Artwork 219 - U.S.A.'s hollow flag

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© Jose D. Pérezgonzález. All rights reserved.

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Title U.S.A.'s hollow flag
Artwork 219th artwork (painting) by Jose D. Pérezgonzález
Date 4th January 2011
Type object (flag)
Support unstretched canvas, 510gsm (15oz) premium cotton duck by The Canvas Company, WH 45x24cm (17.6"x9.5")
Format irregular
Display free-standing, as a flag1
Dynamism static
Media acrylics, Winsor & Newton's Artists' Acrylic
Style brush painting
Others
Code

…The U.S.A.'s hollow flag is the hollow version of its national flag, flown to denounce past, present and future wrongs, such as lack of democracy, corruption, abuses, etc. It represents the nation as a "hollow" one. In order to do so, the flag is devoid of colours, with black lines outlining the original red and white stripes. The stars in the canton can be either hollow (cut-out) or, for convenience, simply black.
…The U.S.A.'s hollow flag is first raised to protest contemporary attitudes linked to the WikiLeaks case, namely the calls against freedom of speech, the thwarting of the law to suit the government and not the people the government represents, as well as the threats of death and violence against Assange.
…Those attitudes logically represents only a part of the U.S. population and its politics. Therefore, the hollowness of the country is correspondingly limited. The intention of the flag is thus limited, as well.
…Furthermore, the hollow flag is not necessarily raised as a support for Assange nor to denounce particular actions or politics made public by WikiLeaks. It is flown to denounce the hollow constitutional and democratic values that have appeared around the case.
…A white flag is a companion to this hollow flag.
Theme
Beauty
Body
Ethnic
Global village
Great masters
Hue -blue
-green
-orange
-red
Theme
Hue -violet
-yellow
Nature
People
Spiritual
Tone -darks *
-greys
-whites *
21st century
Category
Colour
Line
Structure *
Composition
Deconstruction
Single *
Series *
Unique
Abstract
Abstraction
Realistic *2

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Image scale 1:6,66

© Jose D. Pérezgonzález. All rights reserved.