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11 February 2013
Painting Over
Decided to paint over half a canvas and redo that side. I got carried away and it looked a mess in the end. Will face it again tomorrow and reassess and decide what is best
15 November 2012
Kurdish Plight
This painting was inspired by a newspaper article about the Kurdish people still being persecuted in Turkey. The abstract shapes come from a handmade rug. The designs on a rug are not always "perfect" because of the length it takes to weave them. The crafts person
adds a bit of them self into the design. Sometimes it can be symbols representing life events. For example the symbols can represent the type of person the woman wants to marry. I've been to Turkey a few times but never as far north as where this Kurdish woman lives.
adds a bit of them self into the design. Sometimes it can be symbols representing life events. For example the symbols can represent the type of person the woman wants to marry. I've been to Turkey a few times but never as far north as where this Kurdish woman lives.
13 November 2012
Pussy Riot
Left this painting for a few weeks before deciding if it is finished. Consensus is that it is.
It is inspired by the protest by the punk rock band "pussy riot" in Russia.
What do you think of it? Like or not?
It is inspired by the protest by the punk rock band "pussy riot" in Russia.
What do you think of it? Like or not?
07 October 2012
Boom for Them, Bust for Me
I've been looking through old photos and was reminded of a holiday to China. So, after also coming across an article about what was happening to farmers I have started work on a painting in acrylics.
Essentially the economy is growing at the expense of the farmers, either those who have migrated to the cities for work, or for those who have remained in the rural areas.
Here is an extract from the painting - just started it really:
Extracts from the news relating to this painting:
"The migrant worker has been called into existence as a result of the transition from socialism into a form of capitalism. Their forms of protest, like their identities, integrate the old (peasants) with the new (peasant/migrant workers). They use old forms of protests that occurred frequently under Communism, such as mass marches to confront bosses and petitions for government intervention. These are coupled with newer forms of protest, which include strikes, legal complaints, and getting the media involved.
Peasants have to contend with local authorities in the villages and towns that want to pillage their land...they have to fight against being worked to death - literally" (http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/12482/will_peasants_and_migrant_workers_forge_chinas_new_political_vanguard/)
"Workers-of-rural-origins are discriminated culturally and materially. Their younger cohorts in particular find themselves insecure, neither belonging to the city nor feeling able to return to a livelihood in the countryside.
There are still 800 million peasants living in the countryside, 400 million of whom have seen their incomes stagnate or decline." (http://sacom.hk/archives/640)
"As China Daily reports this week, "The 230 million-strong migrant workforce drives China's economy, but a lack of access to education, health and other services … forces massive saving, restraining Beijing's efforts to shift growth's focus to consumption from investment." No media are able to talk about migrant workers' basic rights." (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/25/china-rural-migrants-more-respect)
Essentially the economy is growing at the expense of the farmers, either those who have migrated to the cities for work, or for those who have remained in the rural areas.
Here is an extract from the painting - just started it really:
Extracts from the news relating to this painting:
"The migrant worker has been called into existence as a result of the transition from socialism into a form of capitalism. Their forms of protest, like their identities, integrate the old (peasants) with the new (peasant/migrant workers). They use old forms of protests that occurred frequently under Communism, such as mass marches to confront bosses and petitions for government intervention. These are coupled with newer forms of protest, which include strikes, legal complaints, and getting the media involved.
Peasants have to contend with local authorities in the villages and towns that want to pillage their land...they have to fight against being worked to death - literally" (http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/12482/will_peasants_and_migrant_workers_forge_chinas_new_political_vanguard/)
"Workers-of-rural-origins are discriminated culturally and materially. Their younger cohorts in particular find themselves insecure, neither belonging to the city nor feeling able to return to a livelihood in the countryside.
There are still 800 million peasants living in the countryside, 400 million of whom have seen their incomes stagnate or decline." (http://sacom.hk/archives/640)
"As China Daily reports this week, "The 230 million-strong migrant workforce drives China's economy, but a lack of access to education, health and other services … forces massive saving, restraining Beijing's efforts to shift growth's focus to consumption from investment." No media are able to talk about migrant workers' basic rights." (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/25/china-rural-migrants-more-respect)
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