Volume 1, Number 2 Spring 2003 Contents Street Art: Murals and ...
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Topic: Graffiti
Sort Desciption: Alongside graffiti, murals represent an important part of street art. ..... both mural and graffiti art in Queens. Homage exists in most ...
Content Inside: Volume 1, Number 2 Spring 2003 Contents Street Art: Murals and Graffiti in Queens Alex Perullo Urdu Poetry in Queens Bradley Shope Karr Dyal: Portrait of an Unknown Artist Karna Singh Editor-in-Chief Bradley Shope Copy Editor John Roleke Designer Mahender Cover photograph copyright Alex Perullo, 2002. “Street Art” photos copyright Alex Perullo, 2002. “Urdu Poetry in Queens” photos copyright Bradley Shope, 2002. The Caribbean artists who are the creations of the colonial legacy and the western tradition and who seek to become modern professional artists must look for markets outside of the Caribbean region and outside of their communities. They must turn to publishers, agents, and audiences in the countries that were the former European colonial masters, England, Holland, and France. Many Caribbean professional artists now live in the U.S. and Canada where they are slowly finding audiences and markets for their work. Many of the Caribbeans greatest creative artists have lived in self-exile in North America and Europe, and made their fame and fortune away from home. The portrait of the artist has been attempted but not completed. It is a work in pen and ink, in black and white. First, it seeks simply to discover. Secondly, it attempts to explore cautiously a few of the many complex and interwoven lines that the subject presents. 22 Street Art: Murals and Graffiti in Queens by Alex Perullo On the sidewall of the Subzi Mandi grocery store in Jackson Heights, Queens, a large, tiled mural shows men and women with guns raised above their heads, people being shot, and, to the far left, students marching with signs. Although tiles have fallen from the wall, leaving a large gap in the center of the picture, the image remains clear. It is a graphic portrayal of two movements: One is the war fought between East and West Pakistan in 1971, which left one million peo- ple dead and resulted in the creation of the country Bangladesh. The other is the Febru ...
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