Fred Paulino | Brasil

http://www.boombanner.net

 

Go to Boombanner.net and have your free advertisement on the web. Your message in real time at BBC, CNN, Folha de São Paulo, Globo, Veja and much more. Send your banner or text and dribble media giants. Art, politics and democracy in cyberspace.

Description of Idea:

BoomBanner is a website that provides free advertisement on media giants' websites like CNN, BBC, New York Times ans more. Any people can upload a banner or send a text and later spread the AD's link over mail. Boombanner is a system that clones the original websites and changes the AD space to the ones people sent. It is an efective action towards democracy in cyberspace.

Fred Paulino, Multimedia artist with projects in net.art, web and graphic design, urban art, video, drawing and photography. Is currently developing works that explores the relationship between arts and politics in physical and virtual networks. He’s been art director at Mosquito Studios from 1999 to 2003 and since then runs Osso Design. Graduated in Computer Science at UFMG (2001) and post-graduated in Contemporary Arts at Escola Guignard (2004). Filmography: Mind The Gap (2000), 8 Mosquitos (8 Mosquitoes, colective, 2002), Fome de Quê? (Hungry For What?, www.procurado.org/video_fomedeque.php, 2003). Net art projects: Rumor (Rumour, www.osso.com.br/rumor, 2001), BoomBanner.net (www.boombanner.net , 2005). Online portfolio at www.procurado.org.