabriel O Pensador, that is, Gabriel the Thinker, has always been different from most of his peers due to being a white, middle-class kid. Since the beginning of his career, Gabriel distinguished himself for the social criticism in his lyrics. Son of journalist Belisa Ribeiro, Gabriel appeared in 1992 with the song “To feliz, matei o presidente”. At that time he was still studying Journalism at the University in Rio de Janeiro.”

^{Foto: Zezeh Barbosa, Otávio Augusto, et. al.}

Maria’s Place (Bendito O Fruto)
35mm / color / 90 min / 2005 / Romantic Comedy
“An accident involving a flying manhole cover leads to a chance meeting between two childhood friends: a widow and the owner of a beauty parlor. Thus begins an entertaining game of seduction that brings memories and hidden desires to the surface – furtive passions that end up threatening the hairdresser’s de facto marriage.”

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: brasil, film, music, new york city

Brasilian Mayor wins Golden Chainsaw award

^foto: Greenpeace ^

Although it was a difficult decision, Blairo Maggi won this year’s prestigous award for his efforts in the deforestation of Brasil. Mr. Maggi, who is the governor of the state of Mato Grosso, is known as the “King of Soy,” as he has cut down forests in order to grow soybeans. Unfortunately, Brasil has a long history of a select few individuals selling raw materials abroad. Mr. Maggi has kept the flame alive by living in the present, disregarding the future of his country by wiping out forests at record levels—all in the name of stacking banknotes. He’s right up there with the plantation (and slave) owners who made tons of money exporting coffee, cotton, and all kinds of raw, natural resources to foreign countries while paying people close to nothing for their hard labor.

All of my friends and colleagues know I’m not a big advocate for Greenpeace, as I really couldn’t give a shit about “the environment,” but this clown really takes the cake. I’d invite everyone to read up on how this guy is setting a new standard for being a real jerk.

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: activism, brasil, green, politics

Aniversário do Danyel

^{Foto: Ben Morris}

Queria dizer “Feliz aniversário” para meu cunhado e grande amigo Danyel Ayala. O cara é velho demais, mas cada ano ele melhorou, he he. Quase chorei hoje pensando nossos saidas da praia todo sábado e domingo a Itaipu e Itacotiara. Agora tô aqui no meio da merda de Nova Iorque e a única coisa que tá pensando é a voltada pro Rio pra continuar minha vida perto da praia e perto do meu amigão. Então, Danyel, parabéns cara, muitos anos felizes!

Tô aguardando minha grana pra nosso bar na beira no mar – só preciso mais R$100!

Sun, 29 May 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: birth and death, brasil

Meet the world

^{Art: Icaro Doria}

A team at Lisbon-based monthly magazine Grande Reportagem came up with a chain e-mail campaign that uses the flags of eight different national flags to show relevant issues particular to each country.

^{Art: Icaro Doria}

In a statement to BrazilianArtists.net Brasilian-born Icaro Doria says:

“We started to research relevant, global, and current facts and, thus, came up with the idea to put new meanings to the colours of the flags. We used real data taken from the websites of Amnesty International and the UN.”

Although, some comments from adland users dispute the validity of the data I have to agree with one comment that it really doesn’t matter about the accuracy – the statement has been made in a very emotional way and that’s what counts.

I think the idea and execution of this project is outstanding; remeniscent of the work of Tibor Kalman, Sagmeister, and the like. Here’s a link to view all eight pieces.

Sat, 28 May 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: brasil, graphic design, politics

Saatchi & Saatchi make millions on "fake" graffitti

In hopes of global cachaça proliferation, Saathci & Saatchi have borrowed the head of Corcovado (my man J.C.) and stuck it on the tiny little body of that guy from article for the hype.

Local unnamed artists, he said, “have been on a mission to clear the streets of this tainting piece of bullshit street art!” and “someone has pasted over the fake posters with solid white posters to block them out!!!”

(Big-ups to Miatch for the link-a-roni)

Tue, 24 May 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: brasil

Learn 3 portuguese words for the price of 2!

^{Art: unknown}

Here’s your portuguese lesson for today:
➊ beija = kiss
➋ flor = flower
➌ beija-flor = hummingbird

Now, here are the facts.

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: brasil

125 Candles

^Foto:AP

Maria Olivia da Silva of Paraná, Brazil is thought to be the oldest living person, 125 years old. Read more here

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 Bookmark Comments
Tags: birth and death, brasil

Song of the day

This is one of the finest works of art in the form of a record/CD that I’ve ever seen. And the uncanny thing is, I know I don’t understand half of it yet!

Construção
Chico Buarque
1971

Amou daquela vez como se fosse a última
Beijou sua mulher como se fosse a última
E cada filho seu como se fosse o único
E atravessou a rua com seu passo tímido
Subiu a construção como se fosse máquina
Ergueu no patamar quatro paredes sólidas
Tijolo com tijolo num desenho mágico
Seus olhos embotados de cimento e lágrima
Sentou pra descansar como se fosse sábado
Comeu feijão com arroz como se fosse um príncipe
Bebeu e soluçou como se fosse um náufrago
Dançou e gargalhou como se ouvisse música
E tropeçou no céu como se fosse um bêbado
E flutuou no ar como se fosse um pássaro
E se acabou no chão feito um pacote flácido
Agonizou no meio do passeio público
Morreu na contramão atrapalhando o tráfego

Amou daquela vez como se fosse o último
Beijou sua mulher como se fosse a única
E cada filho como se fosse o pródigo
E atravessou a rua com seu passo bêbado
Subiu a construção como se fosse sólido
Ergueu no patamar quatro paredes mágicas
Tijolo com tijolo num desenho lógico
Seus olhos embotados de cimento e tráfego
Sentou pra descansar como se fosse um príncipe
Comeu feijão com arroz como se fosse o máximo
Bebeu e soluçou como se fosse máquina
Dançou e gargalhou como se fosse o próximo
E tropeçou no céu como se ouvisse música
E flutuou no ar como se fosse sábado
E se acabou no chão feito um pacote tímido
Agonizou no meio do passeio náufrago
Morreu na contramão atrapalhando o público

Amou daquela vez como se fosse máquina
Beijou sua mulher como se fosse lógico
Ergueu no patamar quatro paredes flácidas
Sentou pra descansar como se fosse um pássaro
E flutuou no ar como se fosse um príncipe
E se acabou no chão feito um pacote bêbado
Morreu na contra-mão atrapalhando o sábado

Sat, 12 Jun 2004 Bookmark Comments [3]
Tags: brasil, music

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