Artist Statement
"Homelessness In America"
by: Jake Primmerman

 

      I decided to use homelessness as my project subject. I chose homelessness because I feel it is a real problem in society. I think that most people don’t realize just how lucky they are compared to others.
      I chose to have a man sitting on a park bench and reading a news paper because you can really identify the problem. He looks like he has been homeless for many years, he is very dirty, and his cloths are torn, and I feel this expresses the problem. This emphasizes in some ways just how bad homeless people have it. This piece also is meant to make you think about why there may be so many unfortunate people out there in America.