Jamal Durant has something to say, and he is using art as the medium to do so. His aim is for artwork to force viewers to think about all the things that are wrong with the world.
Two weeks ago, Jamal was among several talented artists who exhibited their work at the Sip N the Art Gallery event hosted as part of Linden Town Week. One of his entries, ‘What society says to men’, which had created quite a stir on Facebook garnering more than 1,300 shares, not surprisingly captured those in attendance. This piece is one of his favourites.
Jamal shared it was created in response to a snide remark following a young man’s suicide, that he should have manned up and dealt with his situation. “We [men] have emotions too. We hurt too. Society behaves like women have the monopoly over tears,” posited the artist.
