A man without shoes and in a wheelchair. Another sleeping on the sidewalk. envelopes that contain everything you own. They are the protagonists of the photos of the anonymous street artist Skid Robot, who is trying to draw attention to the neglected homeless population of Losa Angel through art and imagination.
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A man without shoes and in a wheelchair. Another sleeping on the sidewalk. envelopes that contain everything you own. They are the protagonists of the photos of the anonymous street artist Skid Robot, who is trying to draw attention to the neglected homeless population of Losa Angel through art and imagination.
The artist, in fact, humanizes these poor people by creating scenes in which they appear their needs, desires and dreams. As in the case of the man who just got out of the hospital. His wheelchair, thanks to the cans, becomes a throne on top of the walls of a castle. He sits on it a king without shoes. The man is called Ben, explains in the caption Skid Robot:
"Well he was released from the hospital without shoes. He was unable to walk because he was shot in the back and eventually the hospital threw him on the street like so many others. I offered him a meal but he refused, instead he asked for paper, pencils, pens, so that he could write and draw. He said he likes art very much and he uses it to draw himself. I had a fairly new notebook, a couple of pens and markers with me, which I was able to give him right away along with some money, so that he could eat later. "
Ben was released from the #hospital with no #shoes. He was unable to walk as a result of being shot in the back and eventually the hospital booted him on the #street like so many others. I offered him a #meal but he declined, instead he asked for #paper#pencils#pens so that he can #write and #draw. He said he really liked the #art and use to draw himself I had a #sketchbook that was fairly new and a few pens and markers I was able to give him on the spot along with a lil #money so he can eat later…#helpthepoor#feedtheneedy#savehumanity#skidrobot #grimey#dtla#losangeles#streetart
A post shared by Skid Robot (@skidrobot) on Oct 11, 2014 at 14:14 pm PDT
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A #king without a #kingdom…Martin is partially paralyzed and spends most of the #chillin because he can’t #work. I bought him a #tecate and kicked him down some #scrilla. He really needs some #clothing so were gonna hit the #goodwill and #hookitup #helpthepoor#feedtheneedy#savehumanity#preservehumanity#stayhuman#skidrobot #grimey #dtla#skidrow#losangelesstreetart
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His name is J.W. A talented #artist originally from #Florida. He asked for #art supplies and some #gear. We’ll do our #best to hook him up #proper. J.W had a lot to say that made me #reflect on my own #life. Always keep an open #mind and a open #heart, #wisdom is found in listening. -skidrobot #helpthepoor#feedtheneedy#savehumanity#skidrobot#grimey#dtla#streetart#losangelesstreetart#lastreetart#streetartla#modernart#urbanart#contemporaryart
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#busstop#blues#dreamin of an #audi #desperatedreamers#slumdogslumber#skidrobot#grimey#dtla#losangelesstreetart #a4#a3#q5#quattro#streetartla #streetartphotography#lastreetart #streetarteverywhere #urbanart#modernart#streetart#streetartistry#car#luxury#ballin#streetlife
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Another man, identified as "Tony", rests on the sidewalk. Its rolled-up mattress is transformed with Skid Robot paint into a royal bed, complete with matching bedside tables. So the artist is trying to draw attention to these invisible humans. The message is clear: Look out, our cities are full of people less fortunate than us.
Roberta Ragni
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