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Visual Artist and Director of Afro Arabian Empire at AfroArabianEmpire

It's a total failure in the Art Market to get lost in translation, tell the Artists story behind the Artwork and Stop placing 9000% on how much bling it sold for. Thine Market Puppeteers are also totally at odds with what the Market demands are, totally out of touch with both the artist and the collectors. You Keep on selling recycled works that by now, all belong in Museums. Contemporary is King but not all, There's a demand for voices that speak to the need of our time. The World is in pains of war and hunger, collectors are looking for all things moral, ethical, the juices that speak to their values. A shredded Artwork brought shock and awe when it was sold, headlines went to the Bank on this and not the story behind the protest which it was, how many more murals are needed on the Apartheid Wall for you to grasp the message? Those familiar with the industry, let these thoughts linger. It's not about how much you can get in your Banky it's about the story, the mission, the purpose, the heart and soul. I had a dog named Banky, he was my first Mural on the street, one of my first protests against cruelty to animals. Few days back I heard a cruel person calling others human animals. It's time to allow Art to fulfil its true purpose. Can Art Change The World? A question I asked during one of my Exhibitions earlier this year. An attempt to see the condition of the human heart. Shredded Artworks simply means, people failed to heed the message on the wall, specifically an Apartheid Wall. www.AfroArabianEmpire.com

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