"Misery" from the series "Heart Disease" the Lonely, the Forgotten and the Outcast." 

A portrait of a resident of the SRO Civic Center Hotel. 

“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” Charles Darwin 

“The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied...but written off as trash.” John Berger  

This past December a Tech start-up CEO posted a rant 

 "In other cosmopolitan cities, the lower part of society keep to themselves. They sell small trinkets, beg coyly, stay quiet, and generally stay out of your way. They realize it's a privilege to be in the civilized part of town and view themselves as guests. And that's okay. 

 In downtown SF the degenerates gather like hyenas, spit, urinate, taunt you, sell drugs, get rowdy, they act like they own the center of the city. Like it's their place of leisure... In actuality it's the business district for one of the wealthiest cities in the USA. 

 You can preach compassion, equality, and be the biggest lover in the world, but there is an area of town for degenerates and an area of town for the working class. There is nothing positive gained from having them so close to us. It's a burden and a liability having them so close to us."

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misery a mental health portrait by San Francisco artist Donald Rizzo. Abstract verism in kaleidoscopic visions of vibrant colors.

Misery

34 x 38

© Donald Rizzo 2006 -2021

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