Body Politic
by William Stoneham
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Title
Body Politic
Artist
William Stoneham
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The figure looms large, a bloated parade float suspended above the mass of riotous figures, its mask a stern Orwellian face, the fleshy torn head stuffed with lies and demagoguery. The hand extended not in succor, only bloody resolve.
The facade of national political discourse reduced to sound bites and dogma, politics but not governance. Catastrophes of epic proportions unfold as the party in power postures and 'markets' its private world view as the brand of choice for everyone. This is the antithesis of social discourse and progress. 'Ignorance is Strength', could be emblazoned across the looming figure - as appropriate today as it was in the 1940s when Orwell penned it.
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August 12th, 2010
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