Controversial Mural on Metropolitan Parkway - Do You Love It or Hate It?
A new mural on Metropolitan has been stirring up anger and all sorts of reactions for 4 days now.
What is your opinion of the new mural on Metropolitan Parkway? Tempers boiled over Monday afternoon when Councilwoman Cleta Winslow held a press conference in-front of the mural. Atlanta Police made the decision to break up the conference as both sides began getting more and more agitated by the other sides complaints. Community members seem to agree that they do not like the painting of a snake-like dragon eating a man, and want to paint over it. Someone even already started to paint over a portion of it. On the other side of the argument is the organization that is responsible for painting the artwork, Living Walls. They say that it is a great piece and that an artist from France traveled to SW Atlanta to paint this work for the …
BBurson
10:23 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
@ Todd Smith: Thank-you for your response Todd. First of all I have a lot of battles on my plate. I attend NPU meetings, I vote, I clean-up my communties, I own property, participate on the crime & safety committee ect. I am sure you do the same and I am still willing to do even more. We all have a say. more ›