The TED Talk I chose to review and discuss was “How Can Painting Change Communities.” I chose this one because I believe that the work being done has the most lasting impact on the people there. I believe the work being done is a true example of art changing lives and helping others. As far as a limit of the painting projects go, I don’t believe there is one. There are an incredible number of neighborhoods all around the world that could use a mural to decorate it. Also this project is one that people love and really want to support and see grow, so money wouldn’t be an issue considering they got $100,000 for just crowdfunding a project in Rio. I believe this project could be repeated over and over again throughout many neighborhoods and always have a great effect on the people there. This is an especially great project because it does so much more than just make a building look pretty. Dre and Jeroen mentioned in the TED Talk that they had barbecues every week or so while in Rio and Philly. These barbecues brought people in the neighborhood together, not to mention they also hired many locals to help participate in the painting projects. This gave many people jobs and even trained some people with valuable skills that would help them become skilled workers after the painting project was done. By far the most powerful aspect of this project is how it made outsiders view the neighborhood. Multiple News Articles stopped referring to the places as slums and treated them better giving the people there hope for the future of their neighborhood. It gave the people there a chance to be viewed simply as people.
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I really enjoyed reading your piece. I completely agree that if this were something that were done everywhere, it could have a lasting impact on how we view the world. I think that starting in smaller or “slummier” communities would be the most beneficial because these places tend to have either a poor reputation or nobody knows that they exist. I know for me, being from a very small town myself, it feels good to be recognized. Whenever someone from a different town, state or country comes and does something meaningful it really brightens up anyones spirit.