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
Tag: art
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
Graffiti can be seen all over neighborhoods, especially in lower income neighborhoods where poverty is present. But even in more prosperous neighborhoods can graffiti be seen. Graffiti in itself is an act of vandalism which is a punishable crime, but if tastefully done have been accepted in many neighborhoods rich
Skateboarding is an art form, not a crime. In this video clip, you see a couple of guys performing tricks. These tricks are thought of and carefully executed. As they film, these tricks they find spots to match the trick. After filming they put footage together and make a film
The San Quentin Murals, painted by Alfredo Santos, depict the history of California through the eyes of an inmate. The murals were created over 50 years ago by then inmate, Alfredo, who was serving a 4 year sentence for the possession of heroin. Alfredo submitted a sketch in a competition
The statue of Joe Paterno was removed the morning of July 22 because of what it represented. What was once a shrine dedicated to a man who worked for the university for over 60 years quickly turned into a symbol of selfishness, neglect, and abuse when Paterno did the bare
In South London a group of artist were jailed because they graffiti a wall. As you can see the picture includes a brown wall with a police officer taking a picture next to a dog and words being painted which is “One Nation Under CCTV”, by a teen in a
This article shows artwork collected by an art teacher within the prisons. Taking a closer look at the artwork, one can see many different aspects of life on the inside. You can see such emotion and sorrow within the drawings. One had a man half dressed in jail stripes, the
During Greek week our beneficiary was Chelsea’s Light Foundation in which our proceeds went to the foundation and we contributed to create this master peace in honor of Chelsea King. This young girl was murdered by a convicted sex offender and for that reason the Chelsea’s law was founded on