FlowersIn 2007, I started the series with the print "Pick Your Poison." Global Capitalism has always been of interest or should I say a concern of mine. I have been an advocate of purchasing local foods for long. The same goes for such pretty things as flowers. In 2008, I expanded the theme to focus on pollinators, iconic heart prints and skeleton hands. MORE |
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 Silkscreen on Arches paper 17.5 x 67.25 inches 2006 Ed. 3 This print "Corporate God" was inspired by Hans Holbein the Younger’s painting “The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb,” (1521) a life-size, realistic physical depiction of dead Jesus of Nazareth King. Holbein used a real corpse and placed Christ against the macabre backdrop of a morgue. I was fascinated by Holbein’s choice of using a corpse and crossing it with holy symbolism and representation of the church and catholism. The stark opposites of holiness and the untouchable set against death and decay made perfect sense to me, when thinking of oil politics. In 1999, I made the first drawing for “Corporate God” after listening to a report about Chevron’s involvement with the killing of two Nigerian villagers during a peaceful protest on an oil platform. I decided to use Holbein’s controversial imagery to cast a light on what modern day corporations do in their quest for power and money. Little did I know then, that in 2003 the United States would launch an all out war against Iraq, which also happens to have vast resources of oil. Morgues have been filling up with too many lives wasted (+88,000) far away in a land most of us have never seen. The war has also taken it’s toll here in the US, by surpassing the 4,189 body count (Nov 2008). “Corporate God” is a reminder to all of us, what can happen, when corporate power takes hold of us. |
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