Art’s purpose is never set in stone. There is art created for adoration, worship, protest, recreation, and even art for art’s sake. The thing about art is that its uses are practically limitless. What is considered “art” may be an oft-debated topic, but the fact of the matter is that art has been used since prehistoric times and has always had an influence in one way, shape or form.

Richard Stremme, during his presentation with us last Friday, spoke about many different forms of art. Of course, there was the punk rock music, which is an art form I can very much relate to, there were wood carvings which were very interesting, and there were all forms of art created in notebooks, as tattoos and written as poetry. The one that was the most interest to me, however, was the art of the “God Squad.” This art consisted of crosses that read “God” horizontally and “Squad” vertically, with the O and the Q merging together into a weird symbol that represented both letters at once, but didn’t detract from the readability of the cross. These crosses were placed in various places across the city, both as a way to advertise the God Squad, and as a form of art and protest. This is my personal favorite form of art because it allows the public to have a visual connection with issues that are ongoing.