We know Lana and the Dihzahyners from the PaintUp initiatives which sought to add beauty and color to the stairs around Beirut through taking art to the street.
In this talk, she explains how we can create a movement to change our city and take our initial spark to full blown action. She passionately calls upon us to stop expecting others to make things happen, but rather to take it upon ourselves to act upon our concepts.
These talks were recorded at the Lebanese American University in Beirut on September 29, 2012 as part of the first independently organized live TEDxLAU event under the theme of "Unleash Your Passions".
About the speaker:
I'm a Junior Art Director in Leo Burnett, Dubai with a degree in digital design and animation from the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
However, as much as I'm a designer by day, I'm more of an artist, a writer, and an existentialist by night. I love urban interventions & firmly believe that they can change and shape societies, as long as they are able to break the norms and limitations we are tied down by everyday. Also, every strong concept begins to unravel, in my opinion, with a paper and a pencil. The rest are all technicalities.
Check out her Website:www.reverie.me
Follow her on Twitter @lanachukri
Lana is also one of the founding members of the Dihzahyners club which is behind the Paint Up initiative we have come to love. This is "a team of inspired, driven & passionate artists/designers, aimed at creating initiatives to make Beirut brighter & more beautiful, through color."
Contact Paint Up on dihzahyners@gmail.com
Follow them on facebook and on www.dihzahyners.tumblr.com
3 окт 2024
