8:46 by Lux Thunberg
Pencil and charcoal
Inspiration:
The conviction that came from this killing was the inspiration. A man calling for a dead mother was the inspiration. The unjust crime was punished in a way I've never seen. In a way this country have never seen.
Justice statement:
Our justice system is as flawed as we all are. But when I think of the four founding fathers of this country. I know that those laws were not written to benefit myself nor other melanin dominant human beings. When I protested I never asked for justice. I only ask for us to stop being exterminated for reasons that are unjustified. I ask for us to see that despite skin differentiation, we all bleed the same color.
Meet the artist: Lux Thunberg
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24 x 48
Medium: acrylic on stretched canvas
"Art is a big part of my life. I find art in the color of fall leaves and the lyrics in music. What inspires me to create art the most is my pain. Being here in Shakopee has been full of pain and my creativity is sentient!"
11 × 14
Medium: Acrylic
Art is a big part of my life. I find art in the color of fall leaves and the lyrics in music. What inspires me to create art the most is my pain. Being here in Shakopee has been full of pain and my creativity is sentient!
I see myself as vulnerable and emotional. These two things were things I never wanted to be but the more mature I got, the more I love and accept. I want to be seen for the good (light) in me and not judged for the darkness that dwells inside too. Voting for same sex marriages informed a form of equality. Marching for George Floyd informed me of a right to exist. Being incarcerated informed me that all of us are vulnerable with emotions of sameness.
11 x 14
Medium: Pencil and colored pencil
When I think of all the different components of one’s self, it’s continuous. We never stop shedding layers, or breaking chains. Sometimes we need our masks to cover the truth. Sky’s the limit. And it doesn’t matter how much time it takes to reach it.
9 x 12
Medium: Pencil and colored pencil
The inspiration was the theme for this art cycle. It felt like a chance to create a piece in a way I wish to be seen, not as a woman or a man, but a human being. An enigma, someone who is not easily understood or doesn’t fit into boxes, really.
24 x 18 / 26 x 20 framed
Medium: Pencil and charcoal
The conviction that came from this killing was the inspiration. A man calling for a dead mother was the inspiration. The unjust crime was punished in a way I've never seen. In a way this country have never seen.
18 x 24
Medium: Acrylic
Art is a big part of my life. I find art in the color of fall leaves and the lyrics in music. What inspires me to create art the most is my pain. Being here in Shakopee has been full of pain and my creativity is sentient!
I see myself as vulnerable and emotional. These two things were things I never wanted to be but the more mature I got, the more I love and accept. I want to be seen for the good (light) in me and not judged for the darkness that dwells inside too. Voting for same sex marriages informed a form of equality. Marching for George Floyd informed me of a right to exist. Being incarcerated informed me that all of us are vulnerable with emotions of sameness.
12 x 24
Medium: acrylic on stretched canvas
"Art is a big part of my life. I find art in the color of fall leaves and the lyrics in music. What inspires me to create art the most is my pain. Being here in Shakopee has been full of pain and my creativity is sentient!"
18” x 24”
Medium: Pencil and acrylic paint
If my heart could speak, it would speak of what remains after the fire.
The reaching hand stands in the aftermath... not as rescue, but as resolve. Destruction changes us, but it does not remove our power to shape what comes next.
Rebuilding is a choice.