{"id":8705,"date":"2011-10-25T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=8705"},"modified":"2017-05-05T14:05:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T18:05:48","slug":"artist-paints-burning-bank-on-day-of-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2011\/10\/25\/artist-paints-burning-bank-on-day-of-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Paints Burning Bank on Day of Rage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8706\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/18264\/circus-liquor-plein-air-by-alex-schaefer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8706    \" title=\"alexshaefer1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/10\/alexshaefer1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Circus Liquor, Plein Air by Alex Schaefer on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already heard, Zatista artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/store\/index\/Alex-Schaefer\">Alex Schaefer<\/a>, painting teacher at world renowned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artcenter.edu\/accd\/index.jsp\">Art Center College of Design<\/a>,\u00a0had a little <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/day-of-rage.html\">run-in with the law<\/a> again last month. Stirred by reading on the Internet that September 17 was to be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/09\/17\/wall-street-protest-begins-with-demonstrators-blocked\/\">Day of Rage<\/a> on Wall Street, Alex wanted to go out and make a painting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8707\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/18263\/breakfast-at-tommys-burgers-by-alex-schaefer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8707 \" title=\"alexschaefer2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/10\/alexschaefer2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/alexschaefer2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/alexschaefer2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at Tommy&#39;s Burgers by Alex Schaefer on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In true artist fashion, and true to his emphasis on working from the live model,\u00a0Alex camped out with easel and canvas across the street from the Los Angeles branch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/otherfrb.htm\">The Federal Reserve<\/a> to create a painterly image with a message (read Federal Reserve Bank in flames).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8731\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/store\/index\/Alex-Schaefer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8731\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8731 \" title=\"alexschaefer4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/10\/alexschaefer4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">art by Alex Schaefer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Did I mention this is not Alex&#8217;s first painting of a <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/where-theres-smoke.html\">bank in flames<\/a>? He&#8217;s been known to paint images of <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/occupy-la-update-6-oct-16.html\">symbolism on fire<\/a>. Given this knowledge, guess who showed up while Alex was painting? Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/index.shtm\">Homeland Security<\/a>. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/08\/29\/los-angeles-artist-alex-s_n_940823.html\">happened before<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8708\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/18262\/bourbon-street-plein-air-by-alex-schaefer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8708 \" title=\"alexschaefer3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2011\/10\/alexschaefer3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bourbon Street, Plein Air by Alex Schaefer on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Indeed sacrifices are made in the name of art, but at least artist&#8217;s life is not boring. For more info about Alex&#8217;s work and links to other media including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/halotalk\/2011\/10\/19\/the-alex-schaefer-hour\">The Alex Schaefer Hour<\/a> and an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hd.net\/programs\/danrather\/\">Dan Rather Reports<\/a>, click <a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>. For a front row seat to Alex&#8217;s plein air painting of the LA Federal Reserve Branch, and his visit by the cops, see his video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5oq_mSawdA\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s your opinion? Have any harrowing experiences of your own tell? 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