Wednesday 10 June 2009

Iraq War Series



Part of a series of paintings I made in 2007/2008 based on the war in Iraq which subsequently influenced the paintings I have made in 2009. This painting is of a bombed out building. It is oil on board (dimensions 15 x 10 cm) and is shown here on concrete (finished on 12/1/2008).

I was looking at placing strong images on abstract or surreal surfaces thereby heightening the reality of the building. This method came from looking at media portrayals or war, and Iraq which consist mostly of strong images with very little context. By using less jubilant imagery than much of the media used in the beginning of the war I wanted to expose the underlying issues that the conflict brought up.


'Street and Rubble' (1/11/2007) dimensions 15 x 10 cm, oil on board.

'Street Scene' (13/12/2007)  dimensions 10 x 15 cm. Oil & soap on board.

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