Art

Street Art: “Maybe my pictures will prompt some helpful action?”

The Big Issue’s Street Art page gives talented, marginalised individuals an outlet for creative expression

15 Jan 2019

‘FOODOO’

By Anonymous

“I was homeless for a while, and now I am vulnerably housed,” says this anonymousartist, who sketches as part of an art group atThe Gatehouse, a charity running a volunteer-led cafe for homeless people in Oxford. “I see rough sleepers around town every day. I identify with them, but I can’t really do much to help, except just being friendly. Maybe my pictures will prompt some helpful action.”

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