On the Line: Artwork from San Quentin Prison Arts Program
A wonderful show full of great talent. Media ranges from painting to mixed media to screen prints to dioramas. Aside from the innate political quality in all the works, the most striking element to me was the poetic nature of the wall labels written by the artists.
"These lost souls of our society are treated as strange fruit. I am only an artist—a creative tool to express feelings and breathe life into these precious human beings of our universe with my creative gift and paint brush," artist Ronnie Goodman says of his piece, Homeless State Prison (2013) pictured above.
In the unpredictable chaos that often occurs in the Main Library, it was nice to take a break into the peace of their basement gallery to reflect, learn and appreciate the variety of human experiences.
Through September 1, 2013 at the Main Library, San Francisco Public Library
