On the way up to a Seahawks game this season I spotted this amazing mural in Seattle. It is huge and has many styles interwoven in one large art piece. The first half of the mural includes stylized patterns and examples of native culture that have been used by others, particularly as mascots for sports teams that many deem offensive. These images are juxtaposed with the Shell logo representing oil companies as a comment on the environmental issues those companies impact. The stylized half of the mural gives way to a street that seems to have been abandoned and the animals and nature have overtaken it.
Art has always been used to shine a light on society and has often been used to spread awareness about specific topics or causes. Art has a way of making people think and sometimes confront their own ideas or views or to see things in a new light and relate to others in a new way. It can be very powerful and shows the importance of art in society as a means of expression and communication.
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