Miru Kim, Artist :: 120 Seconds
Miru Kim shares her simple method to battle stress - take a mini vacation by stepping outside and finding something new - which is how she began discovering the underground tunnels and abandoned buildings that inspire her photography work.
Video Descption: Miru Kim shares her simple method to battle stress - take a mini vacation by stepping outside and finding something new - which is how she began discovering the underground tunnels and abandoned buildings that inspire her photography work.
Photo: Miru Kim "Freedom Tunnel" New York City
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About the Artist: Miru Kim is a New York-based artist who has explored various urban ruins such as abandoned subway stations, tunnels, sewers, catacombs, factories, hospitals, and shipyards. She was featured as one of America's Best and Brightest 2007 in Esquire magazine. Her work has been spotlighted in various other media such as The New York Times, TED.com, The Financial Times, NY Arts Magazine, ARTE France, Ovation TV, Time Out New York, PopPhoto.com, The Korea Daily, La Stampa, Berlingske Tidende, VanityFair.de, and Dong-A Daily. Public collections of her work include Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art.
Miru was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1981 and was raised in Seoul, Korea. She moved back to Massachusetts in 1995 to attend Phillips Academy in Andover, and moved to New York City in 1999 to attend Columbia University. In 2006, she received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute.
Links: mirukim.com/
Rasu Jilani, Owner + Creator - Coup D'etat Brooklyn :: 120 Seconds
Rasu Jilani explains how to apply the idea of a Coup D'etat to aggressively overthrow of the negative aspects of not only the economy & business but also of the self.
Rasu Jilani explains how to apply the idea of a Coup D'etat to aggressively overthrow of the negative aspects of not only the economy & business but also of the self.
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About Rasu: Rasu Jilani the project manager, artistic event producer and entrepreneur - stands out for his ability to “wear many hats” in an effort to meet and exceed professional goals and challenges. By placing emphasis on a person's strengths and shifting focus from the problem to the solution, Jilani is able to maintain effective work relationships with freespirited artists, corporate executives, and everyone in between.
Coup d'etat's "Live to Change Something” tagline empowers and inspires the brand's cult following to utilize their talents as a catalyst for upward mobility and progression in their respective communities. With Jilani at the marketing and publicity helm since its launch in 2004, Coup d'etat Brooklyn has garnered press in countless media outlets including The New York Daily News, HBO, BET, MTV, Complex and Spin Magazines. Inspired by Jilani's burgeoning relationships with artists at the forefront of the Brooklyn Renaissance, Coup d'etat Brooklyn’s involvement in the arts was a natural extension of the brand and has been well-received by artists and consumers alike.
Under Jilani’s leadership, the sky is not the limit for the military-inspired Coup d'etat Brooklyn brand. With plans to expand into a full-scale global fashion and lifestyle company, the brand is working towards the launch a Brooklyn-based flagship store and production of traditional tees, hoodies, bags, outerwear, button-ups, polos, cardigans, and accessories that will appeal to even the most discriminating fashion aficionado. On a personal level, Jilani will continue to dedicate himself to a number of socially conscious initiatives, including significant work with Brooklyn's emerging artists and a dedicated role in reversing the plight of today's underserved youth. When it’s all said and done, Jilani hopes to be remembered for his commitment to excellence and sincere desire to motivate and inspire everyone who crosses his path.
Jilani was born in St. Croix of the U.S. Virgin Islands and raised by his mother in South Jamaica Queens, New York. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology and African American History from Syracuse University in 2000.
Links: http://www.cdtbk.com/
Aakash Nihalani, Artist :: 120 Seconds
Aakash Nihalani recounts the path that lead him to the aha! moment where he birthed the technique of his tape-based geometric street art.
Aakash Nihalani recounts the path that lead him to the aha! moment where he birthed the technique of his tape-based geometric street art.
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About Aakash:
"My street work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares. I selectively place these graphics around New York to highlight the unexpected contours and elegant geometry of the city itself. All execution of a piece is done on site with little to no planning.
For however briefly, I am trying to offer people a chance to step into a different New York than they are used to seeing, and in turn, momentarily escape from routine schedules and lives. We all need the opportunity to see the city more playfully, as a world dominated by the interplay of very basic color and shape. I try to create a new space within the existing space of our everyday world for people to enter freely, and unexpectedly 'disconnect' from their reality.
I'm not trying to push a certain highbrow logic or philosophy or purposefully communicate through the esoteric medium of art. I work instinctively, trying to follow my gut about the sensation of color and space, and have fun doing it.
People need to understand that how it is isn't how it has to be. My work is created in reaction to what we readily encounter in our lives, sidewalks and doorways, buildings and bricks. I'm just connecting the dots differently to make my own picture. Others need to see that they can create too, connecting their own dots, in their own places."
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