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Published: 2011-05-21 23:00:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 645; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 11
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"Two Worlds", Oil on Acrylic background, 24" x 48", For Sale (ask)I did this piece with a lot of questions in mind and I decided that I would just put two kids, one from Iraq and one from the US, side by side. I want the viewer to think about it and make up their own views.
When I see this I think about me as a kid. In 1991, I was ten years old playing outside and drawing, just having fun. While in Iraq during Desert Storm, a kid was receiving a present from a US soldier for the first time. Yet, 15 years later, I SEE THE SAME THING!
But, now I am the one giving the presents, what happened to the other kid? Does he have me in his scope? Is he dead? Maybe I am giving this to his kid now? IDK. When I get home my niece and nephew are playing video games.
It is up to us though, to determine what will happen 15 years down the road.
When I enlisted in 2000, I hoped to make the world a better place. My niece was 10 when 9/11 happened, I thought that I would never see her fight in the same war I did. Well, now she is soon to be graduating AIT MP School and she may go to Afghanistan within the next year. What a vicious cycle. :/
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When is your book coming out? (if you are writing one)
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Haha! I wish I had more time to write it 
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Wow! Great piece. I am amazed at the thinking behind it. At first I looked at it and thought about the difference between my childhood and the world my kids live in today, how I spent my days outdoors playing baseball, stickball, football, etc. and my kids want to spend a lot of their day on video games. But the meaning behind the painting is much deeper and scary than that. When will we have a generation that is not touched by war? It's hard to lose a child or a parent or a spouse. It is something I think about constantly because I have two boys, 11 and 9, is there another war looming in their future? I do believe in a time to stand and fight but I'm still vague as to what we were fighting about and wht we concentrated on Iraq and not Afghanastan- Their are so many lives on both sides caught up in the middle of decisions made in marble halls and meeting rooms far removed from their daily lives. I could go on but let me just stop here and give you an idea that this painting invokes a lot of thinking. Again, good work.
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Thank you, this piece is very important to me and when I think about the difference of 15 years it is sad that each generation is caught in some kind of war. My niece was 10 when 9/11 happened and now she is graduating from Army MP school this month - I wanted her to join the Coast Guard.
I am discouraged by our nation's direction and I think we are stuck in Afghanistan for another year, I was hoping we'd be out before she was old enough to join. So my niece is participating in a war that I was in back when it started
I too, when I was a kid played outside, my biggest thing each was trying to get enough kids together to play guns, baseball or football. My parents thought the Nintendo was a waste of time and money and I tend to agree with that sentiment. Sounds like you and - despite age difference - grew up in a similar way
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I don't think most parents in the U.S. realize what a great responsibility they have been given in the manner in which they raise their children.
These children are the future's leaders. What they care about is often what they glean from their parents' teachings. The trouble is these days, with so many people viewing morals as relative, children grow up thinking anything is permissible in certain circumstances. And children are not held accountable for their actions, creating adults who think they can get away with anything. Being handed life on a silver platter does not help children to succeed or live well.
But that's just ranting. The question is how to make a change.
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Oh no, you are right, and I like to create painting from time to time that can start a dialog.
Parents, for the most part, are not like what you and I may have grown up with I grew up in the 80's and 90's respectively. Back then video games were new and if their kid was playing for more than an hour they kicked off and sent outside - all day! Also, parents had relationships and learned values.
Today you have teenage parents, 26 year old parents raising 10 year old kids! They don't have a lot life experiences yet to even know what a good relationship is. So how can they have a good with their kids?
Any who, that was my soap box of the day, I hope we don't have another generation fighting overseas though.
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Thank you, I spent a lot of hours pondering this piece and glad you can appreciate it. I don't think a lot of people will. Thank you.
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