The Decline of Empires

I wanted to capture how it felt right now. In the world, capitalism has taken a hit. The world has been attacked by an invisible killer that changes people's point of view: helplessness and anger are the main feelings now. People have turned to conspiracy theories and crazy ideologies. As we begin to recover, we see how easily empires can fall. Global corporate structures that took decades to create have fallen after three months of hibernation. Capitalism is far more fragile than we thought. Through all this time, a few stories have weaved a separate narrative. The BLM movement has had a captive audience. We have learned the colonial history of statues, we have learned what people feel towards those statues. 2020 has been a time of introspection, of learning.  This painting and the music are a reflection of 2020 through my lens. For the first time, I created the painting and the music simultaneously. As I worked on the ideas I wanted to show on the painting, I composed the music, and while I painted, I worked through the music in my mind. If you want to buy the music, you can donate anything you want at Bandcamp here. A limited edition of 10 Giclee prints signed and numbered are available.