057 War and Symphony

11 x 7 in
Paper & Glue on Book Cover
 
Swirly yellow paper on Spongebob's arms holding a gibberish note spliced with a hostage situation on images of war and music being watched by a conductor and sculptures of heads on a Spanish encyclopedia book cover.
 
The center images started the idea when their fitting together became a possibility in my head. I entertained many options at the extensions of the arms: a bicycle, a staff, a gun, a pencil; but wanted to keep it simple. The background images were meant to be opposite similar to the red and white in the letter we are reading.
 
I thought about what your options are if you recieve a random note for someone you loved. I took it to the extremes with war and symphony. Like having an angel and devil on either shoulder, testing your ethics.
 
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This painting can be shipped to you flat, on the book cover.
 
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