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the first time i walked into san quentin it looked like a place time forgot. it was like a prison you see in one of these old movies. the walls were crumbling. it was very dark. very depressing. the cells were stacked on each other, one by one, packed with people. it had the most creepy feel you could possibly imagine. while san quentin produces images that are haunting to some, there are others who find inspiration beneath its facade. the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds that s growing up out of the cracks. and it s, you know i always find that interesting because you got life that always seems to push up. when we met ronny goodman he was in the seventh year of a ten-year sentence for burglary. ....
i started drawing when i was 6 or 7 years old. my cousin, he drew a picture of batman. and i was, like, what is that? you know, i was, it was like a magic trick. and then he started teaching me how to draw. and after that i never stopped. unfortunately, goodman s love of art wasn t enough to save him on the outside. i started using drugs. i started being self-destructive, didn t care about who i am as a human being. was basically homeless and struggling with life in general. but in prison, goodman rediscovered his passion. a friend of mine told me since you are in prison, why don t you try to create work that s pertaining to your life. i was kind of fighting it. because i m in prison, why would i want to do anything about ....
Architecture and an infamous history dating back to 1852. the first time i walked into san quentin, it looked like a place time forgot. the walls were crumbling. it was very dark, very depressing. the cells were stacked on each other one by one. had the most creepy feeling you can imagine. while san quentin produce images haunting to some, there are others who find inspiration beneath its facade. the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds that s growing up out of the cracks. and it s, you know, i always find that interesting, because you got life that always seems to push up. when we met ronny goodman, he was in the seventh year of a ten-year sentence for burglary. ....
i started drawing when i was 6 or 7 years old. my cousin, he drew a picture of batman. and i was like, what is that? you know? it was like a magic trick. and then he started teaching me how to draw and after that i just, i never stopped. unfortunately, goodman s love of art wasn t enough to save him on the outside. i started using drugs. i started being self-destructive. didn t care, you know, about who i am as a human being. was basically homeless. and was struggling with life in general. but in prison goodman rediscovered his passion. a friend of mine told me, since you re in prison, why don t you create work that s pertaining to your life? i was kind of like just fighting it. i m in prison. why do i want to do anything about that? i m like, man, it s bad enough that i m here. i don t like being here. so he said see what comes out ....
But shrouded in a mystique that s fed by its fortress-like architecture and an infamous history dating back to 1852. the first time i walked into san quentin, it looked like a place that time forgot. it was like a prison you see in one of these old movies. the walls were crumbling. it was very dark, very depressing. the cells were stacked on each other, one by one, packed with people. it had the most creepy feel you could possibly imagine. while san quentin produces images that are haunting to some, there are others who find inspiration beneath its facade. the most interesting part about this that i see is the weeds that s growing up out of the cracks. and it s, you know i always find that interesting because you got life that always seems to push up. when we met ronny goodman, he ....