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http://www.npr.org/2011/02/13/133494858/freedom

The story Freedom, really stuck out to me. My family was put through the Holocaust, so my heart softens to stories told by survivors. These stories are all non-fictional and have such depth to them. Anyone who can share their story with others, really has a strong mind and soul. The terror which runs through them still, even after many years of being out of the horror, leaks out once and a while. It is really commendable to read someone's story of the personal nightmare they had to live through.

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Although I enjoy Kehinde Wileys artwork, in my eyes it is a bit absurd. It is odd to be how is portraying gangster looking guys in a "trippy" sense. I do respect how he is incorporating what he knows and feels into art though. I can't quite grasp why he has decided to base all of his work off the same basic look though. All of his work is the same except different patterns and people. Maybe he is trying to create a balance? Who knows.

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1. What is your reaction to Bansky’s pieces? What are they saying? Do you agree or disagree with them? Why?

I believe he is trying to warp reality. Represented on the left is a rather crude piece that shows a rat trying to make its way to hollywood. I think it is a very different approach to art because some of his pieces demonstrate taking a twist to what the eye really sees. The others show ways to interpret what normally someone thinks of, and then how Banksy would put it down in art.

2. Is graffiti art? Is tagging a building? Why do you think writers and artists often use pen names and go by alternate personas?

I think any way you can put down your ideas other than speaking is art. Although many people interpret art differently, I think if something can speak to you and can make you find a deeper meaning then it is classified as art. I think they use different names because people tend to judge and no one wants to be put down. Someone can think they have just produced the most magnificent piece and another could view it as trash. Everyone is constantly interpreting everything differently.

3. To what extent do you think it is important to put your work in the public?

I think it is somewhat important, but the most important is satisfying your own internal need that the art you have produced has meaning. If a person can have passion about something to the point that others' opinions no longer matter, then they have achieved euphoria.