Deal or No Deal
Every painting in Chronicle of an Unquiet Age documents the defining events, people, and issues that shaped its moment in history. Created in real time as events unfolded, each work serves as both an original oil painting and a historical record, reflecting the belief that the news of today is the history of tomorrow.
TRTA-2025-118 | August 2025 | Oil on Canvas | 34" x 26"
August 2025 was increasingly shaped by high-stakes negotiation at home and abroad. Deal or No Deal captures a period when outcomes depended on terms, timing, and resolve. August 15, 2025 Trump meets Putin In Alsaka. In a presser in Alsaka Putin says "There would not have been a war with Ukraine if Trump was President in 2022." And there you have it. Will there be a trilateral meeting? Give Peace a chance. August 18, 2025 Trump meets with Zelenskyy in the Oval... Again. Wear a suit bro... as White House suggests he dress appropriately to meet with Trump and Zelenskyy complys. Trump even makes Zelenskyy dress great again! Trump says Zelenskyy could end the war with Russia "almost immediately." Trump wins his appeal and a NYC court voids the $527 Milion civil fraud case against him. Special Prosecutor Ed Martin goes after Adam Schiff and Leticia James for Mortgage Fraud and more. Bill Barr is implicated in the Trump/Georgia case as Barr alledgedly collaborated with Fani Willis to "Get Trump." Democrats in Texas flee the state for Illinois CA and NYC over redistricting. Jasmine Crockett coud lose her seat as Dems make it all about race. Redistricting is not about race. Deal or No Deal borrows the language of entertainment to describe serious stakes. The painting preserves a moment when negotiation itself became spectacle, strategy, and a defining tool of governance.
