So the World Cup goes to Germany (deservedly) and despite Brazil’s shock at the end of the tournament it was a very memorable world cup. Without Fifa are the ultimate winners in all this but the world’s focus on Brazil can only have been a good thing if we put the one to one side. For my own part it’s been a thrill to have been involved in projects promoting Brazilian art in the UK.
Joga Bola! (see previous post) @ Rich Mix in Bethnal Green was a great success. It was fun to be entrusted with the branding of the event and to see all the posters, leaflets etc up for the duration…
Brazilian artists the SHN collective alongside Daniel Melim – using screenprints and stencils respectively produced a fantastic permanent mural in the space…
An interesting part of the exhibition was improvised in form of an animation which mixed the graphic imagery of Daniel Melim’s stencils with the work of SHN which was projected in a looped presentation onto the wall…