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If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?: Conceptual, Event, Painting, Video

About my artwork: The goal of my paintings of the world’s great leaders, whose courage and sacrifice changed the world, is to inspire altruism. Part of the proceeds from the sale of my paintings are designated for charity and other projects designed for social benefit. Prior to painting the portraits of non-violent revolutionaries and Nobel Peace Prize winners, I studied their lives and discovered that almost anyone is capable of rising to the challenge of a cause or to right an injustice. One selfless act creates a domino effect. An example is Gandhi's hunger strike that ended India's civil war. Rosa Park’s legendary refusal to give up her seat on the bus ignited the civil rights movement. At the heart of my work is the belief that one person can make a difference.

My portraits of these heroes will honor their memory and perpetuate the ideals they inspired. Painting is my way to integrate art and activism and express my hopes for a more tolerant society where all people can realize their potential.

Artists I like: Maurizio Cattelan, David Shrigley, Francis Alys, Judy Baca, Yoko Ono, Ed Ruscha, Paul Chan, Charles Ray, Miltos Manetas, Lauren Bon, Vito Acconci, Duchamp, my friends.

At 7:06am on 30th June 2008, jan lewin-cadogan said…: great work, original! also I have never met anyone with the same name as my daughter ! jan

At 1:46pm on 9th June 2008, Beppe said…: Hi,
I'm from ITALY. I invite you to visit my site. www. beppedevoti.com.
I want to invite you to join me in the pure painting art. Tank Beppe

At 10:00pm on 13th May 2008, Shawn said…: Hi Autumn, I hope you are well.

It's great to see your latest work. It is really punchy!
Not sure you'll remember - I featured you in my UK magazine EXHIBIT:A back in 2001.(sugafoot).

All the best from sunny London.
shawn

At 5:11pm on 29th February 2008, Herb Williams said…: Very inspirational.

Cheers

At 12:59pm on 29th February 2008, RAFAL KARCZ said…: HALLO !!! LOOK AT MY WORKS : WWW.FLICKR.COM SEARCH : RAFAL KARCZ

HAVE A NICE DAY AND BEST WISHES !!!

RAFAL rafal.karcz@interia.pl

At 2:52pm on 26th February 2008, artreview.com said…: Hi Autumn

Welcome to artreview.com. It would be great to see more of your work here...

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At 3:27am on 25th February 2008, Prem Singh said…: Thank you Autumn for adding me to your spring

At 12:18am on 25th February 2008, Zaeger Jones said…: Hi Autumn, thankyou for the add! Interesting work.

At 12:12am on 25th February 2008, Toby Corbett said…: Wonderful portraits and I too love the Statue of Liberty proposal. While working on a film last year about immigration I spent time at the border and witnessed the arrest of 6 immigrants who were "hidden" in the bed of a pickup truck by a thin tarp. The truck was stolen but the caucasian driver was released. He probably pocketed a couple of thousand dollars from his exploited passengers. Buena suerte.