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Political Art - Oil paintings with current eventsThis category contains compositions on canvas that determine our time respectively: Deepwater Horizon Blowout shows the offshore rig, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch critizes the gyre of marine litter in the North Pacific Ocean. Global Warming shows the greed of commodities and what could happen due to the climate change, Global Financial Crisis symbolizes the action of three mayor central banks to prevent countries from poverty, Yes, we can! is a rational appeal to US-President Barack Obama to keep his promises and the oil painting Aufklärungsjäger über Afghanistan - Wir verlieren unsere Freiheit am Hindukusch shows two German jet fighters send by the German goverment to Afghanistan.Deepwater Horizon BlowoutDeepwater Horizon was an deepwater dynamically positioned offshore oil drilling rig which sank on 22nd April 2010 due to an explosion on the rig caused by a blowout - causing the largest offshore oil spill in history.
We do need to keep in mind that the Ocean is necessary for everyone of us on this planet; an international institution is necessary to prevent corruption and disasters due to the lack of safety regulations!
The Great Pacific Garbage PatchThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also called the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean spanning an area estimated twice the size of Texas or the size of Western Europe. The size is determined by a higher degree of concentration of pelagic debris in the water than it is normal. The Patch is characterized by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics and chemical sludge that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre, at some points there are more than six times more plastic in the gyre than there is plankton -the most abundant food source.
Since plastics break down to ever smaller polymers, some of these long-lasting and toxic plastics end up in the stomachs of fish and marine birds as they mistake those pieces as food. While their body contains plastic, it goes its way up within the whole food chain. Each year more than 1 million birds are dying either from plastic poisoning or blockage of their digestive system. This disaster needs to be solved as soon as possible!
Global Warming - Melting polar ice caps and multicultiThe global warming results in melting of the polar ice caps and rise of the sea level. In the
A ban on exploitation of natural resources in the Antarctic is in place till 2041. On the other hand, there are more than 80 research stations there. Snow canons are supposed to detain melting of the snow. Glaciers retreat and leave bare land behind. Penguins are being ousted by camels from their traditional habitats. Rising sea levels due to melting of the ice lead to the flood danger for lower coastal regions – a growing concern also for the northern
Global Financial Crisis - The world financial crisis in new dimensionWith this triptych, I am attempting to present the world financial crisis in artist’s language. I’m not blaming anybody; however it is an appraisal of the actual situation (click on the thumb to enlarge picture).
United States of America: Fact is that the financial crisis began due to the real estate bubble in the United States of America that spread through the whole world. The American Central Bank, Federal Reserve (FED), founded 1913 by private bankers in order to form a cartel to make “money from nothing” and to lend it for an interest rate, serves the U.S. government with new money, so that they can impose their monetary policy. Barack Obama has secured from Congress a national economic stimulus package worth 798 billion US dollars, to prevent Americans falling into poverty. Some senators have been warning about hyperinflation in advance. Despite all the warnings, the chairman of the FED, Ben Bernanke, announced that money would be dropped out of a helicopter, if needed - which gave him the nickname “Helicopter-Ben”. In order to stabilize the dollar, the FED intends to corner the market of government securities as a large amount of America’s papers are in the hands of foreign investors. China alone holds 682 billion US dollars of American government securities. If those foreign investors would sell their US government bonds, the dollar would crash and all other currencies would be swept along. Nobel prize laureate Paul Krugman: “The United States of America risk to fall down in a deep economic crisis. We are on the verge of a catastrophe!” The White House is not only recipient of the newly printed money of the FED, it also follows its policy (see printed words “Novus Ordo Seclorum” on the back of the one-dollar bill). The organ pipes symbolize the American policy where the White House plays music for the whole world to dance. European Monetary Union: At the time of euro adoption the European Union had 12 member states; by now 15 more states have joined. Brussels has given to all new countries billions of Euros to enable them to restructure their budgets and improve their infrastructures. Many countries facilitated the granting and expansion of money by reducing the interest rate. This has encouraged many citizens to borrow more money for wealth generation. The balance sheet of European banks has 18.1 trillion of bad debt. This would mean that 44% of the assets of European banks are absolutely unsalable due to lack of securities. Bear and bull watch helplessly as the euro is being “burnt”. Great Britain: The global financial crisis also affected Great Britain. As in the US, it is the real estate bubbles that lead to freezing of credits service. The Bank of England is only a facade. Many are unemployed. The Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, sold a few years ago half of the British gold reserves to the lowest price. Meanwhile, the value of Pound Sterling has dropped almost to the level of the Euro. The bear standing in the phone booth symbolizes by lack of confidence in the financial sector and increasing social coldness. According to a report by the CIA, major European cities will face civil unrest - including London. The fate of the unsinkable Titanic is known to all.
"Yes, we can!" - Obamania and the need for a changeIt was this guiding principle with which Barack Obama won over the world during his run for the Presidency. Especially the American youth is hoping for liberation from the rigorous politics of George W. Bush. During his campaign Barack Obama promised the following:
"Yes, we can!" inspired me to paint this triptych, in which I captured these promises of the President of the United States of America (click on the thumb to enlarge picture).
The middle part of the triptych "Yes, we can!" shows the NYSE. This temple of money is covered with the American flag. The lacerated flag symbolises the decline of American values. The bankers’ greed led the financial system and the economy into a severe crisis. The value of the Dollar is decreasing, while the value of gold is increasing. The left part of the triptych shows the island of Cuba in its national colours. At the bottom right the base of the Statue of Liberty is covering Guantánamo Bay. All values which are symbolized by the Statue of Liberty are turned upside down and hence invalidated. The imprisoned combatants are still waiting in vain for a lawful court hearing. With the destruction of the World Trade Centre (WTC) by Islamic terrorists, the United States of America abandoned its virtues. The right part of the triptych shows war-ravaged Iraq: The Rivers Euphrates and Tigris run red with blood. A civil war has broken out between the Sunni and Shia Muslims. The oil production stagnates and natural gas is being flared. The war cost America 700 billion US-Dollars and countless fatalities. The starting fighter jet symbolises the retreat of the American machinery of war. My triptych functions as a message to Barack Obama to keep his promises!
Aufklärungsjäger über Afghanistan - Defending freedom?The reason for the Afghanistan oil painting was the German government‘s decision to send several jet fighters to Afghanistan, for a "surveillance operation". Today, the German forces in
With all due respect for my government – the ministry of defence is wrong in its war argument: "we are defending our freedom at the Hindukush". Every peace research institute agree on the opinion that countries with their troops involved in the
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