ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY BOMBER
Artist’s Name: JOSEPH R. DOLE
Artist’s Comments About the Piece: While the Illinois General Assembly likes to portray itself as progressive, the reality is that they still refuse to dismantle the system of mass incarceration that they created and which continues to kill thousands of people and destroys families. Artist’s Description of Himself: I am an activist artist in the sense that I almost solely produce art as an act of resistance or in support of some cause.
Mediums Used in This Piece: Sharpie markers, Chameleon markers, acrylic paint, on watercolor paper.
For more context, read our introduction to this 30-day project.
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Image Credits: Joseph Dole, Stateville Correctional Center
See more of Dole’s work in the Independent’s previous Parole Illinois profiles: https://neiuindependent.org/21340/specials/day-21-of-30-parole-illinois-art-profiles/
