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I came across this artist named Adrian Brandon last night. However old the person was when they died, is the amount of time he spends coloring their picture. Tamar Rice was only 12 when he was murdered, so the artist only spent 12 minutes coloring his picture.
I want the viewer to see how much empty space is left in these lives, stories that will never be told, space that can never be filled.
His Instagram is @ayy.bee // https://instagram.com/ayy.bee?igshid=p0bbmhtv5xdo if you want to see more of his work.
His website is https://www.adrianbrandon.com/stolen
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(10,274 posts)Nevilledog
(51,209 posts)NNadir
(33,563 posts)Karadeniz
(22,579 posts)malaise
(269,200 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Thank you for sharing this.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)Very powerful.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,980 posts)Adrian Brandon @AYY-BEE
tecelote
(5,122 posts)luvallpeeps
(935 posts)Thanks for sharing.
beveeheart
(1,373 posts)Thank you for sharing.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,786 posts)pansypoo53219
(21,001 posts)Demovictory9
(32,479 posts)murielm99
(30,771 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)Unfinished lives. Such a tragedy!
Collimator
(1,639 posts)and heartbreaking and brilliantly brings home the point about the life that has been lost.
spudspud
(511 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)But so needed. So many people need to see this, thank you for posting!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)pazzyanne
(6,558 posts)They are very well done, but heartbreaking. So sad, and we have seen a lot of sadness since March. How much more will we see before November 3rd. Daily there is heartbreaking news on the coronavirus. Daily there is more news about police brutality. Daily there are announcements from the tRump administration that destroy another piece of our nation. Daily there is news about tRump's impact on the world. When will enough truly be enough? For every gain we get, we seem to have more losses. I can't handle much more! I hate the orange *ss and his administration so much. Nothing that happens to them will be enough.
freepotter
(351 posts)that would make a good home for this powerful work. One of which could be: "The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which opens Thursday on a six-acre site overlooking the Alabama State Capitol, is dedicated to the victims of American white supremacy. And it demands a reckoning with one of the nations least recognized atrocities: the lynching of thousands of black people in a decades-long campaign of racist terror." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/lynching-memorial-alabama.html
Then, there is the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture that would be seen by many more folks.
pazzyanne
(6,558 posts)was the one I was thinking of. Thanks for the information, freepotter.
volstork
(5,403 posts)Thank you for sharing and for putting a spotlight on this amazing artist and his work.
PatrickforO
(14,593 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,572 posts)the artist has buckets of talent. Fantastic collection.