Whites Series

 

Balkenkreuz

$ 1275.00

18x24"
Acrylic, gesso thickened withhand crushed rock, marble dust, and misc. grit.

 

This is a painting about tyrrany and evil being sold to the public as if it was for their own good. It is a painting about how the German people were led down the road to evil by the Nazis. The slogan "Kennscht mi Noch?" means "Still Remember Me?" It was used on the upper wing of a german WWI fighter, but it seemed an appropriate remark to consider in a world that sees the rise of recent tyrrants who have surfaced in such places as the Balkans, Africa, and the Middle East. This painting was made while Saddam Hussain was still active, and it includes an arrow leading from the initials A.H. to the initials S.H. It could just as easily have been O.b.L meaning Ousama bin Laden could easily ask the question "Kennscht mi noch?" and it would be the shadow of Adolf Hitler over his face.

Again, the white obscures the truth beneath. In this dark and sinister representation, pure evil masquerades under the disguise of benevolance to it's people.

OK, that's the heavy trip. I promise the other ones are a LOT lighter! More visual and less narrative.