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Throwaway People
by W.B. Livingston, Prison Journalism Project February 21, 2022
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Homesick #2Throwaway PeopleTwo paintings by W.B. Livingston from his Throwaway People series (click image to see complete artwork).
I started doing the Throwaway People paintings (including these two works) when I was at a much worse private facility when I first came in. I began painting the chaos that surrounded me. I had to express these emotions somehow since you have to always maintain a facade in prison.
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W.B. Livingston is a writer and artist who takes his inspiration from music. He draws in the dirt, smears toothpaste on cardboard, makes paint out of instant coffee and bribes the paint crews for whatever he can get. Livingston is currently incarcerated in Oklahoma. Instagram: @prisonart6