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Clowns of War
65" x 195", oil on canvas
There are pilots with their feet sticking out the
bottoms of their planes, there are sailors carrying their ships and in the middle panel
there is Pontius Pilot washing his hands of the decision to crucify Jesus. What does all
of this mean? Is it anti war? Or, does it illustrate the stupidity of war and violence? If
you look closely you will see the politicians in their business suits directing the
imaginary battle. Everyone seems to marching in lock step to some imaginary tune. The
soldiers don’t seem to be aggressive or angry but rather resigned to this group
ridiculousness’. There are flags proclaiming the stupidity of war and its narcotic
effect on our human nature as it seems to give us a group identity. War provides us with
focus, all of us together against a common foe. The idea being that our individual
IQ’s diminish as more of us congregate in one place or behind one cause.