Wednesday, January 18, 2012

commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.

Some friends and I gathered on Monday near this sculpture in Houston  to celebrate MLK day.
This art piece supposedly represents MLK.  How I'm not quite sure.  The only thing my friends and I could come up with was that maybe the pyramid represents empires, and this case the American Empire, and maybe the broken pillar atop it is an upside down Washington Monument - where MLK delivered his "I have a Dream" speech.  And maybe it all signifies MLK's efforts to break the system of segregation and racism.
Afteward, we armed ourselves with street chalk, walked over to a sidewalk, and continued the celebration.
friend Dave's MLK inscription

friend Phoebe's MLK quote of choice:
Darkness cannot drive out darkness,
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate,
only love can do that.

After reading a few MLK speeches, the word AGAPE echoed in my head, so I was compelled to write it big.

friend Judy's work

We spent much of the day contemplating the love of mankind, but I didn't want to leave out our animal brothers.

6 comments:

  1. As long as there are like minded people as you and your friends, there's great hope for the human race.

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  2. Thanks for the post. Martin Luther King was a very inspirational human being. You celebrated his life and his messages beautifully!

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  3. I love the creative way you celebrated. Thank you for sharing this. It was inspiring.

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  4. Thanks for all of your kind words, I really appreciate it.

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  5. A great post. Could the sculpture be about balance, that Dr King had balance in his life and was trying to change society, to re-balance it? Or could it be that Dr King's perspective is the starting point for a new world? Not sure. Loved the chalk messages. Always a pleasure to read your blog.

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  6. paul, i really like your interpretations of the artwork. a good art piece can send the mind in so many directions.

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