Try Peace The founder of the Modern Art Music Movement, Victor-Hugo, has amassed an international force of talent seeking to promote peace in the modern world and revive the energy of the sixties peace movement. The documentary entitled “Marketing Peace” will follow the visionary artists attempt to organize a global day of peace using all available resources including media outlets, philanthropists, soldiers, humanitarians, and marketing agencies. The Modern Art Music Movement artists have condensed the John Lennon, Paul McCartney mantra, give peace a chance, for the A.D.D.MTV generation to simply state, try peace. Lead by the small, brother and sister, Latino marketing firm of Fenix Marketing Media, Victor-Hugo’s positive message of peace has resonated quickly around the world. Thanks to the efforts of modern day artists like Johnny Marr, who realize that the time for action is imminent, John Lennon’s message of peace has been revitalized and embraced by the “Lied To Generation”. With the backing of pioneers like South Beach impresario Gerry Kelly and the popular, Modest Mouse, the coalition of artists hope to pull their resources and contacts together to mark a day in human history when the collective conscious of mankind takes one day off to contemplate the idealistic notion of world peace. Asked to comment on his lofty aspirations, the tenacious artist said: “The recent United States election has shown the planet that we, as Americans, are ready to cooperate with the rest of the modern world to set a positive example. Democracy has given power back to the people and the people of the world are ready for a day of peace after all the heartache we have experienced in the years following the tragic events of 9/11.” Victor-Hugo says he hopes to win the goodwill and support for the United States, that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks on his homeland. He believes the same energy and brilliance it took to orchestrate the war in Iraq can be used to orchestrate peace. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an idealistic dreamer who thinks that we can create absolute peace on earth. I realize, unfortunately, that it is unrealistic and impossible because of the beautiful chaos which exists as part of the human condition, but Woodstock, Live Aid and Live Eight proved that a day of harmony and self awareness can be achieved. Like John Lennon said, people asking questions lost in confusion, well I tell them there's no problem, only solutions.” Gnarls Barkley, Thievery Corporation, Phil Rothwell, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Malcolm XXX, John Keenan, Giorgio Costantini, Other Brother Daryl, Oh No! Oh My!, Two Bear Mambo, The Beat Counselor, G. Anthony, DJ Josh Wetherington, LouLou Djine, Karina Zeviani, Dave Schulz of The Goo Goo Dolls and The English Beat, and Rythm of OMD and General Public have joined the international Modern Art Music Movement coalition of artists hoping to influence global leaders to promote and market peace through education, rather than promulgating intolerance and war through ignorance. “I believe our leaders have realized that the gig is up. Greed, war, and corruption has brought humanity to the brink of extinction and mother earth will shrug us off like the dinosaurs if we do not quickly put aside our differences and cooperate to fix what we have broken. This is not a political movement. This is a conscious human movement. We have reached a point in history where scientists are warning us that we must stop polluting our planet, terrorists are being called freedom fighters, and our leaders are setting such a bad example for the Lied To Generation that all sense of civility is being lost.” Victor-Hugo’s website, www.vhvii.com, has gained an underground cult status amongst politicians, college students, and art lovers around the world. His groundbreaking modern art graphic novel, Capicua 3-1-3: The Long Arm of the Law, has revolutionized the way people digest news by incorporating his artwork with real time local and global events. The waning newspaper industry has lost thousands of readers to the internet and Victor-Hugo has filled a void in a world where some people get there news from disrobing anchormen and women. His controversial BLOG entries have covered news topics that no other media source has dared to investigate and exposed issues affecting the global community by incorporating Salvador Dali style hidden images as clues in his paintings. Gerry Kelly and Victor-Hugo are preparing an event for Art Basel Miami which will highlight the censored artwork produced by the artist including his Hurricane Wilma Exhibit which will be displayed on a movie screen and mixed to modern music from around the globe. His original painting of The Three Soldiers will be on display in Miami during Art Basel, before heading off on an international tour through Europe and Asia in 2007. The banned painting has become a worldwide symbol for the new peace movement. The painting was suppressed during Victor-Hugo’s international exhibit in 2005 because the owner of the high rise building where the artist had his studio, had direct ties to Washington D.C. and felt the bottom half of Victor-Hugo’s painting reflected a negative image of the war in Iraq. Victor-Hugo suffered a backlash, like the Dixie Chics, for promoting images which many felt were unpatriotic. "The truths I spoke of and painted, were called blasphemies." The outspoken artist recalls, "All great truths begin as blasphemies, though." Victor-Hugo's collection of artwork was dealt a major blow when his collection, was stolen and damaged, the night following his V.I.P. reception during the opening night of Art Basel. His painting, "I Tried to Warn You about Abu Ghraib…But You Wouldn’t Listen", which dealt with his documented experiences at the U.S. Naval Academy as a Midshipman, was stolen, in what remains an unsolved mystery. The incident lead Victor-Hugo to document the events leading up to the episode in his world famous BLOG. By combining his diary style paintings with his journalistic style BLOG entries Victor-Hugo was able to facilitate investigators trying to solve the mystery and in so doing created an entertaining new format, for disseminating news and information to the masses. Victor-Hugo hopes to enlist the likes of Bill Gates, Bono, Bill Clinton, and Bob Geldof to influence the Lied To Generation into accepting cultural tolerance and education as the norm. Victor-Hugo’s documentary will follow his quest to make his dream a reality. He says marketing is the key to changing the course of humanity for the better. “If we as a people can market peace, the way Nike marketed sneakers, I think future generations stand a chance. If the four B’s get together with me, I’m sure we can make this day happen. With all the negative news bombarding us nowadays, I believe the world is ready for a day off to contemplate the good graces of our existence. After that day, we can all go back to experiencing the beautiful chaos of life.” "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." |