Soldiers
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During my time at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston working towards a Post-Baccalaureate in 1999, I had an idea to create a series of paintings depicting soldiers fighting a war in a post apocalyptic future. This series was completed between 2003 and 2006.
The clown soldier is a shaman warrior. In some cultures, the clown is a person who can move between the worlds. He can make fun of serious rituals but also holds infinite power. These images are an exploration of a time out of time, when society has broken down and men feed on men. They are heroes, fighting against the darkness, creating a new reality. These paintings also derive from images of masculinity from my childhood. The influence of growing up with plastic army men, Star Wars, GI Joe, Masters of the Universe, and various other action figures formed contradictory ideas of male identity and aggression. I imagined myself as an action figure playing out the role of a military hero. These paintings explore the difference between the unimaginable reality of combat and childhood fantasies of conflict and violence.
Atomic Veteran art show card for "War, Madness & Delusion"
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