Daniel Heyman - artist who went to Iraq -

Artist Daniel Heyman - The Detainee Project - etc.

http://www.detaineeproject.org/#/Detainee%20Portraits/Chris%20Bartlett/1

I knew Daniel briefly in Philadelphia, when we both worked at Annenberg Center - I wanted him to illustrate my book length poem/novel She-Monkey goes West, but that did not work out, as I moved to DC.  Since the 90s, Daniel had produced this amazing body of work, as you see here, including prints made of a trip to Iraq.

I post this here as a response to the young lady who said, "But Aunty, your work is full of dead bodies!"

Is art mean to make us feel happy?  Is it meant to me (merely) pretty?

Or is is meant to jolt us and make us think?

She-Monkey was a Pew Finalist Script in 1995.

Vietnamese-born artist Huong unveils Peace Mural in Miami

Contact: Huong Peace Mural Foundation Phone: 305-596-9280 7700 SW 77th Ave Miami, FL 33146 www.peacemural.org THE OBAMA INAUGURATION Peace Mural Foundation Announces the Unveiling of The Obama Inauguration Mural on Lincoln Road The new exhibit by the artist Huong celebrates renewed American patriotism and hope . When: Saturday, January 19th, 5pm Where: 430 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach FL 33139 Miami, January 10, 2013: The artist Huong will unveil her largest painting designed to honor and inspire the renewed patriotism of our nation. OBAMA INAUGRATION will be open daily from 10am-10pm and parking is available in the parking garage behind the building at the entrance to 16th Street. The exhibit is sponsored and presented by Ambassador Paul Cejas of 420 Lincoln Road Associates, Ltd. THE OBAMA INAUGURATION captures the transformative swell of joy and pride felt by the nation as President Barack Obama was sworn into office for his first term. This enormous canvas, measuring 84 feet by 240 feet is a celebration of history in the making as well as a reminder of what it truly means to be an American. Huong who emigrated from her native Vietnam following the fall of Saigon, remains dedicated to world peace. Reflecting on the brotherly love she felt during the inaugural festivities, she says, “ I was part of a new era in the history of America. The country had gently but securely adopted me. I was arm in arm with daughters and sons of other immigrants, some refugees like me, and others who took a different road to freedom. I smiled and knew, yes, this is my country –the land of promise, a promise of hope, and a hope for new life. Our faces read, ‘We are citizens of American and of the world.’ We are accountable to both. I think this is what we mean by feeling patriotic.”