The One
- Medium: mixed media on archival paper
- Dimensions: 45 x 64 cm
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The One
A statesman’s grin, too proud, too wide,
Painted bold in poster pride.
But tilt the gaze, and what you see—
A wink at power’s vanity.
This gouache on paper mimics the visual rhetoric of political propaganda, using red, blue, and pale tonal contrast to create a mock-heroic portrait. Rather than elevate, the work undermines the solemnity of such imagery, placing the artist at the center of a visual jest. Positioned within the realm of satirical pop portraiture, it plays with ego, artifice, and the aesthetics of self-importance.
