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Exploding 100 Times (on going)
Exploding 100 Times abstracts gestures of violence and destruction found throughout Western media, isolating the visual language of cartoons, comics, and action films from their original narratives.
Smoke becomes clouds, explosions resemble fireworks, and gunshots appear as shooting stars, transforming destruction into something tender and seductive.
Through raw materials, soft compositions, and a distinctly American red, white, and blue palette, the series considers the allure of nationalistic imagery and the contradictory ways violence can be made beautiful, heroic, and profitable.
Smoke becomes clouds, explosions resemble fireworks, and gunshots appear as shooting stars, transforming destruction into something tender and seductive.
Through raw materials, soft compositions, and a distinctly American red, white, and blue palette, the series considers the allure of nationalistic imagery and the contradictory ways violence can be made beautiful, heroic, and profitable.
Size:
9”x11” (100 times)
Medium:
Oil Paint
