Pen + Ink (c) 1982, 2020 / Will Brady
2021-01-30
Logo Design: Moodus Sportsmen's Club Signage
Logo / Signage design for local hunting club.
Acrylic Latex paint on wood panel
(c) 2006, 2020 / Will Brady
2021-01-25
2021-01-23
Digital Collages: "Economic Justice" and "Wage Slavery"
We need to talk about economic injustice since the power it wrests upon society can rip it apart.
2021-01-19
Painting: Avian Magic
Avian Magic
8" x 24" / 20 x 60 cm
acrylic on canvas
will.brady @ gmail.com
P O Box 346, East Haddam, CT 06423
2021-01-17
Collage / Combine: "Atonement"
"Atonement"
Objet Trouvé / Combine - 20" (w) x 54" (h) x 4" (d)
will.brady @ gmail.com / P O Box 346, East Haddam, CT 06423
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2021-01-10
Other Voices: Harmonia Rosales on "Why I paint what I paint"
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| The warrior God of metal work, Ogun, originates from the Yoruba religion in Africa. Ogun can build or destroy. A conundrum he often faces. With such raw energy behind a cause, both destruction and building go hand-in-hand to create a society/change we need and have a right to.____________________________________________________from 19 June 2020, on Ms. Rosales's blog : https://www.harmoniarosales.com/post/why-i-paint-what-i-paint . Illustration (c) 2020 by Ms. Rosales is shown here as permitted by "Fair Use" provisions of U S Copyright laws. |
QUOTE:
"I see life as a painting, rich and complex in its colorful layers. We are our own artists. However, the foundation for which we create our life is vastly flawed. If the paintings foundation is not properly sealed, the painting deteriorates, becomes weak, and will consistently have to be patch-worked. In this instance our foundation is America:
"The United States is a contradiction. Its founding principles embrace the ideals of freedom and equality, but it is a nation built on the systematic exclusion and suppression of communities of color. From the start, so many of this country’s laws and public policies, which should serve as the scaffolding that guides progress, were instead designed explicitly to prevent people of color from fully participating. Moreover, these legal constructs are not some relic of antebellum or Jim Crow past but rather remain part of the fabric of American policymaking."-Danyelle Solomon,Connor Maxwell, and Abril Castro
". . . We see that we are still not truly liberated. The anger we have expressed these past few weeks [June 2020] is completely justified. I am all for it because we have never been heard as much as we are currently. But what happens when the dust settles? Are we prepared to look in the mirror? To truly heal ourselves before we rebuild our future?
"When I committed my career to artivism, I vowed to always include my culture and identity in my work, specifically the part of me that is the least represented in society. I utilize social ecology to highlight uncomfortable questions we should all be asking ourselves in order to see the bigger picture." ________________________________________________________________
Essay: Making Social Change
It can mean devoting hours - days - years - spending time with those who are
reluctant and unwilling to hear the truths of others or to work at changing
existing social policy or considering other ways of living.
Yet making the fundamental changes in the values that underlie oppressive
social policies require interacting with those who oppose us.
This must be done before we get to the voting booth, before we get to
legislative committee hearings or public forums.
We need to get our points across and to affect change in board rooms and
private offices; in juvenile and adult corrections, mental health, the courts,
in educational, cultural, legislative and personal spheres ~ where ever
decisions affecting all our lives are made regularly and daily ~ and we need to
do this now!
We must infiltrate the meeting places of adversaries and decision makers who
oppose eliminating wrongs.
We must insist upon and make impact by directly negotiating policy change, laws
and directions for the future. Once there, being heard, we have to make our
points clearly enough to be effective advocates for change.
Now, affecting change doesn't necessarily make for chit chat or small talk at
parties. You won't be making friends with those you meet and confront at policy
planning or while negotiating change, nor will your own friends necessarily
want to know about the details of your efforts.
Even if we cannot immediately make changes to oppressive social policies or
practices, our mere presence in some of these meeting places can prevent
additional harmful policies from being implemented. Also ~ remember to stay in
touch with others who know what you say to be true, and to refresh and
replenish yourself from behind-the-scenes battles rather than burn yourself
out. Stay healthy to battle successfully.
2021-01-08
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