Borders ... The River of Blood
Ah, the critique! Everyone was nervous … I was first and we had a heated discussion of “Borders” and of immigration and of the stereotype of “white and brown” … a couple people found the painting offensive in its state of brown/white and all agreed I should try a yellow/purple combination which might unload all the race connotations … I said “Will the concept be clear to everyone if I do that?” The group thought it would be clear that a river of blood runs between the two countries on the border. So I re-painted it … and here it is …
Borders ... The River of Blood II
What are your thoughts on this? Does it work?
Mary P Williams 