Speed of Life

Spring Buddha   GreggChadwick   40"x28" oil on linen 2012

                 Gangnam for Freedom - Anish Kapoor and Friends  The British sculptor Anish Kapoor and a group of his human rights oriented friends have released a new video in partnership with Amnesty International and PEN International to bring attention to the ongoing persecution of artists and writers across the globe from China to Russia who have been harassed and imprisoned because of their work. Taking up where Ai Wei Wei's recent Gangnam Style video left off, Kapoor's own Gangnam Style romp combines symbols of imprisonment and torture with the names of many who have been persecuted in their artistic strivings for freedom. Please watch, visit the links, and find out what you can do to help shed light on this growing problem of censorship and oppression. As an emigré from India to the United Kingdom, Anish Kapoor has often been concerned with the ideas of freedom and dislocation in his artwork. I have posted a few exam...

Grand Central  by GreggChadwick   36"x48" oil on linen 2012

Running back Johnathan Franklin of the UCLA Bruins scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter against USC at  the Rose Bowl on November 17, 2012 in Pasadena, California.   When the Bruins In the House It Sounds Like BOOM!  UCLA 38 - Southern Cal 28! UCLA linebacker Eric Kendricks blocks a punt by Southern Cal's Kris Albarado at  the Rose Bowl on November 17, 2012 in Pasadena, California.

Columbus is packing the Nationwide Arena to see  Bruce Springsteen, Jay Z, and President  BarackObama !  Watch now! Free live streaming by Ustream Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama Embrace in  Madison, Wisconsin on November 5, 2012

Yes We Will ~ We are Going to Write This Next Chapter Together.  Watch this Inspiring Spot then Vote on November 6th! Make Sure That You Have A Plan to Vote: Are you ready to vote on Tuesday?  http:// vote.barackobama.com   # Obama # YesWeWill

by Gregg Chadwick   NBC broadcast a fundraiser tonight to raise money for hurricane relief for the communities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. (If you are on the West Coast the event will be re-broadcast across NBC and its affiliated networks including MSNBC starting at 8pm.) To donate, visit RedCross.org or iTunes.com/redcross; call 1-800-HELPNOW or 1-800-RED-CROSS; or text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 donation. The telethon,  Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together , was hosted by newscaster Matt Lauer and included poignant performances by Staten Island's Christina Aguilera, New Jersey's Jon Bon Jovi, and Long Island's Billy Joel, as well as Steven Tyler with members of Aerosmith, and Sting.   Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed the event with a powerful rendition of Land and Hope and Dreams from his most recent album Wrecking Ball . Bruce dedicated the song: "We're gonna send this out to the people of NY and NJ, and to al...

by Gregg Chadwick President Barack Obama comforts Donna Vanzant today in Brigatine, New Jersey (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)   The Megastorm Sandy roared into the Atlantic Coast on Monday night.  A thousand mile wide swath of destruction marked its path. The storm raged from the Carolinas to New England,  dumped a massive freak snowfall on West Virginia and  flooded much of coastal New Jersey and New York City. Hundreds of thousands lost electricity, buildings were washed away, homes burned to the ground, and many died. But it could have been so much worse. As the night of Sandy wore on, many of us were reminded of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the feeble efforts to save the city of New Orleans. I was on twitter most of the night, communicating via 140 character messages what we knew and how to reach help. People were scared, information was spotty and at times poisoned with fake news from a now disgraced  Republican campaign manager who cruel...

Incredible time lapse video made by Richard Shepherd from stills grabbed from the New York Times webcam during Hurricane Sandy. I had the New York Times webcam on all day yesterday as well. My thoughts go out to the brave responders and all those dealing with this frightening, unprecedented storm. Climate change is real my friends. Props to President Obama, FEMA, the Coast Guard, the National Guard, and all the courageous nurses, firefighters, police officers, EMT's and union workers of all stripes who kept so many safe.

Provocative Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Creates His Own Gangnam Style Video Here's Ai Weiwei's twitter announcement: @aiww   艾未未 Ai Weiwei 给债主的礼物。。疯转吧！！！RT  @aiww : 草泥马style http : // t.co /OmLdJjP3  来自  @youtube October 24, 2012 3:15 pm  via  weiweiweb   Reply   Retweet   Favorite

Springsteen Campaigns for President Barack Obama in Ohio  Thursday, October 18, 2012 (Complete Show on Video With Introduction by President Bill Clinton)  1. No Surrender 2. The Promised Land 3. Obama Rally Song: Forward  4. Youngstown 5. We Take Care Of Our Own  6. This Land Is Your Land 7. Thunder Road Springsteen's Poignant Words to the Crowd: "I'm here today for Ohio, and for President Obama, and because for 30 years I've been writing about the distance between the American dream and American reality. I've been gauging that distance through a big part of my life. I've seen it from inside and outside: as a blue-collar kid from a working-class home in New Jersey — where my parents struggled, not always successfully, to make ends meet — to the Ninth Ward in New Orleans after Katrina, to meeting folks from food pantries all around the United States, working daily to help our struggling citizens through the hard times we've been suffering th...

OCTOBER 17, 2012 A Message From Bruce Dear Friends: The election is coming up on all of us and we all have strong feelings about it. I’ve been getting asked a lot about where I stand, so for those who are interested, here goes. This presidential election is different than the last one because President Obama has a four year record to run on. Last time around, he carried with him a tremendous amount of hope and expectations. Unfortunately, due to the economic chaos the previous administration left him with, and the extraordinary intensity of the opposition, it turned into a really rough ride. But through grit, determination, and focus, the President has been able to do a great many things that many of us deeply support. Domestically, that record includes working to increase and expand employment for all, protecting our all important social safety net, passing guaranteed health care for most of our citizens, with important new protections for all of the insured, resc...

  Subscribe   2,741 videos  303  views   President Obama Campaigns in Mount Vernon, Iowa (Live Video) After last night's stirring debate by President Obama, I am excited to watch Barack back out on the campaign trail. Watch with me as the president speaks in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Enjoy! Fired Up! Ready to Go! Gregg Chadwick Campaign 2012: President Barack Obama oil on linen 2012