This article explains an art show that the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) put on in 2009 called “Housepaint, Phase 2: Shelter”. The show included art from Toronto’s street artists to promote homelessness in the city. It enlightened viewers on many of the issues of homelessness, allowing the homeless to finally have a voice and be heard in the city. This article really moved me. As a social work major I am repeatedly reminded about the issues of homelessness, not to mention the amount I am reminded just by walking outside and around Nashville. It seem that homelessness is a problem that no one can get a grasp on, partly because the homeless are rarely allowed a voice. So to read about a huge museum putting on an entire show to advocate for homelessness truly filled me with joy. In the classroom we have learned about what we can tell about the artist/culture/time period of the piece; therefore, the work done by the street artists in Toronto also tell about their lives on the street, and those are important lives to know about.
I wasn't able to open your article, but I like how you picked an article that had to do with something you are passionate about. I find it very interesting to know that a Museum put on an art show that centered around homelessness.
ReplyDeleteI understand how you feel about the homeless in regards to Nashville. It's interesting that someone would find artistic qualities in the struggling relationship between the homeless and the rest of society. To be able to portray that struggle would truly be an artistic expression of feelings....perhaps this could be related to art therapy?
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