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Artistic inmates help to court communities


27/ 3/2008

ART imitates life for prisoners whose paintings now adorn the walls of the Salford court which sent them to jail.


 

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   Whilst I applaud educating prisoners, and I do loudly!, I also question fine art as a subject to offer as anything other than a therapy in this situation, Why?, because as the ART MANAGERS well know, earning a living from fine art is almost impossible if; you are not a brilliantly talented artist, or more importantly, do not have the "right connections", which is why there are so many, and it has to be said, very well paid managers, who will never admit to this. In short, unlike these self serving pompous, talentless managers, the world does not need starving artists, though this particular group probably would not go without food for long!. However, many of the inmates could well make their mark through computer animation etc, they are very unlikely to with a paint brush!!. Interesting to "see" the prisoners creative images of the communities that they destroy. Why make the courts more welcoming?, hardly need to attract returning custom!.
lizard
28/03/2008 at 17:17
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