Free as a Bird by Ajamu Oleshegun Iyapo
Medium: Acrylic, ink, colored pencil, on canvas-paper
Dimensions: 12 x 9
Artist Statement: Even though we are imprisoned, our minds don't have to be... we can be "free as a bird." We can "defy the design" of our imprisonment by setting our minds free... free to learn; free to dream; free to be our authentic selves; free to have home for the future; free to be a human being who loves and is loved.
Image description: Briar bird on a branch inside a hole inside a red brick wall.