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Social Justice Art Student’s Name Institution of Affiliation Social Justice Art Over the years, the issue of social injustice against the innocent has shifted from being an isolated problem to one canvassed globally. Artists have not been left behind in their effort to address some of the crimes against the society through their artwork. The activist’s role taken by artists throughout history to the present has not gone unnoticed as evidenced by the message communicated by their masterpieces either through performance or visual images (Dewhurst, 2010). Art has become a tool for bringing social change by creating awareness in the community and harnessing individuals to take a stand for their fundamental rights. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Having been born in Oklahoma, Tatyana is a renowned artist and activist whose work has been influential in expressing the atrocities meted to women in American streets. Just like most artists, her passion for art started while in high school. She, later on, joined the University of Arts in Philadelphia where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2007. Fazlalizadeh's technique is solely grounded on oil painting, and she came to the limelight when she had the former president Barrack Obama in one of her artwork. The highlight of her career was witnessed in 2012 when she embarked on the Stop Telling Women to Smile project in New York City. The campaign incorporated street art to ensure that the message conveyed reached everyone in the society and as a result, it became a constant reminder of the violence against women in the community. It involved a compilation of posters containing portraits of women who had prior
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