Celebrate 27 Art Fest: Urban Landscape

The United Nations (UN) Article 27 describes a universal right of all to participate in the arts and cultural life of the community, I think this was just before the Libyan thing, and the City of Toronto celebrates both the idea and Toronto's local artists with a series of events from April 1st to the 27th of 2011. Within Brookfield Place is an "Urban Landscape" exhibition of photographs under the glass roof of the stately Wayne Manor most commonly known as the Allen Lambert Galleria. These bottom photo is from Hawa Yusuf, mentored by exhibition lead photographer, artist and architect Michael Awad who made the other photos shown.

Mayor Rob Ford will launch the Festival on Thursday, March 31 at 6:30pm at the Galleria.

Groundhog Day - spring is coming

That fat, fuzzy rodent named Wiarton Willie crawled out of bed on Febrary 2^nd and predicted an early end to winter for 2011. Thank god the cute groundhog didn’t see his shadow in the blowing snow otherwise we would have six more weeks of winter – like he did in 2009 and 2010. Instead he almost got hit on the head by a shovel as his handlers told him to get his lazy ass out of bed and start shoveling his burrow.  PS the 55^th annual Wiarton Willie Festival is now underway. The extreme blizzard we were supposed to get did not go full steam in the GTA and it started easing up early in the morning. Northwest of the GTA did get a pounding but what else is new?

Even if the little guy is wrong I still like the thought that spring is just a short jump around the corner. We can celebrate spring and summer in style, enjoying the sun, waiting for Honda Indy Toronto and NASCAR to get roaring to life again.

In honour of this strange ritual that we have with an underground dweller (no, not CHUD) I will do a mashup of the top news stories of today. Ontario woman attacked by sharks because schools are closed, Wiarton Willie is a witness. All news, all the time; not necessarily correct.

Face Painting Of Clock Arts

Face Painting Of Clock Arts

Face of a clock face painting depicted a woman during the festival period.

All About Face And Body Art - 2009

All About Face And Body Art - 2009

Here is a poster of body painting festival that was held in Orlando, Florida. With the theme "Art Gone Wild". Hopefully usefull.

Body Painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008 II

Body Painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008 II

Body Painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008 II

Body Painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008 II

Body Painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008 II

Body Painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008 II

This is the body painting festival held on the second Korean state. And indeed seen as a work of art masterpiece. Hopefully usefull.

Body painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008

Body painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008

Body painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008

Body painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008

Body painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008

Body painting Festival Held In Korea - 2008

Festival which was held in Korea is very brought many spectators from different countries. Here body painting became very popular because the models beautiful and sexy. Hopefully usefull.

Body Arts Fashion Festival 2008 In Kiev

Body Arts Fashion Festival 2008 In Kiev

Body Arts Fashion Festival 2008 In Kiev

Like the photo says this is a picture of the festival in Kiev in 2008, with the theme of Body Arts Of Fashion. Hopefully usefull.

Plant Roots Body Painting

Plant Roots Body Painting

plant roots body painting that was exhibited by a woman. That looks very good. Hopefully usefull.

2010 Kensington Market Winter Solstice

Flames rise high as the large structure burns at Alexandra Park after the parade.

The 21st annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice happens tonite (Dec 21, 2010) starting at 6:30pm at Oxford at Augusta. The parade finishes later at Alexandra Park around 8:00pm. Come for some fire, light and fun. The lantern festival, or festival of lights, has had a number of name changes but it continues to celebrate the shortest day/longest night of the year during the Winter Solstice.

A Firebreather gets the bonfire started on the artful fake fire.

The streets filled up fast with people gathering for the parade in Kensington Market. Large groups of drummers get a strong beat going and the intersection quickly becomes blocked with revelers moving to the drums. Later the parade and the action at the park is hard to witness because of the lack of space and the amount of people jammed together at the baseball diamond.

Flame jugglers fill the ball diamond with whirling fire as a full moon looks down on the fun.

“Celebrate the return of light on the longest, darkest night! The Kensington Market Winter Solstice is a participatory lantern parade. Make a lantern, bang a drum, wear a costume, carry a puppet …. This is a people’s celebration.” You can buy lanterns at the Community Centre for $10 and help light the way.

The event is organized by the community art group Red Pepper Spectacle Arts and started in 1987.

Jam packed intersection at Oxford and Augusta.

See my YouTube video and more pics of the night (and a link to the 2009 event) after the jump.

Laterns for sale hang at the Community Centre.

Some musicians head towards the entrance of Kensington Market.

Large puppets on sticks fill the parade route with outstretched hands

Flame juggler before the main combustion begins. 

The large paper mache fire burns hard and fast and soon is but ashes on the melted snow.

I always like to think of this festival as the Kensington Market version of Burning Man, but because of the cold, with no nudity.

You can see my pictures of the 2009 celebration here.

All About Body Painting Of Women

All About Body Painting Of Women

All About Body Painting Of Women

All About Body Painting Of Women

Hanukkah - Festival of Lights

Sad occasions mean it is even more important to gather around your loved ones during this holiday season. The Menorah in Nathan Phillips Square helps to light the way for Hanukkah.

Best Of Images Sponge and Brush World Body Painting Festival 2010

Best Of Images Sponge and Brush World Body Painting Festival 2010

Asian Women Body Painting

Asian Women Body Painting

World Body Painting Festival ASIA

The artists compete in three categories: brush and sponge, airbrush, and special effects. At night time there is also a special UV effects contest.

The World Bodypainting Festival is the biggest annual event of the body painting culture and community. The festival is the first of its kind in the world and has become the "Mecca of Bodypainting". It draws over a hundred artists and models, and thousands of visitors, from all over the world every year.

World Body Painting Festival ASIA

World Body Painting Festival ASIA

World Body Painting Festival ASIA

World Body Painting Festival ASIA

Beautiful Body Painting from World Body Painting Festival

Beautiful Body Painting from World Body Painting Festival

Beautiful Body Painting from World Body Painting Festival

Sexy Girl Shows Her Sexy Body Painting In Festival

This sexy girl is very enthusiastic to follow the body paint art festivals organized by The National Breast Cancer Fundraiser. Because this festival is organized every year so that participants each year is increasing. This girl is also doing his painting process in place festivals so we can see the process of making art of painting the body starting from zero.

BodyPaint 3D R4.5 | Body Painting Desings

BodyPaint 3D R4.5 | Body Painting Desings

Forget flat compromises and paint in three dimensions. BodyPaint 3D offers the ultimate control over your materials and textures with complete layers, filters, realtime raytrace painting and tablet support - all optimized for working in 3D. BodyPaint 3D offers direct translation plugins for Maya, Softimage XSI, 3ds Max, and LightWave 3D.

Antique Russian Body Painting Festival | Body Painting Design

Antique Russian Body Painting Festival | Body Painting Design

Arabian Body Painting Women | Body Painting Design

Arabian Body Painting Women

New Body Painting Festival Designs

New Body Painting Festival

New Body Painting Festival

New Body Painting Festival