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Voices of the Youth | Tony Amaral | TEDxDili

Through the lens of graffiti, internationally-renowned artist Tony Amaral explores issues of politics and race in the newly emancipated country of Timor-Leste. Watch as he collaborates with improvised music to create a poignant artistic work using spray paint and stencils. Tony is a talented painter, sculptor and multi-media artist. He grew up in Dili under Indonesian occupation, which has had a profound impact on his arts practise. In 2010 Tony graduated from the prestigious National Art School in Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor of Fine Art. He has exhibited in Australia, Switzerland, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. He also exhibited work at the 15th and 16th editions of the Asian Art Bienniale in Bangladesh. In 2014 he participated in the Darwin Fridge Festival and Melbourne’s Gertrude Street Projection Festival where his collaborative work ANIMATISM won the 2014 Walker Abercrombie Judge's Award. In 2015 Tony created work for the Darwin Festival as part of the Asia in Darwin Residency program. This year Tony represented Timor Leste in the Mind the Gap exhibition in Melbourne, Australia addressing the current political, social, economic and cultural gap between Australia and Timor-Leste. As a founding member of the Arte Moris Free Art School, Tony has facilitated many visual arts workshops, both in Dili and in the districts. In 2014 he volunteered as lead visual arts producer in Timor-Leste’s first ever public arts festival ARTE PUBLIKU. His recent focus has been on street art where he works with communities to create colourful, bold murals to foster harmony in urban spaces This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx