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Birth of the Expression Burley’s mural explores cycles of life and centers women. The left side conveys night, with a constellation of a woman stretching across the sky. The right side shows daytime, with natural imagery of a horse, corn, and cotton. A rainbow stretches across the whole mural, signifying unity and togetherness. This is reminiscent of Biggers’ "Web of Life."
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Family Scene Sifuentes' shows multiple generations of a family, painted in a geometric style. The scene depicts parents and grandparents caring for children, with deceased ancestors (painted with angel wings) looking over them. Sifuentes borrows visual symbols from Dr. Biggers in this piece, including the tortoise (longevity) and the serpent (danger).
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My Life After the Death of My Mother Samples’ mural unfolds like a dream, with each panel above the central figure (the artist himself), who is asleep on a table, revealing a constellation of scenes from the artists’ youth. Lower window panels evoke a harmonious existence with nature and animals, while upper panels reveal struggles with racism in the South and his mother’s death.
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The Rape of Mother Nature Jones’ mural shows an image of Mother Nature being attacked by oil derricks, pollution, and industrialization. This piece was painted during an explosion of oil drilling expansion throughout Texas. Nature is essential to Jones’ artistic practice; nowadays he creates wood carvings with reclaimed lumber from trees that fall during storms.
TSU Hannah Hall Murals