Lennox is my younger brother. He’s one of my favourite brothers. He comes up with really good games!
My pop who is a great person to know.
The paint and the colour of the joy and happiness in him showing how the person is feeling and showing emotion.
The Gaze of Conflict involves three portraits using acrylic paint on linen fabric overlay.
I'm exploring the destruction that war has on innocent individuals of all ages. The portraits display a variety of Afghanistan individuals witnessing and examining the corruption and fighting of the Taliban army taking over their country.
I was mesmerised by the idea of seeing into the eyes of the beholder in contrast to the daily life in Australia. I focused on the eye reflections, which consists of different historic war related artworks such as Goya's 'The Third of May', Picasso's 'Gurnica - The Lightbulb' and Quilty's 'High Tide Mark'.
My personal connection is one of passion. I wanted to express the emotional aspect through eyes and facial features of the frightened individuals.
The War destroyed lives, the economy, public health and infrastructure. 92% of the population faced food shortages and poverty whilst at least 3 million children suffered from malnutrition.
It is estimated 387,072 civilians died from violent deaths as a result of this war.
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