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Original
2021
Oil on Canvas
13x19 inches
This piece is a critique on the gentrification Highland Park and Los Angeles in general has faced over the last decade and more. From the displacement of families to rent skyrocketing, it’s a shame that someone like me who was raised in this area can’t even afford to live there anymore let alone those same families that opened businesses and have lived there for generations. Entire households were uprooted like nothing, replaced by high end coffee shops and million dollar homes. However, as gentrification has tried to erase the proud, rich culture that was there for generations, I wanted to make it a point that this same culture is here to stay and the my neighborhood and city is not for sale. There is and has always been something real in this area and it’ll never be erased and I want to make sure of that.
Original
2021
Oil on Canvas
13x19 inches
This piece is a critique on the gentrification Highland Park and Los Angeles in general has faced over the last decade and more. From the displacement of families to rent skyrocketing, it’s a shame that someone like me who was raised in this area can’t even afford to live there anymore let alone those same families that opened businesses and have lived there for generations. Entire households were uprooted like nothing, replaced by high end coffee shops and million dollar homes. However, as gentrification has tried to erase the proud, rich culture that was there for generations, I wanted to make it a point that this same culture is here to stay and the my neighborhood and city is not for sale. There is and has always been something real in this area and it’ll never be erased and I want to make sure of that.