The Golden Ashtray of Empire – 2026

Oil and collage on canvas H30 x W107.5 cm

Golden ashtray indeed! The Empire was responsible for the unleashing of atomic explosions on the Japanese peoples of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. This not only brought an abrupt end to war as we had known it until then, but these bombs heralded the nuclear arms race which has not only not abated, but has recently accelerated. American international infidelity and their disingenuous exploitation of the world’s resources and their multifarious hot wars and clandestine regime changes have dominated our Planet since the fateful events of 1945. Today The United States of America stands, along with the Zionist State of Israel as uncivilized pariahs – alongside other Totalitarian States. Ironically the Victors (USA) and Victims (European Jews) of Nazi oppression in WWII have themselves now donned the trappings of Fascism. They have no claim to upholding any form of morality.

To be clear – not all Jews are Zionist zealots, but then not all Americans are White Christian Nationalists either. However, the actions of governments make them accountable, if not in the here and now, definitely to History.

I have appropriated the trappings of stereotypical and iconic American-branded fantasia.