New York, NY – Street artist TMNK (The Me Nobody Knows) aka NOBODY is commemorating the first 100 days of the president by creating 100 different Barack Obama related paintings. Half the proceeds from each painting sold will go to a different charity. TMNK will release a different President Obama art piece every day until April 30th, 2009, which will be the president’s 100th day in office. Inspiration for this project came when NOBODY heard the then presidential candidate on the 2008 campaign trail giving a speech on unity and service.
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The sixth of 100 paintings in this series, entitled “Under Attack” is now available for auction. The artist describes his painting as a piece “to perceive the difficult decisions President Obama has ahead of him.” Half of this painting’s profits will go directly to The American Red Cross. Other charities that will benefit from NOBODY's First 100 Days series are Austin Children's Center, New York City Harvest and the American Cancer Society.
Once a homeless person, NOBODY’s artwork has been featured at The Gaylord National Kwanzaa Exhibit, MoMA’s Design of the Electric Mind opening and the Writers Strike art show at the Lott Gallery. He’s also had solo exhibitions in Milan, ART WHINO, and named Brooklyn Art Project’s Artist of the Day. More information about TMNK (The Me Nobody Knows) and his artwork can be found on his website www.menobodyknows.com and his blog, www.menobodyknows.com/
