"Someday, A Real Rain Will Come And Wash All The Scum Off The Streets." Taxi Driver Original Painting Nirvana Malcolm X's embrace of black

Malcolm X's embrace of black separatism shaped the debate over how to achieve freedom and equality in a nation that had long denied a portion of the American citizenry the full protection of their rights

I was beating myself up as I didn't have the next thing planned & it was really getting in my head

This Painting was created for my "Class Of May 19th" Exhibition in May 2023 & features one of my musical heroes Joey Ramone

The Prints are printed on high quality Art Paper

Malcolm's motto of "By Any Means Necessary" urged his fellow black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression

"Someday, A Real Rain Will Come And Wash All The Scum Off The Streets." Taxi Driver Original Painting Nirvana Malcolm X's embrace of blackTaxi Driver is one of those films that has a mystique & aura around it. I felt mixing up College & Spray Paint as the main 2 mediums in this piece could help create that especially with the moody top half of the picture having loads of references in the background you have to look for. I looked at this piece a little bit different than normal as I wanted to try and emulate an old school film poster but in my own distinctive style & I think I managed