Political Awakening
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-2024-095 | May 2024 | Oil on Canvas | 32" x 26"
May 2024 carried the feeling of a public beginning to stir. America is waking up. After months of indictments, campaign spectacle, inflation strain, border disputes, and nonstop partisan noise, voter attention was no longer passive. Political Awakening reflects a moment when many Americans appeared more alert to the stakes, contradictions, and consequences surrounding the election ahead. May 6, 2024 is Holocaust Rememberance Day..."Never Forget is Now" but it seems some have. Colleges and Universities continue to protest in favor of Hamas and Palestine begging the question are there sleeper cells here in America?
Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen testify in the Hush Money case against Trump. Some are calling the case against Trump a trial by character assassination. Mr. Fix it...Mr. broke it first Cohen is out for revenge.
America is seeing through the Dems Lawfare calling the DOJ Dept of Injustice. Rep. Cory Mills files Impeachment articles against Biden and Biden refuses to send $1 Billion in arms to Israel.Biden continues to speak out against Israel and refuses support or arms. Biden goes on CNN and lies 15 times in 17 minutes. Jack Smith admits tthe DOJ and FBI tampered with evidence in the Classified Doc case at Mar A Lago. Dems heads are exploding because the indictments are not working. Trump rallies in Wildwood N.J. with 100,000 in attendence...largest rally in New Jersey history. Political Awakening suggests a shift from spectatorship to participation. Whether through frustration, hope, or alarm, the painting preserves a period when citizens seemed increasingly aware that the next decisions would not be made for them.
