Creator
Aryn Lill
Title
Be The Change
Coverage
2922 Hennepin Ave South
Description
A ombré faded background with the quote, "Be the CHANGE you wish to see in THE WORLD", by Mahatma Gandhi, and three glittery birds flying off into the sunrise.
Source
On the Hennepin side of The Rainbow Building in Uptown Minneapolis.
From the artist: "Muralist, Aryn Lill, created "Be The Change" on Monday, June 8th on The Rainbow Building in Uptown, Minneapolis at 2922 Hennepin Ave South. The quote is taken from Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), who led India's nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and above all for achieving Swaraj or self-rule. Gandhi was a big inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr., who led nonviolent protests during the civil rights movement. The three birds symbolize the African Americans that have died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, those include: George Floyd, Jamar Clark, David Smith, and Christopher Burns. It's also a reference to a well known Bob Marley song titled "Three Little Birds". The song's chorus sings, "Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing is gonna be alright." This message, be the change and make everything alright, is what the Twin Cities needs to heal and start anew in a world filled with social injustices. We must all come together to fight for the rights of African Americans who have experienced systemic racism for far too long."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley, https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/6/1/21276309/george-floyd-police-protests-minneapolis-black-lives-matter
From the artist: "Muralist, Aryn Lill, created "Be The Change" on Monday, June 8th on The Rainbow Building in Uptown, Minneapolis at 2922 Hennepin Ave South. The quote is taken from Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), who led India's nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, and above all for achieving Swaraj or self-rule. Gandhi was a big inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr., who led nonviolent protests during the civil rights movement. The three birds symbolize the African Americans that have died at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, those include: George Floyd, Jamar Clark, David Smith, and Christopher Burns. It's also a reference to a well known Bob Marley song titled "Three Little Birds". The song's chorus sings, "Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing is gonna be alright." This message, be the change and make everything alright, is what the Twin Cities needs to heal and start anew in a world filled with social injustices. We must all come together to fight for the rights of African Americans who have experienced systemic racism for far too long."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley, https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/6/1/21276309/george-floyd-police-protests-minneapolis-black-lives-matter
Rights
Aryn Lill
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Date
Contributor
HS
Identifier
UAM-GF_0270
Spatial Coverage
Minneapolis
Relation
MN
Extent
United States
Original Format
Mural
Physical Dimensions
The mural is roughly 17'x7'
Comments