the fourth magus

the fourth magus

With this expressionist work inspired by Peter Paul Rubens' "Adoration of the Magi", I take the viewer to see the reality of Polish minority groups. Three population groups, represented by the three magi, come together: the pedantic politician, nasty football supporter, and innocent country woman worship the expected image of the perfect family, that only the father benefits from. They look at the viewer of the painting, who plays the role of the fourth magus in the story. The three magi pay no attention to what is happening around them. The burning rainbow flag (a reference to the burnt monument in Warsaw) and screaming woman are left in the lurch. The red lightning bolt refers to the pro-abortion movement in Poland, where people with uteruses live in fear every day. "***** ***" is a slogan used in Poland as a statement against the far-right party PiS. 

2022
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