TED's 31 days of Ideas - Day 9 & 10: Steve Jobs & The art of misdirection

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TED's 31 days of Ideas - Day 9 & 10: Steve Jobs & The art of misdirection

You're Steve Jobs. You don't do personal appearances. You don't even do interviews these days without a corresponding product release. Yet here you are, the famous college dropout, abhorrent of ceremony, donning a silly gown and hat to give a commencement address to college graduates. It must be important.

Art has the ability to change perceptions. It can show what is obvious yet not considered, and it can change the way we see the world because what we see changes who we are.

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TED Talk a day - Week 7/Day 9 - #art

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In Brazil, "catadores" collect junk and recyclables. But while they provide a vital service that benefits all, they are nearly invisible as they roam the streets. Enter graffiti artist Mundano, a TED Fellow. In a spirited talk, he describes his project "Pimp My Carroça," which has transformed these heroic workers' carts into things of beauty and infused them with a sense of humor.

Brazilian street artist Mundano talks about his #art project that consists in turning the trash carts of "junk collectors" in works of "art.

TED Talk a day - Week 7/Day 8 - #art

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Dustin Yellin makes mesmerizing artwork that tells complex, myth-inspired stories. How did he develop his style? In this disarming talk, he shares the journey of an artist - starting from age 8 - and his idiosyncratic way of thinking and seeing. Follow the path that leads him up to his latest major work (or two).

What's going on in the mind of an artist? Dustin Yellin talks about his life journey.

TED Talk a day - Week 7/Day 7 - #art

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Born in France to Tunisian parents, eL Seed delights in juggling multiple cultures, languages and identities. Not least in his artwork, which sets Arabic poetry in a style inspired by street art and graffiti. In this quietly passionate talk, the artist and TED Fellow describes his central ambition: to create art so beautiful it needs no translation.

How can street art be a beacon for hope and peace? Let's find out.

TED Talk a day - Week 7/Day 6 - #art

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Artist Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing. Through her art, she discovered similarities between American Sign Language and music, and she realized that sound doesn't have to be known solely through the ears - it can be felt, seen and experienced as an idea.

Artist Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, but that didn't stop her to overcome the idea of not having sound in her life. She does music with sign language.