Sunday, July 07, 2019

Who Shot JR? Portrait of The Artist (as a revolutionary social activist)

"What is an artist?" is a frequently-asked question.
Simple Answer: A product of society
How do artists express themselves?
Some do it visually. After all, the medium is the message. . in our brave new multimedia global world one artist now pops into your MesaZona blogger's popular mind: JR.
Yes, once again It's that vision thing. > He's a news-maker.
What you see is what U get . . . it's hard to ignore that when JR's art is plastered almost everywhere on sides of buildings and public areas, spread-out on scaffolds, all-over social media, funded by 'stealth philanthropists', and sold online.
If you have no idea who JR is, here's a good introduction
Larger than life displays by French photographer JR - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com › 60 Minutes › Newsmakers
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In the image to the right, it's the Louvre Museum in Paris with I.M. Pei's iconic glass pyramid
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For more: Google Search "JR"
 

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