During this week in class we looked at the power and affect street art can have on poor communities. First we looked at street installations in Baltimore to battle the city’s problem with vacant building. The art installations purpose was to put pressure on the land lords and raise awareness abandoned building have for a community. Next we looked at the street art of Buenos Aries. These where especially important as the whole entire country was behind the art as it posted the corrupt government. It showed how beauty can also be used to protest and inspire people to do the same. We also looked at Philadelphia street art. What was really special about the Philadelphia is they have various different murals to combat other types of social issues the city is facing. One was to raise awareness for the homeless children population in the city. They painted houses bold colors and got the local community to help paint the houses. The other was to protest the incarceration problem they city is having. This was really cool as most of the murals depicted victims of the process. Another mural purpose was to benefit the environment while also giving youth in poor areas an activity to do after school. This really helped the kids in the area stay out of trouble and put there energy towards something beneficial.
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