A Chula Vista school mural that depicts Donald Trump‘s severed head has received a number of complaints, prompting school officials to release a statement.
In late April, at a scholarship fundraiser called “Battlegroundz,” students and invited artists painted murals in an alley behind MAAC Community Charter School to promote urban art.
In one portion of the panorama, artist Sasha Andrade painted the President’s decapitated head with a spear impaling his mouth. Not surprisingly, the image sparked controversy.
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According to a statement from school director Tommy Ramirez obtained by the San Diego Union-Tribune, Andrade has agreed to change the artwork.
“We understand that there was a mural painted at the event this past weekend that does not align with our school’s philosophy of non-violence… We have been in communication with the artist ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ who has agreed to modify the artwork ├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ to better align with the school’s philosophy.”
On Friday, the controversial project was covered up with a piece of plywood, as a vehicle parked in front of it.
Although school officials said Andrade was willing to alter her work, her May 2 post on Instagram suggested otherwise.
They can try to #censor it but here it is guys!!!! 😂🤪😬👊🏻 #urwelcome #ftp #freedomofexpression #arteurbano #selapelaron #share lets make this #viral lol 😂 who wants some stickers??? 😉😁😬🤪 #kusinews #controversialA post shared by Sasha (@mrs.mex) on May 2, 2018 at 6:33pm PDT
That same day, she noted that comedian George Lopez liked her post.
Last week, the school — which has around 300 students — released the following statement on the matter:
“Our school has a focus on critical thinking; our students learn their academic curriculum by examining current issues… We expect that this, and other murals, will give cause for conversation among our student population and are ready to help them reflect on it and formulate their own opinions about its message and implications.”
Trump is NOT going to be happy about this!
[Image via Sasha Andrade/Instagram.]
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