Controversial (I guess) piece

[TheJerBear]

I don't know how closely you lot follow what passes for news in the states, but after I watched the video of a man being choked to death by police in New York I was moved to carve this. Hope it doesn't offend anyone.

 

"I Can't Breathe" - Imgur

 

 

 

Art Hard,

J

[sawdusty surfer]

Excellent. Hope you don't mind, but I've posted it on the FB chainsaw carvers group that I'm a member of.

[TheJerBear]

I don't mind at all. May I ask what group that is?

[TGB]

Doesn't offend mend. I hope more people see it.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Will you be carving a similar piece to commemorate the 2 NYPD officers that were assassinated?

[DWestbrook]

it drew my attention to something i was unaware of,

so carrying a message not offensive.

[TurtleWoods72]

Fantastic piece. Quite took my breathe away (no pun intended) and made me come over all 'funny' as I'm also watching a Grayson Perry thing on the TV, so I must have had a bit of an 'Art Attack' (really no pun intended!).

 

May I ask what saw/bar/chain you used and how easy is it for a noob to get into?

[TurtleWoods72]

Will you be carving a similar piece to commemorate the 2 NYPD officers that were assassinated?

 

Why don't you do one if it bothers you that much?

[skyhuck]

Will you be carving a similar piece to commemorate the 2 NYPD officers that were assassinated?

 

I take your point.

 

The problem with all these situations is we will never know the whole story.

 

The guy was HUGE, I guess the cops were real scared, did they use to much force? obviously they did, as he died, did they intend to use to much force? we will never know.

 

Its a very sad situation and for all I know the officers involved may be distraught about what happened.

 

Its a great piece of art, artists are inspired and go make art, they are not required to be fair and cover all angles, they simple make the things they feel moved to make.

 

We should not, IMO, try to hold them to account in any way

[doobin]

I take your point.

 

The problem with all these situations is we will never know the whole story.

 

The guy was HUGE, I guess the cops were real scared, did they use to much force? obviously they did, as he died, did they intend to use to much force? we will never know.

 

Its a very sad situation and for all I know the officers involved may be distraught about what happened.

 

Its a great piece of art, artists are inspired and go make art, they are not required to be fair and cover all angles, they simple make the things they feel moved to make.

 

We should not, IMO, try to hold them to account in any way

 

For Petes sake mate, would you stop talking sense!