Census Bureau’s latest report on 2017, Syracuse is in a three-way tie with two other cities for the ninth poorest city in the U.S. The art exhibit brings into focus the issue of poverty, which is a personal reality for many in Syracuse. “As a human being, I can’t help but feel compassion for these individuals and by presenting them in this large format, perhaps, it will bring them into focus – making them visible,” Shigley said. Shigley used printmaking to create each portrait with plexiglass as the medium, giving each art piece a unique texture. “By presenting these faces on a large scale, we are forced to confront them and the situation that so many like them find themselves,” Shigley said in an artist statement about the exhibit. Apart from figure art, Shigley specializes in the human condition. Each portrait is displayed with a plaque about how Shigley met the person and what his experience with them was like.Īn art teacher by day and a figure art specialist by night, Shigley’s work has been praised both nationally and internationally, earning him an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. “Invisible People” features large-scale portraits of homeless individuals that Californian artist Neil Shigley encountered in San Diego. ArtRage, Syracuse’s non-traditional art gallery that invites artists from all over the globe, recently exhibited “Invisible People.” This exhibition shows the faces of individuals whom society has forgotten: the homeless.
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