Ekaya Institute (see http://www.takeafruitbreak.com
on the web) has teamed up with Stormcrow Studios’ "The House of Talifero"
(see http://www.stormcrow.com on the web), a brand new online hip-hop fine art
gallery, to raise money for the "Take A Fruit Break" Campaign. The
campaign aims to get people to eat more fruit as a simple step towards healthier
eating habits. "The House of Talifero" will donate 50% percent of
its fine art sales towards purchasing TV commercial spots that advertise fruit
to kids and teenagers.
"The House of Talifero" features the
artwork of Storm Talifero, co-founder of Ekaya Institute and internationally
acclaimed fine artist. This is the largest showing of the artist’s retrospect
work ever on display. The site also introduces Talifero’s movie release "Brushstrokes",
an interactive DVD movie with an original sound-track composed by the artist
and performed by Paradox. The site’s offerings include CDs, DVDs, Music CDs,
animations, stories, Internet entertainment and a section dedicated to promoting
a healthy diet to the hip-hop Nation. Also presented for the first time is Storm
Talifero’s line of custom jewelry. Since 1985 Talifero has been diving for jade
off the coast of Big Sur California known for its treacherous currents and great
white sharks. He is now using his collection of gem-quality jade in custom-design
sets of jewelry and hand-made fine knives with inlaid jade handles and hand-tooled
leather cases.
Storm Talifero has been a prolific professional
artist for over 40 years. He started out as a community artist in Detroit in
1966 and became "artist in residence" at the Concept East Repertory
Theatre. Here Storm also performed as an improv poet and actor. He has produced
hundreds of fine art pieces that have found their way into collections the world
over. Many of the pieces that are represented on this site have never been on
display before. Also featured on the site is an on-going autobiography of the
life and times of Storm profiling this under-ground street artist through the
evolution of street culture from an inner-city subculture to an international
trend-setting paradigm. Through this autobiography
Talifero offers a view of this period in history
through the eyes of a street artist. Storm Talifero has been called "the
definitive hip-hopfine artist of the new millennium". Visitors may view
Talifero’s work at http://www.stormcrow.com/houseoftalifero
on the web.