Miami Artist Captures Urban Life

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"I'm trying to sweeten the world up," he said, "Spray it with honey."

"He didn't have the money at that time to attend a school where they could take someone with that talent and give him the proper training," she said. "But he had a passion for his art and he went directly to his end-user."

"The biggest thing I see in his work is a combination of urban scenes with the integration of wild horses," she said. "That indicates to me he sees the world's problems on a global scene. It's a theme of freedom in the city, despite its problems. He paints a lot about suffering and hope."

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Miami Artist Captures Urban Life

Cityscapes. Prison bars. Wild horses. Angels.

The recurring themes of Purvis Young's art reflect life through his eyes.

In 1974, the young artist began painting vibrant scenes on pieces of wood and metal that he nail...

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