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Painting, Oil on Wood
Size: 48 W x 24 H x 2 D in
Ships in a Crate
This piece (and this series) is a massive departure for me in terms of style and approach. But feeling compelled by the dynamics tearing our nation in two, I knew I needed to express them, even though I had no idea what I was doing or where this spontaneously born series would go. Outside of my studio in downtown Los Angeles, I laid the piece out covering it with the gunpowder. It's an element that one cannot control as can be seen in the video. The second to last burst of fire is the dead center burst between the two impotent shotguns. Having no idea what to title the piece up until then, I looked at the starbursts covering the sky once the smoke cleared and head the word "Anthem." I then wove the same colors from the works "Ten to Midnight" and "The Nine" for all of the obvious reasons. Long ago the philosopher Georg Hegel proposed that there is only one "State" expressing itself in two opposing sides to keep people enslaved to that state through constant division. "...the State 'has the supreme right against the individual, whose supreme duty is to be a member of the State... for the right of the world spirit is above all special privileges.' "The Hegelian dialectic is the ridiculous idea that constant conflict and continual merging of opposite ideologies, as established by extreme right or left belief systems, will lead spiritual mankind into final perfection. (Americans understood man's spiritual quests to be outside the realm of government control). Hegel's brilliance rests in his ability to confuse and obfuscate the true motives of the planners, and millions of people world-wide have been trying to make sense of why it doesn't work for over 150 years. But like the definition of insanity, the world keeps trying it over and over expecting different results. ..." To see the fiery creation youtu.be/4amiMyWKz28
Painting:Oil on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:48 W x 24 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
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Kevin Rolly aka. Kevissimo is an award-winning mixed-media artist living in downtown Los Angeles and is known for his signature ‘OilGraph’ style - a hybrid of traditional film photography and oil paint. The works are created with no digital assistance and are in private and corporate collections around the world.
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