Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Homeless Art
Art from the Streets, an annual art show in Austin by the Homeless, was quite an experience. I especially liked the pieces below, but was most struck with the depiction of the crazy world by the homeless. It was apparent, meeting the artists, that it was not only poverty that put them on the street, but also that they heard the "beat of a different drummer."
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The Sound of the World 2
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Did you purcase any homeless art? H.
No... But there certainly were some beauties.
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