Florida-based artist Derek Gores turns hate into love. Literally. He created this piece, titled "Love and Only Love," in response to California's former gay marriage ban. The picture of a same-sex family is constructed from pieces of anti-gay hate speech.
"It's a picture of my sister, Emily, her wife Tiffany, and their daughter, Raleigh," Gores explained to Huffington Post. "I don't go for intellectual symbolism, or angry art.
"Instead, I depicted a day at the park. A regular day for people with a rich love, enjoying time, watching their daughter be silly, be curious, and wearing a super hero t-shirt like she often does," continued Gores. "But a closer look shows that the piece is made of a spectrum of elements. Fun and regular life, but also elements of hate speech and some of the challenges that gay people deal with."
(Photo via Derek Gores)
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