Wayne Coe art - war, media, propaganda interpretations

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Very interesting stuff, read the full statement

 

http://www.waynecoe.com/paintings.html

 

 

In this show, I present a chronology of how young Americans are educated to war via pop propaganda such as war model boxes, war film advertising and war (nose) art, by recontextualizing my own contemporary historical painting into those pop art forms. Media presents war as fast, fun and sexy; through satire, I disagree. The commercialization of U.S history, news as entertainment and government propaganda inspire me.