the rose that grew from concrete type of poem

Much like in '13th' (another painting in the Good Mourning, America series), Hibbert requires the viewer to become a part of the piece, upon recognizing that his or her immediate space is the layer which follows the concrete. The correlation of time and physical depth in the painting also erases the imaginary barrier between the viewer and the piece. In this piece, Hibbert reminds us that through wood and concrete, from slavery to poverty, we must celebrate the roses that kept their Dream and “learned to walk without having feet'.

Then look down and begin to pray For what you see will stun you awhile, my death will change you forever this day.

When you look to the sky, look for my smile. Lined with dead bodies, feces, and disease, these floorboards housed the most extreme of human conditions - through which the ancestors of today's African-American people survived. The reason it grows for the sky is it knows, when it dies there it won't be alone. Long before the cold concrete of ghettoes and public-housing projects, African Americans endured the wooden floorboards of slave ships traveling through the Middle Passage.

When viewed through a cultural lens, one might interpret this chronology in a variety of ways. The placement of wooden planks underneath the concrete also implies a sequence or chronology of barriers through which the rose must transcend. Both the wooden planks and concrete block subconsciously register in the mind as unlikely places for a rose to flourish. Painted behind the concrete is the resemblance of vertical wooden planks. The block of gray stucco in the foreground resembles cracked concrete with a rose emerging subtly yet proudly from behind it. In this piece, Hibbert simultaneously exhibits both literal and metaphorical interpretations of the poem. Long live the rose that grew from concrete Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. A preface was written by Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur, a foreword by Nikki Giovanni and an introduction by his manager, Leila Steinberg.'The Rose That Grew From Concrete' - 48'圆0' - inspired by Tupac's poem of the same title, continues the artist's experimentation with texture to communicate poignant cultural messages.įunny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, The Rose That Grew from Concrete (1999) is a collection of poetry written between 19 by Tupac Shakur, published by Pocket Books through its MTV Books imprint.

The rose that grew from concrete type of poem