A friend of mine asked why there were so many paintings depicting armed people. Not until he mentioned it, and after reviewing my work. Realized he was correct. At the time, the idea was to be close to the United States. The gun was depicted large in films and television shows. All actions seem to require them. As a child, we used to play war, mimicking the show we watched, as a way to come to terms with them. These images are permitted; however, if a female nipple is shown, the world will end.
Armed
This idealization of guns, particularly in the United States, this fantasy false history as symbols of freedom that propagates the masculine identity, a mythology of misogyny and toxic masculinity. Embrace the sad, pathetic faction as a way of adding meaning to their vacuous lives. In fact, the right to take a shit is a far more important right than the right to carry a gun, which is why so many keep one in the bathroom. Embracing myths that are endowed with mythology and violence that all advertise a conception of their own hallucinatory cultural identity.
Whether my work allows for some leeway in this story of the armed, kicking holes that reveal my personal feelings may ooze out of it.
- Flower And Bayonets
- Helmets Head Protective Shades
- Viva La Revolution! Everyone Holds Something!
- American Legacy: Supporting Violence Needed For Power
- California Dream Isla Vista Elliot Rodger Killed Six People
- Baton At Sunset: Violent Police Actions Are Beautiful
- Cigar-Smoking Gun Moll: Elizabeth Bonnie
- Steel Popsicle Licking The Cold Steel
- Divine: Tabloid Paper “The Filthiest Person Alive”
- Replica Of A Gun Held To Her Father’s Head
- Shirts Tucked In Before Your Shot By A Firing Squad
- Scrunchies Colour Matches My AR-15-Style “Semi-Automatic”
- Flower Naive Attempt Or Symbolic Of Pointlessness
- Against The Fence, Five Children Lineup For Photo
- Sidearm: Quick Draw Of The Steely-Eyed Cowgirl
- Bang Bang: White Bodysuit, Red Holster, Two Guns
- Checkered Shirt: One Sexy Blonde Gunfighter
