Voyage Houston.... I forgot to mention.

Given everything that is going on in the world today, do you think the role of artists has changed? How do local, national or international events and issues affect your art?

Both local and national issues, while heightened by the internet, are not all that different from our recent past. Injustice, proliferation of beauty standards, cultural appropriation, and America’s legacy of racial inequity. I think my work, it’s ethos anyway, could have existed seventy years ago. The role hasn’t changed. But the opportunity technology presents us with has made it possible for that role to be more effective.

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http://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-dave-mcclinton/

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