Flash Mob...Artist Style

We've all seen or heard about the newest craz...FLASH MOBS. They are super fun to watch and I've even wished a time or two to be a part of one. I remember the first one I ever saw. It was a YouTube video of a group dancing in a train station and I was in awe of such a mass group working together. It was both beautiful and inspirational. Who can forget the Flash Mob that danced to the Black Eye Peas during the Oprah show.

Maybe it's the image of so many working together. Take any of those moments and the people standing beside one another or walking through a train station barely noticing those around them. And just for a few minutes they are all working together in harmony. They are enjoying themselves and they are allowing all that are watching to be amazed and thrilled. It is an example of bringing humanity together. If you'll notice in the flash mobs that there are all ages dancing together. It's truly beautiful!

So when I read about an artist named Gary Smith who has been organizing his own "Artist Flash Mobs" it brought a smile to my face. He puts a call out that he'll be at a certain location and all artists are welcome. They setup and all work together in a new setting. He has a website called EscapeWithGary

I imagine this is what it would feel like to travel around Paris. Artists setup outdoors painting the scenery and the people.

In fact, I just read about a blogger (I can't remember the blog's name...I'll see if I can find it)...but she and a friend pulled out her vintage camera and went to the eiffle tower and offered to take people's pictures for a small fee. The whole idea was to have dinner with their earnings.

We need more art around us. I love art museums, but they are indoors in controlled environments. We need to see artists at work. We need to see dancers working together. We need to see that humanity is more then wars and bad economies.

I think I should start by own Artist Flash Mob...would you join me?




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