The Execution of Adam
CONTENT WARNING: This artwork contains or explores content that touches on any of the following topics: abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, verbal); aspects of psychology and mental health and contains depictions of self-harm, substance abuse, eating disorders, or suicide; swears or curses; hurtful or hateful language; discrimination (race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation); aspects of pregnancy; blood, violence, assault, kidnapping, trauma, or dying. Please read or view with care.
Thy L.
Acrylic Paint
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The foundation of my piece is its fleshy pink underpainting. It is overlaid with white acrylic and two hands postured in reference to Michelangelo’s iconic “The Creation of Adam.” My piece is an exercise in irony. The hand with the gun takes the place of God; its power is an evil one, yet we still uphold gun rights as if divine power. The other blackened hand is subjugated by this unfair power, wrapped pointlessly with “thoughts and prayers.” I wanted to criticize the inherent destructive power of guns and our paltry response to gun violence–because we can only recognize the truth by disarming our biases.
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Creativity is the inherent human need to make sense of our world and transform it into the ultimate medium of connection: art. I believe creativity is how we reclaim our stories, and art is how we preserve those stories for future generations.
