The First Amendment: In Concrete
A former coworker, whom I greatly admire and deeply respect, wrote this article. Please carefully consider her thoughts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The First Amendment: In Concrete Debbie Roos November 8, 2018 Recently, the San Antonio Street Art Initiative beautified our city by turning concrete support beams into incredible works of art. Like a museum, there are styles for many tastes: abstract, cultural, pop, realist, etc. As all good art does, I found myself liking some more than others. I fell in love with the grayscale “growing up” piece whose artist used all four sides of the beam to depict a scribbling toddler turned tutued girl turned backpacked college co-ed turned star-bound female astronaut. The message was clear: reach for the stars, little one, reach for the stars. Some more wandering took me to a back corner with a beam that required more time to process. The theme was bricks – some like an old brownstone; some red, whi...