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
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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
DISCLAIMER: Video is graphic, although censored, does display partial nudity. This is Milo Moire, a Swiss performance artist. She is a feminist that promotes that women choose when and how they should be touched, which is what motivated the piece above. In London she was arrested (Full Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3657439/Controversial-performance-artist-arrested-inviting-strangers-touch-naked-breasts-genitals-Trafalgar-Square-women-s-rights.html) for
The Ecce Homo Painting is a botched restoration by Cecilia Jimenez. She saw that the picture of Jesus was fading, so she decided to take it upon herself to restore the painting. As you can see, she did a terrible job and many people accused her of vandalism. She later
Is censorship ever justified and acceptable? Cuban artist Erik Ravelo created a controversial photography project titled “Los Intocables” which means “The Untouchables”. This project is designed to point out and discuss the topic of violence against children across the globe. The art project consists of many photographs in which each