Submitted by GarageCrowking t3_10kfqj9 in Art
PlatinumPOS t1_j5sis5k wrote
Reply to comment by psytokine_storm in A Common Thread, Thomas Blackshearr II, Oil and Gold Leaf, 2018 by GarageCrowking
I took the people to each represent continents - Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas. So, I don’t see “Irish” as much as I see “European”. I took the theme to be showing how similar and connected we all are (via the thread).
The hint of colonialism / exploitation I see is that the European woman is holding her candle (representing culture) without fear, while the other 3 are cautiously protecting theirs, having dealt with attempts by others to extinguish them.
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