#returnofthelitvak

And the morning after... This cloud, "apathy" was originally created for the #returnofthelitvak show in 2018 @dorf_world At the time I was exploring some of the issues ailing our political environment and, inspired by a recent trip to ancestral villages in Lithuania and an exploration of their history,, what was it within ourselves that had brought us to this point. One thing that I had been particularly frustrated and puzzled by was a sense of apathy amongst many seemingly well meaning folks about being involved in the issues that shape our society, down to the simple act of voting. How they didn't see how important that act was for themselves and also the lack of awareness of the importance of that act for their community and our society as a whole. #ANGRYCLOUD #austin #atx #texas #art #streetart #streetartsatx #streetartaustin #atxstreetart #austinstreetart #wood #recycle #creativereuse #sculpture #construction #character #lettering #artistsoninstagram (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4iVPAlEJK/?utm_medium=tumblr

From the #returnofthelitvak show, 2 years ago @dorf_world #ANGRYCLOUD #austin #atx #texas #art #mural (at Dorf) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPOn3PFlJp/?igshid=1y1q9cdhkvvsl

Panevezys Theater wip - 2018 from #returnofthelitvak @dorf_world show #art #litvak #drawing #Lithuania (at Panevėžys) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNizwiFp-j/?igshid=1ngxtelt8hipk

#Vienna 2018 #ANGRYCLOUD #DESCND #returnofthelitvak #streetart #mural #austria #art #character (at Vienna, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKfGlCFDqY/?igshid=14dm7jorun6xa

"Binary" or "Let that be your Battlefield" from my 2018 #returnofthelitvak show @dorf_world - inspired by the Star Trek episode by the same name as the latter. Thinking about the effect of seeing issues, people and the world in general in a binary way, classifying all as "good" or "evil", "worthy" or ""unworthy", "with me" or "against me". In my opinion at best a counter-productive and at worst highly destructive way of seeing a complex world full of grey which often requires a nuanced and adaptive method of solving problems, creating policy and the basic interaction with fellow humans. Also, in reference to the Star Trek episode, the way small differences can spark fear and conflict, when th eye is much more in common between us. #ANGRYCLOUD #art #painting #drawing #wood #art #austin #atx #texas #artshow #artistsoninstagram #fuckdonaldtrump #fuckthegop #generoddenberry #startrek #vote (at Dorf) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6sNWHlsyB/?igshid=19k84ate25rws

Selling, dm if you are interested wooden #ANGRYCLOUD s from #returnofthelitvak @dorf_world show. #other #character #art #wood #sculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CBrM3O-Fw6-/?igshid=128htr6nuv64u

#ANGRYCLOUD #madisms #litvakism #returnofthelitvak #austin #atx #texas #art #streetart #streetartsatx #streetartaustin #atxstreetart #austinstreetart #recycle #stencil #creativereuse #artistsoninstagram (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBlEGmPFnN3/?igshid=199hl75nnkxlg

Let this #painting - from my 2018 #returnofthelitvak show. It is a portrait of Svetlana was our guide in #Lithuania - a Jewish woman in her 40s who lived in #Vilnius . She was the source of my focus on the term #Litvak as she used it frequently, including for herself while quite specifically using "Lithuanian" for non-Jews, which gave me the impression that she felt very much "other" in her own country. Her family had survived the war by moving deep into the USSR during #WorldWarII . When they returned after the war the Soviets repressed most had occurred during the Nazi occupation. It wasn't til after the fall of the Soviet Union that she began to learn about the atrocities perpetrated by her countrymen, something that had not seemingly been reconciled over the decades as it had been in Germany. For her seemed to still be something that was still hanging over society. One thing I was struck by in Lithuania was the beauty of the forest juxtaposed with the ominous symbolism of it, so felt that this strange little corner among the trees was an appropriate place for it to live. #acrylic #spraypaint #paintmarker #wood #austin #atx #texas #streetart #streetartaustin #streetartsatx #austinstreetart #atxstreetart #artistsoninstagram #recycle #creativereuse (at Ponary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJJIJJFk4a/?igshid=1dd2x7kitur2i