Citizens 001225-009935

Citizens 001225-009935 is an artwork of mine from 2005.
A little experimental maybe. A list (below), in case you were curious for some reason, of Citizens 001225-009935:

• Citizen 001225= Revolting Farmer
• Citizen 001244= Shady Businessman
• Citizen 001247= Man Happily Whistling in Rain
• Citizen 001769= Informed Man Reading Newspaper
• Citizen 002819= Murdered Man
• Citizen 003112= Criminal Offering Ice Cream
• Citizen 003239= Woman Practicing Karate
• Citizen 003671= Postwoman Chased by Dog
• Citizen 003781= Dark Gunman Shooting Gun
  
• Citizen 004347= Obese Detective Wandering
  
• Citizen 005831= Nurse Woman Waving Finger
• Citizen 006132= Woman Figure Skating
  
• Citizen 007142= Boy with Wagon & Balloon
• Citizen 007285= Man Eager To Dive
• Citizen 007322= Man Photographing You
  
• Citizen 009272= Patriotic Man Sitting Down
  
• Citizen 009935= Little Girl Tap Dancing
  

Citizens 001225-009935 ©2005 Matt McCain

Rebel Status: George W. Bush

Presidents are elected to serve the American people, former President Bush kinda did that I guess... that one time... you know... remember... when he... look a bird! Okay! He totally sucked eggs as president, but he was a rebel nonetheless. He didn't serve the people, he only looked out for numero uno, brushing off all the responsibility of the whole "president thang". W. did what he wanted when he wanted with no care for laws & junk.

I'm sure conversations in the oval office went a little something to this effect: "Sir, shouldn't we be looking for Osama Bin Laden?" "Nah, there's a Ranger's game on right now, hehe, now leave me alone, oooh pretzels..."

Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!

Purple Landscape

I made this thing back in 2004, experimenting around with color, space, mood, and all that stuff.

Purple Landscape ©2004 Matt McCain

Rebel Status: Dora the Explorer

Dora the Explorer is the most rebellious tween ever because she is constantly questioning everything. EVERYTHING! Don't let her cute yellow socks fool you, this Spanglish-speaking little girl is authority's worst nightmare.

She cannot go 3 minutes without asking some type of question. If everyone followed her inquisitive and passionate curiosity maybe we wouldn't be stuck in Iraq, or maybe the Patriot Act wouldn't have passed oh so freely (like juicy wet burrito diarrhea). Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!

Bush Line Chart

Get it.

©2008 Matt McCain

Rebel Status: Lucifer

This dark angel was exiled from Heaven after challenging God Himself to war. If that's not a rebel than I don't know what is. Lucifer, even after losing the war and befallen into a dark pit, was a very prideful person and a man of principle. He wasn't a fan of the whole "ignorance is bliss" thing and refused to blindly follow authority. For that reason he had many other angels who followed him down to his descent.

After being fallen, Lucifer renamed himself Satan (maybe to reshape his image) and as Satan (in serpent form) persuaded Eve into tempting Adam to question God, (thus casting them out) just as he did in the past. This guy knows that persistence is key. Check out others who have achieved Rebel Status!

Despoil

Despoil is another one of my abstract artworks from 2004. In summary, it represents fatal ignorance. Or, more specifically, the false comfort found in the avoidance of reality/truth and it's inevitable repercussions that soon follow.

Despoil ©2004 Matt McCain