Rockford resident Patrick Keeley said he doesn’t care how his Artprize piece scores with judges or where it ends up in the final vote—he just wants to send a message. The image he has installed at 300 Fulton is a life-death image that represents his pro-life beliefs.
“The reason we made the art is to defend the rights of the unborn who are being selected to be aborted,” he stated. “Our piece is about the Creator and how the ‘creation’ is connected. In our piece, all creation is hanging from a cross that is nailed to a nine-foot tall Jewish “Shin” which symbolizes God the Creator.” The piece, titled “all creation” is symbolized by a colorful heart with a mom holding a baby inside. This piece is on display outdoors 24/7 at 300 Fulton (at the intersection of LaFayette).
the art is called ISAIAH 45 10. go to http://www.artprize.org and search for art, ISAIAH 45 10. The woman in the picture with her daughter is my collaborative artist, Phyllis Witte, former art teacher at South Christian High School who did the painting, customizing of the Jewish letter “Shin” and all artistic work. There are 3 custom made Roman army (2000 years ago) replicas of crucifixion nails holding the cedar wood cross that all the painted tiles are suspended from. The art is part of the ArtPeace Project in which several hundred Rockford residents participated in last year