So this is the most questioned piece I have ever made. No one really gets it the first time they look at it. The project was called, “I have Issues.” We were supposed to represent a current world or local issue in a painting. I chose oppression. I have a very strong interest in politics and the fact that the people truly don’t rule anymore. We are silenced and not heard by our politicians, hence the mouths sewn shut on the “faces.” The numbers are supposed to represent how our government views us, as numbers. The main guy in the painting is supposed to represent the small number of people who are finally standing up and taking a stance against the current oppressive nature of our government and governments around the world. I like to think this is a definite improvement from the African painting…thoughts?
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