The Political Leadership Debate
2008 12 x 19" ~ 30.5 x 48 cm Hand Pulled Serigraph ~ 19 StencilsEdition 54 ~ Artist Proofs 6I was listening to a radio interview with a politician one day. I gradually stopped what I was doing and stared at the radio slack jawed. What the politician was saying bore no resemblance to the truth, it wasn’t even a shade of gray. He was speaking forcefully, and peppering his dialogue with words like absolutely, and of course. If I had not known better, I would have been sure, based on his conviction, that he was speaking the truth. The interviewer just let the politician rant. Finally the politician said everything he wanted to say and he stopped talking. There was a noticeable pause, then the interviewer said, “Can you explain where you are coming from with that, because history does not bear up what you are saying.”
As with any stereotype, a small minority ends up painting everybody with the same brush. This serigraph is not dedicated to all politicians, only to those few who have worked so hard to earn the title of fox, weasel, rat, or snake.
This serigraph has paritcipated in the following International and National Exhibits;
Eccentricities - Scarborough Arts' 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Papermill Gallery, Toronto, ON, National 20111st Annual AIRS Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artisit, Kelowna B.C. Canada, International 2010
Repressed V: Free to Speak, Gallery 5, Richmond Virginia, USA 2010
What’s the Big Idea, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook IL, USA 2009
Lines into Shapes, Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, Colorado, USA 2009To go through the serigraphs chronologically use the "Next" link below:
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