
PAINTER/PRINTMAKER
LOCKED OUT
THIS IS MY NEW PRINT SERIES ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOCKED OUT OF THE ECONOMY THROUGH POVERTY AND ILLNESS, OR LACK OF EDUCATION. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE OVER 700,000 PEOPLE (MANY OF THEM VETERANS) WHO ARE HOMELESS IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY ON THE EARTH. ANY ONE OF US COULD BE IN THAT SITUATION, WERE OUR CIRCUMSTANCES A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE ENTITLED, BY VIRTUE OF THEIR HUMANITY, TO SUFFICIENT CLEAN AIR, TO SUFFICIENT NUTRITION, AND TO SHELTER SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE ELEMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT, BEYOND SHARING OUR FOOD AND RESOURCES, WE MUST ALSO PROTECT THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT, SO THAT ALL MAY BENEFIT.
DO WE HAVE THE WILL TO ACHIEVE THIS, NOT ONLY IN OUR OWN NATION, BUT ON THE EARTH AS A WHOLE.
IN KEEPING WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER, THIS SERIES IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK ON BROWN WRAPPING PAPER AND RANGES IN SIZE UP TO 36" x 60". THIS SERIES OF PRINTS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS IN 2008.
HOME SWEET HOME 30" X 48"
REMEMBER THE LONGEST COLDEST NIGHT YOU EVER SPENT?
WINTER 36" X 60"
© Pat Apt 2005

SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP 30" X 54"