Social Art Projects
Overview
Follow links below for international news, stories and videos of how Holmes art brings people together and bridges boundaries around the world.
TEDx talks
The Erotic Crisis The body v.s. the machine, as universal value conflict.
Random Gifts of Art Generosity; the enduring human trait we all share.
International Projects
• European documentary by Austrian filmmaker Karin Wally: The Moving Art of Tim Holmes
• First American artist at the Hermitage Museum: Sculptor Exhibits in World Class Hermitage Museum
• Generosity in Prague Art leaks into the streets, an art project with kids.
Archbishop Tutu & South Africa
• Archbishop Tutu Presented Holmes Sculpture for Olympic Bid
• Holmes sculpture for Olympic bid Cape Town Argus
• South African healing project: South African Peace Center Dedication
International Peace Prizes
Holmes has created many international peace projects: (Click on links for stories)
• Chinese democracy movement
• International womens’ prize:
• Nobel nominee award:
• Physicians for Social Responsibility:
• American/Russian peace initiative:
Major projects
I’ve watched in fascination as my inspiration has migrated from traditional materials to working with the field of the psyche as if in the theater. Many of my recent ideas and inspirations have to do with relationships and how we inhabit the earth and our unique slot in the story of evolution.
Body Psalms film project
• View some of the films on YouTube, or Vimeo.
• The film project unfolds: “Body Psalms” Seeks to Bridge Sacred, Sensual.
• Sculptural poetry performance art piece onstage: Body Psalms: The Future Body
Tim Holmes on the Body
• A course in body values: Art, music, poetry and film re-sanctify the body
• Commentary on the body in an unhealthy society: Behind the Veil
• Holmes on “Sensuous Mysticism”: Art and the Body
Art as Medicine
• Interview with Charter for Compassion, Wisdom and Justice Through Art
• Healing the World Through Art, screening of a European documentary.
“BlueBills”, money for a clean world
Real money can change our perceptions of value.
• Inception of the BlueBills idea: Money for a Clean World
• How can art create a clean economy? How Will We Live Tomorrow?
Hate Books Into Art
Poisonous Books and hate mail:
• Holmes inspires hate mail by creating art out of hate books
• Holmes responds in the press: Art as a Weapon?
• The controversy stirs a larger exhibition: Making art from hateful literature
•The “end” of white supremacy (2004): Holmes v.s. “Church of the Creator”
• Holmes turns white supremacist threats into community dialogue
• Holmes exhibits hate books art to public: Looking at Intolerance
• The project launched Speaking Volumes, a national touring exhibition