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Running AMOK: Random Musings for the Creative Hands of the Body of Christ by Dave Weiss
I love this video. It reminds me of a talk I had with my coach recently. We were talking about ways to get more bookings for my AMOKArts things. His suggestion was something I had thought of before but didn’t quite know what to do with. Find public venues where people gather and just go paint. It’s similar to what I’ve been telling church people for years. We can’t just expect people to come to us, we need to go to them.
How could you take what you do to the streets? What’s holding you back and how can you overcome it?
Queen Victoria once said, “Beware of artists – they mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous…” I love that quote and wear it like a badge of honor. I posted it to my blog almost two years ago and it still gets more hits than almost anything I have every posted. Sounds like it resonates with people. I am working on a street art initiative now for my ministry AMOKArts.com and it’s going to be called Beware of Artists. Details coming soon to BewareofArtists.org
I went to Broadway this past Saturday with my wife, Dawn, my son, Chris and some of my friends from Alpha Omega Players our local community theater. We were in town to see the revival of Godspell in the intimate Circle in the Square Theater. What a fantastic production!
We got into town a few hours early and were on our own checking out some of the stores and walking to Central Park, when my friend Missie, texted me a photo of what appeared to be an italian street painter. I knew I had to go check it out, but when I got there I was amazed, not just by the amazing art, but by the medium. You see when I got close I realized it wasn’t the usual chalk art. Instead the artist was working with colored sand gently and carefully poured from his fist onto the concrete. The work was astounding.
It turns out it was the work of Joe Mangrum. His technique is reminiscent of the sand mandalas often attributed to Buddhist Monks, yet the style he used that day and subject matter was quite different.
Check out the video and let me know what you think.
Graffiti Artist Blu, does the most amazing animated graffiti. You sort of have to see it to believe it. It is mind-blowing. Please note, I do not condone destructive graffiti. Blu is a professional does this work with permission and cleans up afterwards. What could you do if you reimagined your art?
