Thesis 1 • Céleo Ramos • Prof. Tom Klinkowstein • Pratt fall ’11

AVANTGANG

every poet and every artistis an antisocial being

Pablo Picasso

two stories

MisfitsMisfits

MisfitsMisfits

Seek OriginalitySeek Originality

MisfitsMisfits

Seek OriginalitySeek Originality

ObserversObservers

MisfitsMisfits

Seek OriginalitySeek Originality

ObserversObservers

RebelsRebels

MisfitsMisfits

Seek OriginalitySeek Originality

ObserversObservers

RebelsRebels

Risk takersRisk takers

MisfitsMisfits

Seek OriginalitySeek Originality

ObserversObservers

RebelsRebels

Risk takersRisk takers

Creators

MisfitsMisfits

Seek OriginalitySeek Originality

ObserversObservers

RebelsRebels

Risk takersRisk takers

Killers Creators

(gang member)

marero(gang member)

(gang member)

marero artist(gang member)

100,000

7,000,000Youth Population

Mareros ages 8-35

HONDURAS

teenmind

malleability

teenmind

malleability

timeteenmind

malleability

allows risk

timeteenmind

?How do we leadteens to be creators

Hypothesis

Through an interaction with creative professionals, one can instill a sense of responsibility and long-termplanning to potential gang members in Honduras.

This in contrast to existing gang member remediation programs which focus primarily on overt vocational needs.

This interaction could help reach the teens’ longing for autonomy, mastery, and purpose to disruptpatterns of poverty in their communities.

Creativity Diversity Tolerance

Who Cares?

Who Cares?Main programs in Honduras

Arte de barrio Arte Acción

Xenia MejiaVisual Artist

Heleci RamirezPhotographer

Lester RodriguezArtist / Blogger

Wilmer MurilloIllustrator

Alberto LainezSinger /

Environmental engineer

Adán VallecilloArtist / Sociologist

Artists provide a set of gifts to culture that cannot be kept, but must be passed on.Lewis Hyde

Project Ideas

AVANT GANG Project

A mentoring program that will pair well established artists and teens, aimed to foster empathic capacity and creativity in teenagers by getting them involved with the artists creative process. Exposure of their work can help create atten-tion and ultimately impact in a greater scale for their communities.

The program can transmit values like:• Hard work• Risk taking• Learning from mistakes• Learning by doing• Doing things with purpose

Sources

The ElementRobinson, Ken.

OUTLIERS, The story of success. Gladwell, Malcolm.

DRIVEPink, Daniel.

A Whole New Mind.Pink, Daniel.

Maras and gangs, Policie and community in Central America Araya. Soley. González.

Interviews & Surveys

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