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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Tale of Two Hoodies
http://www.artandresponse.com/paintings/a-tale-of-two-hoodies.html
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A Tale of Two Hoodies (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Apr 2012
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Based on the blog people are so dense they don't even get the point of the painting.
vaberella
Apr 2012
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vaberella
(24,634 posts)1. OOh Norman Rockwell style.
Great painting. I want this poster on my wall at home. This exemplifies the state of America today to a tee. It's tough being Black in America...we're born suspects (male or female).
goclark
(30,404 posts)3. Totally agree
zeemike
(18,998 posts)4. Yep the stars and bars peeking out from beneath the red white and blue..
Because that is what underlies this.
Some people are still mad about integration.
vaberella
(24,634 posts)2. Based on the blog people are so dense they don't even get the point of the painting.
It's the institutionalized racism in profiling that is the problem and the fuckin' point of the painting. Idiots run amok in America. 2+2 is complex for them.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. They're missing the very obvious point
Artist Michael D'Antuono comments:
I comment through my art. That said, the fellow who wrote this article best understands my intentions: http://www.scottsmindfield.com/2012/04/artist-michael-dantuono-tells-tale-of.html
vaberella
(24,634 posts)6. Thanks for the link. That was a great article. n/t
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)7. K & R.
The more things change . . .
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)8. P O W E R F U L paintng ...K&R
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)9. brilliant