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This painting depicts the disparities of homelessness, especially in youth. There is a young individual who from the surroundings seems like he is in poverty, on the wall there is writing that says "help me" basically he is asking for help but there is no one to support him, this is something many feel portrayed by the shadows on the wall above,...
I have used five simple items to create my art piece; a black canvas, double sided foam tape, tin foil, a brown paper bag, and conte crayon. My idea bloomed when I read the quote “It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.” by Carl T. Rowan. I had originally...
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discrimination, homeless, bench, world, issues
My name is Christy Groves and I am an 18 year old resident from Forteau, Labrador, Canada. My artwork depicts a homeless man, looking up at a passerby with helpless eyes. I used mixed media to create a collage surrounding this image from newspaper clippings, printed text, charcoal, paint, and leds, that represent the homeless mans thoughts. My...
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homeless, poverty
As I wait for the transit, I hear the sound of a muscian strumming his 3-stringed guitar. I see a man wearing a scarf to survive the 0 below weather and somehow his numb fingers are able to flip through those India thin pages of the Holy Bible. I see a man turning the pages of a newspaper as he catches the snot from his running nose. I didn't...
The Philippines, made up of a group of many islands, is a land of considerable beauty yet there are many contrasts. The countrys wealth is not evenly distributed and a large percentage of the people live in poverty. In 1991, 40 percent of households lived in poverty. This has fallen to 32 percent in 1997 (World Bank, 2000). This still equates to...
