The search for true art has to start within the class divide. The artist of a lower class feels the cage of expression for the power of their intentions. The high class artist frees their expression with the power of their wallet. The lower class artist sets trends. The higher class artist lifts trends. The lower class artist has a culture. The higher class artist appropriates culture. Affluence is what you see in your films, on your museum walls, in your music. The search for true art must start at the lowest of classes… the brute. The lower classes define true art. The higher class writes the definition of what art is and is not. Street art is an art from, for and by the lower classes… street art is an art of struggle. Underground art is a combination of dissidents from all classes with the same goal… to smash the state… it is a combination of pure expression and political outrage. the underground looks to free the mind. My underground work at it's best, attempts to chisel away at the moral fiber that pushes a person to feel guilt for who and what they are or, who and what they love… I'm a proud explorer of the free thought movement… I'm a proud adventurer from the upper low class… I'm a proud underground artist who came from the street. If you're a poor artist working with rich folk, don't. Stick to your own and culturally appropriate their business plan as they culturally appropriate your life force and culture. Or just make art without playing the game. Make art with meaning and depth and a pure intent. Challenge the status quo or become one of the flock and grovel for grain. #art #undergroundart #streetart #underground #shanebugbee #michaelhuntpublishing #michaelhunt #mikehunt #mikehuntcomix #culture #culturalappropriation #freethought #freespeech #lowbrow #lowclass (at Portland, Oregon)