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Sam
Afternoon Breeze by sbabuelo in Ann Arbor
Afternoon Breeze
November 2022, Latex Paint on Concrete Wall, River Rouge MI, 13’ x 35’, Artist, $2000 Budget, Sponsored by The Stamps School of Art & Design
This piece imagines a world in which residents can enjoy the outside without worrying about the cancer that permeates the air. As we’ve seen with the Canadian wildfires of the past Summer, even Michigan is not free from the effects of climate change. Increasingly, our most valuable resource has become poisonous to all of us, not only the people who can afford to live downstream from the carcinogenic industry.
Meet the Artist
Ann Arbor, United StatesMy name is Samuel, and I am a graduate of the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. My specialties include environmental themes, figurative designs, fantastical creatures, and the synthesis between each subject. Monsters reflect human qualities by exaggerating the experiences we all face. Society is more valuable when we appreciate the things or people that are misunderstood. My art urges viewers to exercise their empathy by bringing out everyone's playful inner monster.
I love public works because each project presents a different artistic challenge. Through this medium, I bring attention to my intent, the surrounding community, and an area’s history that may not be immediately apparent.
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