Painters in Mexico have taken up their brushes to raise awareness of 43 missing students from Iguala.
Painters in Mexico have taken up their brushes to raise awareness of 43 missing students from Iguala.
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One year after the students' disappearance, people continue to rally together in protest. Widespread outrage persists, and in September 2015 many took to the streets in homemade outfits. The September protests were attended by The 43 group, a collective of artists who are using their skills to seek justice for the students.
One year after the students' disappearance, people continue to rally together in protest. Widespread outrage persists, and in September 2015 many took to the streets in homemade outfits. The September protests were attended by The 43 group, a collective of artists who are using their skills to seek justice for the students.
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In September one protester's mask particularly caught the media's attention: a deathly face whose teeth spelled "Ayotzinapa", the city in Guerrero state from which the students originate.<br /><br /><br />
In September one protester's mask particularly caught the media's attention: a deathly face whose teeth spelled "Ayotzinapa", the city in Guerrero state from which the students originate.
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Protesters in Mexico City, September 2015.
Protesters in Mexico City, September 2015.
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The group are utilizing portraiture, reviving the faces of the missing 43. "Today's politicians have failed to convince, but art touches the most sensitive parts of us as humans," Group member Joel Amateco Veneacio, told CNN. "We have no weapons other than our brushes."
The group are utilizing portraiture, reviving the faces of the missing 43. "Today's politicians have failed to convince, but art touches the most sensitive parts of us as humans," Group member Joel Amateco Veneacio, told CNN. "We have no weapons other than our brushes."
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Initially rough illustrations and portraits were drawn of the students, but the group are now attempting to create photo-realistic paintings.
Initially rough illustrations and portraits were drawn of the students, but the group are now attempting to create photo-realistic paintings.
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The 43 Group hope to send the portrait series on tour around the world to help raise awareness of the missing students.
The 43 Group hope to send the portrait series on tour around the world to help raise awareness of the missing students.
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