Category Archives: Art

Booker James: Maharajah of the Bayou

Posted on August 29, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

By Greg Johnson New Orleans. The city’s name just brings to mind music. Jazz and R&B are almost synonymous with its history. And, so are piano players. From the 19th Century classical composer,Louis Morreau Gottschalk, Storyville sporting house players, Tony Jackson and Jelly Roll Morton, … Continue reading →

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #15

Posted on August 27, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

A New Zealand Government Department authorised by a rhetorically ambiguous and a covertly fictitious Act of Parliament and compounded by a tacitly implied Royal Approval to receive Official Complaints.   Office Manager:    Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:    Iggy Popsicle Office … Continue reading →

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Rongo Heroes: Vidoes By PassitOn Films

Posted on August 24, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Paul Murray: LivinginPeace Project Founder <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47384586″>Paul Murray, Rongo Hero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Dave Tailby: Permaculture Farm Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47393940″>DaveTaiby RongoHero</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/passiton”>PassitOn</a&gt; on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Brian “Big Man” Thomson: General Manager <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47391216″>TheBigMan, Rongo Hero</a> … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Art of Jim Denevan

Posted on August 22, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/jimdenevanart Web: http://jimdenevan.com/

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INSPIRATION: Exhibition by Shota Kawahara

Posted on August 21, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Exhibition by LivinginPeace Project 2011 Resident Artist Shota Kawahara at Re-Invent, Lake Forest Chicago

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Have You Been to Rongolia Yet?

Posted on August 14, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

This is a blog post from a few years ago…only the names have been changed to protect the guilty….   So much has happened since my last post that I don’t know where to begin. My circumstances have changed. My … Continue reading →

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Japanese Artist Shota Kawahara Takes on Chicago

Posted on August 6, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray   Vagabond artist, Shota Kawahara, is currently flat out preparing for a show as resident artist at Re-Invent Gallery in Lake Forest, Chicago. Graduate of the prestigious Kyoto University art faculty, nonconformist Japanese … Continue reading →

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Karamea Ministry of Red Tape #14

Posted on July 30, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

A New Zealand Government  Department authorised by deliberately rhetorical and subtly ambiguous Act of Parliament compounded by a tacit Royal Approval to receive Official Complaints.   Office Manager:   Red Scarlett Senior Complaints Officer:  Jesus of Nazareth aka Yeshua Office Receptionist:   … Continue reading →

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花見／花火　Hanami / Hanabi by Paul Murray and Elise London

Posted on July 25, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

花見／花火　Hanami / Hanabi <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/43714458″>花見／花火 Hanami / Hanabi</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user11925474″>Paul Murray</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p> Hanami is flower watching in Japanese and Hanabi is fireworks…this is a stop-motion slideshow of an arrangement of leek flowers opening over time into a … Continue reading →

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GR8 Poem by a Cranky Old Man

Posted on July 23, 2012 by LivinginPeaceProject

When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.   Later, when the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, … Continue reading →

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