Not Seen
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ArchiveNot Seen
Monotype, Oil
My three portraits Not Seen, Not Heard, and Not Spoken Of speak of the inequality and suffering present in the United States even though it is among the richest countries in all of history.
About one American in seven, approximately 43 million people, are living below poverty line. On any given night, near 600,000 Americans are homeless. It’s not just the unemployed that are homeless anymore, but the working poor who struggle to afford living anywhere in this country. Not seen. reveals how people have become so inured to the homeless that an individual sleeping on the sidewalk in a box with a makeshift blanket has all but become invisible. As the disparity and inequality between America’s rich and poor increase, most Americans are losing sight of the American Dream.
