UDHR
Powerpoint Slideshow in Lund, Sweden
The Powerpoint slideshow (see news item below) of the Ayton
UDHR art series is available for both public and private
events around the globe. The photos on the left are from
an event that took place in Lund, Sweden in early 2011. They
demonstrate how the UDHR slideshow can be used in an educational
setting, in this case for a meeting of around 30 university students.
The event was organized within the framework of the "Where
Does Europe End?*" Project of AEGEE (European Students'
Forum, youth NGO) on the topic of human rights.
Please
contact info@ayton.net for
more info about the UDHR Powerpoint slideshow.
Thanks to Hatem Efe for sending us the photos.
*About
WDEE
The
'Where Does Europe End' project functions within the framework
of AEGEE (European Students' Forum), a student organisation
that promotes co-operation, communication and integration among
young people in Europe. As a non-governmental, politically
independent and non-profit organisation. AEGEE is open to students
and young professionals from all faculties and disciplines
- today it counts 15.000 members, active in more that 240 university
cities in 43 European countries, making it the biggest interdisciplinary
student association in Europe.
Where does Europe End project is concerned with European identity
and the future of European integration. For this purpose, this
project is conceived as a series of conventions, each with
a different thematic focus, covering different countries
of Europe.
UDHR Powerpoint Slideshow
We have the UDHR images (original painted version) available as a looping Powerpoint slideshow. This slideshow was premiered on Nov 5, 2008, at the BSR Conference in New York City attended by approximately 1200 people from 50 countries. It was also presented at the ECOSOC Chamber of the United Nations in New York on Dec 10, 2008. The slideshow consists of the painted UDHR images & the text of each Article (does not include the Preamble.) We can make this available to both non-profits & for-profit events, etc. Please contact info@ayton.net for more info. [Please note that there was a problem with the email address above, & if you tried to contact us without success previously, please try again. Thank you.]
UDHR Spanish Version Short Video
The 2-minute (approx.) video to the right was put together recently using the images from the UDHR Spanish painted series.
UDHR Short Video
The 2-minute (approx.) video to the left was put together using the images from the UDHR painted series, & gives an overview of how the pieces develop sequentially. There is no soundtrack to this video at this time.
New UDHR painted image
The new small painting (right), done in February 2008, is the first of a possible series of human-rights related pieces that Ayton has done since the early 90's.
Considering that 2008 is the 60th Anniversary of the UDHR, the artist felt it would be appropriate to re-examine some of the symbols & images from the original works.
The piece is entitled "The Vessel", the name coined by Jeanne C. Findlay for the central symbol in many of the paintings, which morphs & reappears throughout the artworks.
"The Vessel", acrylic on board, 10" x 8", 2008.
New UDHR painted image #2
Another new small painting, from the same series as above. This is a variation on the symbol in Article 18 (the right to freedom of thought, conscience & religion).
"The Vessel II ", acrylic on board, 10" x 8", 2008.
Article 23 painting on book cover,
Cambridge University Press, 2007
Trade Imbalance book
The
painting for UDHR Article 23 (the right to work) was reproduced
on the cover of "Trade Imbalance" (Cambridge
University Press) by
Susan Ariel Aaronson & Jamie M. Zimmerman in October
2007. The book had its own web
site (no longer active), & several events surrounding
the book were held in various institutions (Penn State
University, Boston College, Harvard, etc).
