Through out the 1940s and 1950s, Frances Glessner Lee, who was a pioneer in forensic science, constructed a series of nineteen doll house styled crime scene models that were one inch to one foot scale. These models were inspired by other homicide, suicide, and accidental death cases. At the time,
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The exhibition is a tribute to Australian artist Mike Brown, who was the only Australian artist ever convicted of obscenity. Australian artist Paul Yore is facing child pornography charges following complaints concerning his work in a group show on view last year at Melbourne’s Linden Centre of Contemporary Arts.
This image is one I found while searching the internet. Created by Michael Barber, John Bergsma, Brant Pitre, and John Kincaid, it is an image that shows two toilets: one featuring the Koran and another featuring the Holy Bible are depicted with the words “hate crime” over the toilet holding
Erik Ravelo made a very clear statement about the controversial issues plaguing our children. The art addresses the pedophilia within the Vatican, the child sexual abuse in tourism in Thailand, the effects of the war in Syria, the human trafficking of organs on the black market, the effects of school
Originality, as defined by Merriam-Webster, states that it is the power of independent thought or constructive imagination. Everyone looks for it, that is originality, within our work, our jobs, our lives, our sense of self. But do you ever stop to think how much of who you are, what you
The contemporary art exhibition “The Age of Terror” is described in this article and some pieces of work are shown. This exhibit uses the acts of terror and war in their art pieces to depict the horrors that have taken place. In the art museum, there are pieces related to
What do you think of when you hear the word incarceration? Orange Jumpsuits? Black and white stripped clothing? Jail cells? What about art? A man who goes by the name of Alex (no last name) started a forum for incarcerated individuals to display their art on a website for the
You are a bank teller at Capital One’s branch in Chinatown. A man walks up to you and gives you a note saying, “This is A ROBBERY—LARGE Bills—NO DYE PACKS/No GPS.” He also takes out a pink and silver video camera and points it at you. You give him money
The exploratory act of taking drugs to create art could be classified as a criminal engagement whether for attainment, use, or possession of certain illicit drugs. The relationship between drugs and crime has a long history. Drugs can be connected to crime in multiple ways. For example, the immediate effect
Anytime people think or speak about terrorism, art as a topic would be the last thing on their minds. Apparently, there is a high relation between the artistic expression concept and the events of terrorism whereby if one can relate terrorists’ acts and performance in a theatre it is easy