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Cast Plaster and Found Cardboard Carton, 57" x 35" x 14"

Concrete Version available for outdoor presentation. Bronze Version price upon request.

Joseph Boblick- Artist Statement

“Livin’ in the Street, Mother and Child” is seen by passersby, who may otherwise avoid homeless people asking for work, money, and food. I want viewers to sense the depicted people, instead of a nuisance or statistic. 

According to the 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, on a single night in January 2019, 171,670 people were homeless in families with at least one adult and one child under the age of 18. People homeless as part of a family were 30 percent of the total homeless population. *

A percentage of the artist’s proceeds from sale of “Livin’ in the Street, Mother and Child,” cast sculptures will benefit homeless organizations where presented. My project has the potential to raise awareness of the plight of homelessness, as well as improve the lives of homeless community members.

This plaster casting is intended for interior presentation. Cast concrete is available for outdoor presentation. Bronze casting is available, priced upon request.

* https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2019-AHAR-Part-1.pdf

This outdoor installation is on display, for the National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. Please take the time to care for those less fortunate. 

A percentage of the artist's proceeds from sales of this cast piece will benefit the local homeless shelter, Family Promise of Ozaukee County. 

Dates: October 5 – December 04, 2021
Location: Brooks Stevens Gallery at MIAD, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee, WI
Artist’s reception: October 7, 6 – 8 p.m. (In-person event)
Gallery Night MKE: October 15, 5 – 9 p.m. and October 16 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (In-person event)

Faculty at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) are accomplished, practicing artists and designers in communication design, fine arts, illustration, interior architecture and design and product design. In this biennial exhibition, MIAD faculty showcase their ongoing explorations in their fields. 

Located in the Brooks Stevens Gallery at MIAD, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee.

For more information, please visit: miad.edu/galleries

Thank you;

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, for a grant that defrayed the cost of mold making materials.

Eugene Orlandini, of Orlandini Studios, LTD, for his thought and material help in mold making.

Dean and Clayton Allen for their time, effort, and skills in materials management.

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