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ART IN MOTION

I love to see art move, it has life, it's going places, meeting people, traveling all around.

FLUTUARTE, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

[ flü-tü-ahr-chee ] noun - Floating Art
FlutuArte is a "floating gallery" comprised of sixty painted fishing boats that can be seen from both land and sky. Its mission is to explore the degree to which art in public spaces can transform the community that owns it. 
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Project by Nicolina and Maxine Nienow, with support of The Free Art Society
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Forty-Five Artists from Rio and around the world have painted murals on the rooftops of fishing boats in the Quadrado da Urca, a harbor framed by the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer and the Sugarloaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro. 
Each mural begins with a collaboration, a discussion between the artist and the fisherman. They sit together and form an idea for a painting that will combine their unique voices into a common vision. Sixty boats in the Quadrado have been painted, resulting in artworks that become a part of a larger whole --a public gallery that belongs to the fishermen and the community.
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FlutuArte was conceived by artists  Nicolina and Maxine Nienow, who were inspired to create the gallery after painting the top of a single boat and witnessing the positive effect it had on it's owner and the community. By bringing art outdoors, FlutuArte gives the public an opportunity to experience its transformative and powerful impact.
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Ascensor Artilleria, Valparaiso, Chile

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Ascensor Artilleria, Valparaiso, Chile
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Il Rinascimento Cosmico, Naples, Italy

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Il Rinascimento Cosmico (The Cosmic Renaissance) Sponsored by the city of Naples, Italy. With Jade Fusco
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At the unveiling of the Rinascimento Cosmico tram, Jade Fusco and I donned her Pulcinella inspired masks to take on incarnations of the good christmas witch, Befana. Children were invited to write down their dreams and attach them to the insides of the windows and even the Mayor of Naples showed up.
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Sirena Alza, Valparaiso, Chile
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Tonka Truck, Tokyo, Japan
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Atizay Tap-Tap, Port Au Prince, Haiti
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Love Truck, New York City
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Poem Mobile, New York City
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Pedi-cab, Central Park, New York City
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