If some people immortalize their own semen in their paintings, others go deeper into the morbid side. Artist Robert Sherer, from Georgia, makes his painting using HIV positive
and negative blood, to trigger a warning signal on the HIV epidemic. Last week, Sherer opened an exhibition featuring his masterworks made of blood, which will be available for the visitors in Cobb County, for two months. He attended the opening at Kennesaw State University.

“The number one reaction I get is they say ‘Pretty flowers,’ then they read ‘HIV positive.’ They’re afraid the HIV is going to jump through the glass and get them or something,” Sherer said.

He stated he never imagined he would turn into an AIDS activist or an educator. A few years ago, Sherer punctured one of his legs accidentally with a knife.