King Boston commissioned six local artists for the memorial fence around the construction site of the Embrace Memorial. Here's what each artist hopes to depict in the movement for social justice.
A similar celebration of diversity and representation is found in Zahira Nur Truth’s contribution.
The visionary, artist, and educator wanted to highlight some of the most iconic places across all of Boston. She also included portraits of kids so that everyone can see themselves or relate to the art. Yotron The Don, a conceptually-abstract artist, drafted a story in his piece of digital art. People will see different variations of the same flower living and contributing to their ‘community.’
It was the global impact of the King’s work that inspired this; “the idea that we’re all one people and we should treat each other as such.” Malakhai Pearson brings in photographs of the nightlife and music scene in Boston. He celebrates those that gave him opportunities and also champions new artists, DJs, and changemakers on the scene.Street Artist Rixy focuses a lot of her work on celebrating women, so she chose to celebrate Scott King in her piece. She says “[Scott King] really did hold him up, and support him, and build him.”"The Embrace" will soon honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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