Disquietude

Disquietude
17”H x 24” W or 24”H x 17” W (each)
watercolor on paper
1/20/2017-1/20/2021

On Tuesday November 8th, 2016. President Obama spoke to the American people and stated, “Have a good night, everybody,” said Obama. “And remember, no matter what happens, the Sun will rise in the morning and America will still be the greatest nation on Earth.” (BuzzFeedNews) On the morning of January 20th 2017, the day of the inauguration of Trump, I woke up and painted the sky before the sun rose. I continued this ritual to ask the question, will the sun rise today? This was an on-going work, which lasted four years.

This series is part of my work which addresses political and cultural happenings in the United States of America. The stories and myths of a culture convey a sense of place and a sense of the people who inhabit that place. In this way, visual art that interacts with a story enters a narrative sphere where it must encounter the local.