Beyond the Streets

DAVID ALLEN

In my last post I wrote about some of the ways street artists are getting involved in socially responsible projects. Through these projects, street artists are beautifying communities, and in turn, improving morale, facilitating dialog between neighbors, and consequently lowering crime within the neighborhood.
 
In keeping with the theme of seeing street artists as more than just "wall painters," but rather as legitimate artists worthy of recognition and appreciation for their artistry, and as contributors of social good, I would like to spotlight David Allen.

David Allen is not simply a street artist, his talent goes beyond a spray can to other media like oil, but the medium I was most impressed with was his work on the human body, primarily the female body. David's work consists of concealing scars after mastectomies and reconstruction with intricately beautiful tattoos. I can't think of a more beautiful and worth while cause. He is giving breast cancer survivors a creative disruption in order to move past the scars and start the healing process.

David is also part of the P.ink Project whose goal is to connect breast cancer survivors with tattoo artists who can provide a form of healing that no one else can.