Archive for August, 2010

Freedom of Religion

Friday, August 13th, 2010

(by Clara)

skinnyskinny seldom ventures into overtly political territory.  Actually, this doesn’t even qualify as politics.  It’s just plain absurdity and hatred.  I’m talking about all of the ‘controversies’ around building mosques in the US.  This assinine resistance by some isn’t just in NYC, it’s all over the country.  Seriously, WTF?  skinnyskinny as a company, as well as the individuals who work here are strong proponents of religious freedom.  Freedom from religion, too.  skinnyskinny is also remarkably fond of critical thinking and frankly, the stupidity of these ‘controversies’ is no different from McCarthyism, which kinda sucked. End of my soapbox diatribe.

Adding Color: Favela Painting

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Posted by: Stephanie

I recently stumbled upon this amazing project by the artistic duo Haas&Hahn. Their goal is simple, to bring outrageous works of art to unexpected places, such as the slums (or “favelas”) of Rio De Janeiro.

Their goal is to attract enough funding to return to Rio De Janeiro and paint an entire hillside favela, creating a new monument for the community.

(All images courtesy of favelapainting.com)

You can learn more about this project at www.favelapainting.com or visit their Facebook page.