"I thought about who lives in these kind of communities, these underserved communities,” artist Edgar Ramirez says. “When I see signs of exploitation and people being taken advantage of, there's this urge to want to just yell out or rip something up, and my space, my art, allows me to do so without judgment."
Ramirez transforms predatory loan posters into striking paintings that highlight the realities of his Los Angeles-area community.
"My community and the people that I have shown this to have responded in a way where they're acknowledging it,” he says in his #BriefButSpectacular take. “I hope my art helps people question what's around them."