Another great project from Los Angeles-graffiti artist and social activist, Saber. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, Saber is participating by creating an art project revolving around the American flag. Here is his statement…
Its October 14, 2011, day 28 of #OccupyWallstreet. America is rocked. The world is watching, the media is manipulating, people are energized. Citizens have come together to express their frustration with corruption through this robust and peaceful protest movement.
Occupy Wall Street is the first real protest movement of my generation. Satellite movements have sprung up in every major city across the country including Los Angeles. Making art is the best way I know how to participate and what a better way then to create a huge American Flag that breaks up into 64 individual protest signs laid on the South East lawn of City Hall. The slogans written on each sign were grabbed from the related Twitter hash tag topics on #OccupyWallstreet #OccupyLA. With the frustrations of the 99% mounting, Pandora’s Box has been thrust open. Complacency is no longer an option…………
Saber is headed to NYC this May 6 for a solo show at Opera Gallery, appropriately titled, “The American Graffiti Artist.” Check out the trailer… we expect good things.
Known Gallery just announced their next show after the wicked good PUSH show last month. We don’t know much about Sonny at the moment, but we do know that Spike Jonze has this to say:
Sonny geris is an orphan. Born of unknown desent in the high desserts of barstow, he has roamed the world in search of his true identity and purpose. A man always in flux, the only time his mind felt at peace was the one time he did heroin. It made him very angry that heroin was so good. Oh I guess he also finds momentary peace right after sex. His mind is quiet for about 30 seconds before it starts back up into the hum of self doubt and self flagilation. Ummmm… and he’s a artist I suppose. Sonny geris loves drawing women’s asses and sad bears.
Known Gallery is proud to present:
Sonny Gerasimowicz – Empty Promises
Show opens November 20th, 2010 8-11pm
Show runs November 20th – December 11th, 2010
