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Updated: August 20, 2011
Patriotica
The Citizenship Projects were first conceived in New York for an exhibition in Helsinki in 2001.
Here are some earlier images from the original series and its evolution to the Ugly American Tour in Berlin, 2006
and now destined to be my featured exhibition for ArtBasel Miami where it will be premiered to the modern art world.
Oracle for the Economic Outlook
mixed media collage with acrylic on canvas board
20 x 16 inches
The American Sister
mixed media collage with oil on stretched caanvas
20 x 16 inches
Opposition Leader
mixed media collage with oil on found object
20 x 16 inches framed
artist remembers a story about guards in front of a classroom (2002)
acrylic on aquarelle
AC
The Patriots (2001)
acrylic on aquarelle
AC
original citizenship project (2000)
acrylic on canvas panels framed
destroyed in Hurricane Ike 2008
lack of imagination (2006)
acrylic on canvas unstretched
AC
paul the postal worker (2000)
acrylic on stretched canvas
AC
american foreign policy (2009)
collage on canvas panel
AC
secretary of the treasury (2000)
enamel on paper
AC
$525. framed
$475. unframed
$575. framed
TEA PARTY WALL FLOWER
mixed media collage with acrylic
20 x 24 inches stretched canvas
$600 unframed
Baghdad's Blushing Bride
mixed media acrylic & gesso
3 x 38 x 18 inches painted wood background
PATRIOTICA
After all the years of afternoons imploring at the mouth of the subway
Shrill warnings with leaflets and flyers outside the mall
There is no one here that I remember and know, after all.
In the lighted land of millions I bow low and I crawl
It is Heaven (I know) so I heard.
But not like the heaven I had in my dreams.
Not like the heaven from the Bible School campfire summer stories
spoken by Sister Mable Wynn in rapturous wonder,
Not like those even...no.
Not like the promised land I imagined, mine just the mind of man
The only thing I remember is being a casualty in the war on HOPE
My famous last words were I am still a believer
But no one heard cause my voice was gone -
From all the screaming and defending. Always, always defending. Asking
where is God? Who took my halo? Has anyone seen my halo?
And who are these Accusing Angels cueing, watching then surrounding,
circling, pointing at and why me.
These American Angels in this redwhiteandblue section of this American Heaven.
Building a fence against the Mexican Heaven. For an eternity.
How did I get here…Oh my/where is God?
PART II: THE CHOICE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT OR JUST GO OUT AND KILL SOMEONE
Wrapped in the flag I go manic street preaching among the stars, hope bashing,
Searching for haters to form a party.
I go making promises I can’t keep just for spare change.
Behind a curtain I overhear a recounting on the 3rd stage over
Some girl says she’d been waiting for/at the gates of pre pearly political purgatory
punctually and professionally with her campaign button
from a line clear ‘cross the corner she’d been listening, listening and waiting,
fruitlessly hoping is against the law now -
And when her name was called she said it was thrilling,
That it was like my Miss America moment she sighed.
And I thought it was almost like that with me too except I wanted to live to see 2012.
That I wanted my everyday breathing life in my constant cognizance and to keep my living Heaven.
Keep my Love American Dream…
Which was a mix of fund raising promises and first lady fantasies
That I call my Patriotica.
(just so everyone is clear).
Tony Wynn,
Miami
August 20 something, 2011
miss puerto rico (2005)
oil & acrylic on stretched canvas
AC
First Lady Fantasy
mixed media collage with acrylic on stretched canvas
60 x 48 inches
Patriot exhausted defending the President
mixed media collage with oil on board framed
9 x 11 inches
detail
$275. framed
2012 (road to victory)
mixed media collage with acrylic on canvas
72 x 50 inches
MILLION MAN MARCH
mixed media collage with acrylic
on stretched black canvas background
3 x 30 x 15 inches museum wrap
Half Smile From the Countessa
mixed media collage with oil
3 x 36 x 15 stretched canvas museum wrap
THE FUNRAISER
mixed media collage with acrylic
20 x 24 inches stretched canvas
untitled
mixed media collage with acrylic
on stretched canvas
8x10 inches
Old Gloria
mixed media collage with acrylic
on stretched canvas
12x12 inches
detail
detail
MY MISS AMERICA MOMENT
mixed media collage with acrylic
on unstretched canvas
60 x 48 inches
detail
