Arnold Mesches uses a direct and outspoken type of art to present the work, Art In Public Places I. He is an abstract expressionist who’s work has become less literal in the past few years. Mesches started exhibiting in 1945 with the support of his wife. Meshes has a very original way of making his work. He takes a very famous painting, paints it on the canvas, then he blends over it by scratching and …showed first 75 words of 212 total…

…showed last 75 words of 212 total…is much significance to these two people because they are Mussolini and his mistress. Hanging upside down, and by their feet, signifies that freedom has come because Mussolini is dead. Mesches also shows that freedom is here to stay becuase of the Statue of Liberty, with all the people around it. The statue has always been a sign of freedom, so when Mesches placed this in the background, he knew exactly what he was doing.