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2010/11/29

The Street Art of " JR" Changing the World ?!

Got Graffiti? presents JR ,... the future for street art
JR Shanghai projectL1000548 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

JR has won a TED Prize of 100,000 dollars and help in changing the world for the better. Organizers of TED, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to cultivating ideas and innovation through its prestigious conferences, described the man known only as “JR” as a “true humanitarian” whose art inspires people to look at the world differently and want to work to make it better.

Shanghai JRL1001252 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

“JR’s mind-blowing creations have inspired people to see art where they wouldn’t expect it and create it when they didn’t know they could,” said TED Prize director Amy Novogratz.

Shanghai wrinkles JRL1001018 2 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

“He’s putting a human face on some of the most critical social issues while redefining how we view, make and display art.”
The artist doesn’t reveal his full face, name, or the intended meaning of his poster-sized images.

JR ShanghaiHD L1000592 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010 - Red Town District

He has mounted his enormous black-and-white photos on buildings in slums around Paris; on walls in the Middle East; on dilapidated bridges in Africa, and on homes in Brazilian shanty towns.

JR shanghai wrinkles MG 4294 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

JR put images of a rabbi, an imam, and a priest on walls in Israel and Palestine. His “Women Are Heroes” display turned a Kenyan town into a “stunning gallery of local faces,” according to TED.

JRwebsite ShanghaiL1000370 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

“JR has moved all of us at the TED Prize,” Novogratz said. “There is no doubt that his talent, paired with the resources of this amazing community, will lead to a wish that changes the world.”

MG 1232 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

Each year, TED grants prizes to people with track records of doing good and visions of changing the world for the better.

The wrinkles JR shanghaiL1000671 1 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

JR Wrikles Shanghai MG 9789 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

WRINKLES JR SHANGHAI L1000481 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010

JR 8803 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Workshop painting, photography, pasting, at the Casa Amarela by JR and team. Rio de Janeiro

casa Amarela 2010 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Casa Amarela - Project under the JR foundation

Grottaglie JR MG 8604 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Unframed project, Puglia, Italy

Vevey Man Ray JR DSC7101 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Unframed Project, Vevey, Suisse

JR DSC7394 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Unframed Project, Vevey, Suisse

JR 20100831 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Unframed Project, Vevey, Switzerland

JR 20100902 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Unframed Project, Vevey, Switzerland

JR MANRAY Vevey MG 9525 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

UNFRAMED, Vevey, Switzerland

kibera JR fondation closeup 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Helicopter view over the Women are Heroes project in Kibera, Kenya.

Kibera Finalview 2010 fondationproject 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Helicopter shot of the Women are Heores project in Kibera, Kenya.

IMG 1544 JR Vhils 691 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Cross work between JR and Vhils in Downtown Los Angeles

JR LosAngeles 2010 500x332 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Pasting in Downtown L.A.

JR GROTTAGLIE art 461 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Piece made by JR in Grottaglie, Italy for the FAME exhibition organized by Studiocromie

FINAL PROVIDENCIA WOMEN 461 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Morro de Providencia, Rio de Janeiro.

providencia JR eyes 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Morro de Providencia, Rio de Janeiro.

FINALSHOT JEUDInight2 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Morro de Providencia, Rio de Janeiro.

providencia JR stairs 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Rio de Janeiro . Favela Providencia - Principal stairs - Donna Benedito

Springmann Varol street 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Springmann Varol Gallery in Dussledorf

palestinianside 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Face2Face, separation wall ; security fence, palestinian side. Bethlehem

JR FOAM amsterdam F2F 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Face2Face, Amsterdam. FOAM, FotografieAmsterdam Museum

JR MUSEE RATH 500x333 Amazing Street Art by French Artist JR

Face2Face, Geneve

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1 comment:

  1. Nice collection. I viddy Wooster Collective for good stuff, but I'll definitely be checking you out.

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