The World on Edge
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-2022-040 | February 2022 | Oil on Canvas | 34" x 26"
The next painting in the series America in Free Fall, The World on Edge captures the shock and uncertainty that is spreading across the globe in February 2022. The painting reflects how a distant conflict immediately reshapes international politics, financial markets, energy concerns, and public anxiety. During the Beijing Olympics Putin and Xi create a Russia-China Partnership against the U.S. Their goals are clear. A "New Russia" for Putin and "World Dominance" for Xi... and Biden's goal for America? No one knows. Pelosi warns athletes at the Olympics "Not to piss off China." Biden warns there is a very high threat that Russia will invade Ukraine. Zucker is out at CNN and Whoopi Goldberg gets suspended from the View for comments concerning the Holocaust. The Queen of England celebrates her Platinum Jubilee with 70 years on the throne. Biden appoints Drag Queen Sam Britnton as new head of Nuclear Waste Management. Biden sends Kamala Harris to Poland to stop Russia from invading Ukraine. That should go well. What?
The composition presents a world already strained now pushed into deeper instability, and a nation watching events with growing concern. The title suggests a fragile global balance and as a visual time capsule,
The World on Edge preserves the tense atmosphere of early 2022, when many felt the international order had entered a dangerous new phase.
