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Photos: SF Giants Victory Parade

in documentary / documentary photographer / event / photo / photograph / photography / San Francisco / www.shaireproductions.com November 16, 2010

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San Francisco Giants

Giants Victory Parade: Crowd

SF Giants Victory Parade: Decor

SF Giants: Cody Ross

SF Giants Victory Parade: Confetti Rain

Giants Victory Parade: Candid Fan

SF Giants Victory Parade: Fans

SF Giants Victory Parade: Confetti Rain

SF Giants Victory Parade: Playing in Confetti

World Series Champions Sign on the Ground

The SF Giants Victory Parade was one of the most energetic events in recent San Franciscan history. Held on November 3rd, 2010, the city was at a standstill as the baseball World Series Champions traveled down the streets in signature cable cars under a rain of confetti (orange, black and white of course). Although I couldn’t see much (with the estimated million other folks), the fan fervor was infectious. After the parade, the sea of ticker tape along Montgomery Street became a playground for young and old alike. You could view the full Photo Album on Flickr.

Inspiration: Blindsight Documentary

in documentary / inspiration April 10, 2009

Blindsight Photo

Blindsight is a touching and inspiring documentary about several Tibetan blind children making the trek to climb 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri near Mt. Everest. The film involves people who have incredible strength, will-power, and positivity, overcoming their lack of sight. The children were led by Erik Weihenmayer (who gained worldwide fame climbing Mt. Everest blind) and Sabriye Tenberken (blind German woman who established the school for the blind).

Tibetans believed blindness is a curse–retribution for a previous evil life. One of the most heartbreaking stories was one of a 19-year-old Tashi, who was sold to a couple, forced to beg and was tortured. He ran away, became homeless, and eventually ended up at the school for the blind. Despite everything, he had the courage to attempt the feat and move on–he now has his own massage clinic in Llasa. It was a great film to see as it’s a reminder that we are not limited by others’ opinions and circumstances, but only ourselves.

Inspiration: NEXT Street Art Documentary

in documentary / inspiration April 2, 2009

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I’m a few years late in checking this documentary out, but Next – A Primer on Urban Painting by Pablo Aravena is a great homage to modern street artists. It tells of graffiti going beyond the streets into galleries, and what’s more interesting–street culture in a global context–document of visual expression, politics and history at a primal level. One segment which really stood out was an interview with a Brazilian graffiti artist and his perception that unauthorized graffiti in Brazil wasn’t as persecuted as it is in the US mainly because of the social climate–how the Brazilian authorities have larger crimes to attend to. Art was a source of escape from their daily lives.

Here are a some artists:
-Scrawl Collective: http://www.scrawlcollective.co.uk/
-Pure Evil Gallery: http://www.pureevilclothing.com/
-Faile: http://www.faile.net/site/
-bo130: http://www.bo130.org/
-Fafi: http://www.fafi.net/
-Dalek: http://dalekart.com
-Delta: http://www.deltainc.nl/indexdeltainc.html
-DFace: http://www.dface.co.uk/gallery
-Doppel: http://www.doppel.to/home.html
-Hisashi: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~tenmyoya/

Inspiration: The Rape of Europa

in art / book / documentary / film / history / movie November 28, 2008

The Rape of Europa Artwork

The Rape of Europa documentary (from Menemsha Films) is based on the book of the same name by Lynn H. Nicholas. It’s a emotional look at the plundering of art in World War II by mass murderer and rejected artist, Hitler (as explored in the film, Max) and the Nazis, the social effects of the loss, art’s place in culture, and the Monument Men (who protected cultural treasures during the war).

From the film, it was reported that millions (!) of artworks were stolen from historical sites, museums, and countless victims of the Nazis. Some of the classical pieces were from Da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Michelangelo. Others included the (Hitler dubbed “Degenerate Artists”) works of Van Gogh and Picasso. Backed by old news reel footage, The Rape of Europa is a compelling story–not just from an art perspective, but a cultural one. Religious artifacts (Torahs, bells, etc.) and the classic art treasures were housed in underground Nazi caves for the intention of being sent to Hitler’s (unbuilt) museum of art. Translating the millions of lives severed from the Holocaust into material objects is an astounding one. The film also touched on the stories of soldiers and their conflicts of saving lives vs. preserving historic monuments. Interviews from residents, victims, and historians recall the role of art for them–it was a source of history, memory, culture, and ultimately, identity.

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