Rabble rousing artist Jermaine Rogers is releasing his first print of 2009 that not only depicts the changing face of our country’s first black commander-in-chief, but also the armed forces. His ‘Uncle’ print makes light of this shift, taking the iconic Uncle Sam recruitment image and redoing it as an elderly black man. And according to the artist he’s not trying to be stereotypical about it either: “No funny little in-jokes, allusions to ‘Black Power’, or colorful ‘African’ garments, jewelry, or headdress. No gloved hand raised in a defiant fist. All of that isn’t necessary: this depiction SHOULD be enough. This is simply an observation on symbolism. Nothing more, nothing less. Could the popular culture of the USA comfortably accept this rendition into their casual and everyday social language?” As long as he’s light skinned, yes! The 7-color screen print goes on sale tomorrow, more information here.
After portraying the conflict in the Middle East as a massive struggle between the raccoons and the rabbits, artist Jermaine Rogers takes on the conspiratorial 9/11 attacks with this limited edition ‘Epiphany’ print. He quotes one Robert Linder as inspiration for the imagery: “Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt.” The print measures 24 x 16 and can be purchased online between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST tomorrow.
Artist Jermaine Rogers has a new set of prints that uses cutesy woodland creatures like raccoons and rabbits as symbols for human conflict in the Middle East. Rogers describes the epic struggle: “Homes were taken, families split, raccoons slaughtered. Several raccoon elders felt it was best to meet with the bunnies in an attempt to stem the violence. Few of these meetings were actually convened, and though some of these held out slim hopes for a peaceful coexistence in the forest, radical elements on each side sabotaged any progress. And to this day, the battle for a small patch of woods rages on. Bunny and raccoon blood soaks the soil, while the reckless voices on each side urge on more and more conflict.” Jump for a ‘variant’ of the above print.
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