Swoosh detail
Aaron’s Dream detail
Swoosh detail
There is no doubt, to me, that these pieces are extremely political. What they are not, however, is didactic. This was an element in my work that I wanted to move away from (as in my Chuckles series with the Bush Administration, the John Wayne series or even my Hello Kitty Gets a Mouth series). I wanted to react to this feeling I had of hopefulness, of our greatness as a society, yet temper it with this opposite feeling of helplessness to all these serious indicators of us screwing up the planet. I guess honestly, one of my deepest feelings about this work is one of “I give up! We are doomed.” In 100 years if someone should uncover this work, say, in an archeological ruin, they might think, “Wow, what a great society this was! Look at these amazing relics that are adorned so beautifully. I wonder what this (piece) was?” It’s my irreverent joke, I guess.
29
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker