This is a statue that currently stands in Prague. The statue represents a youngin’ with little or no respect for authority. The officer is being publicly humiliated at the expense of this boy. I wonder if people lose respect for law enforcement after seeing this “artwork”. #satire #art #police #prague
Month: November 2012
Two of Sweden´s most famous robbers in 1940´s and 1950´s were made statues and are placed outside of the School were the future police officers are educated in Stockholm. The reason for that might be to motivate the future police officers to catch and fight the criminals by placing them
This video shows the state of most rap/hip-hop artists when they create their music, which is art. The music video above is Wiz Khalifa and 2 Chainz, both prominent names in the rap music industry right now. They are smoking marijuana out of blunts. Most, if not all of their
In the song “Stan” by Eminem he sings about a person named Stan who writes a letter to him as a fan. In the letter Stan compares himself to Eminem and the crimes that he raps about in his songs. Throughout the song Stan writes repeated letters to Eminem but
The song “Bloodbath in Paradise,” by Ozzy Osbourne, is a song about the murders committed by the Charles Manson family. Ozzy Osbourne’s album, “No Rest for the Wicked,” is said to be compiled of songs that he wrote that has to do with people’s wrongful doings, and deaths. This whole
Ice in the Lyricists Blood and He Wants You to Feel His Personal Point of View by DKohen18 The song “Hail Mary” by Tupac Amaru Shakur is about Tupac himself. He poetically describes how he is a gangsta who won’t commit crime unless he is pushed to do so. Tupac
It appears as if the media has drawn our attention to the bad behavior of celebrities and reality television stars. The reason being because it is exciting, interesting, and undoubtedly catches our attention. Society has norms and when one breaks a norm, they are seen as deviant and frowned upon.
For many crews and gang members they see graffiti as art not a crime. It helps them express social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression. Gangs also like to mark their territory or to serve as an indicator of gang-related activities also known as ‘tagging’. For
During the beginning of April, 2003 and event occurred in Firdos Square that changed the lives of thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad. There was a statue of Saddam Hussein that stood about the height of four men that resembled his power over the people but, to the people, he was
Too many people tagging and graffiti is a way to express themselves. They do it to mark their territory or to give respect to other taggers/gang members. I knew tagging and vandalizing property was illegal, but I never knew how seriously it was taken. The FBI has a specific Art