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Gingrich in a Diaper, Romney in Speedos, Obama in Trunks, and a Nude Ron Paul
Friday, January 13, 2012
The Naked Truth
Gingrich in a Diaper, Romney in Speedos, Obama in Trunks, and a Nude Ron Paul Make Politics and Art Collide
New York, NY- Politics and art collide in The Naked Truth Beach Party, a painting by Corinne Innis. The painting pushes boundaries by making fun of the current political arena and the candidates who are campaigning for the presidency. Candidates are depicted as cartoon characters with wacky word bubbles. The word bubbles have Barack Obama (in swim trunks) claiming to love to watch Hawaii Five-O, Mitt Romney (in Speedos) wanting to play volleyball, Michele Bachman (in a two-piece ) surprised to be able to fit into her bathing suit, and Newt Gingrich (in a diaper) confessing, "Oops, think I peed a little." According to Innis, the work is meant to make fun of both sides of the political race. She addresses what she defines as noise and rhetoric by including phrases such as "When it's quiet you can hear" and "Stay out of the gutter, tigers." One has to look closely to notice a volley ball net, ice cream cones, and cartoon cats. Ron Paul's cartoon is perhaps the most revealing due to the fact that he is depicted in the nude. Innis's rationale for Ron Paul's nudity stems from the fact that many of his followers revere him for telling the "naked truth." The painting is 36 x 60 inches on canvas and part of Innis's Mystic Cat Series, which plays with the notion of cats as wise and mysterious creatures. Her inspiration for the series comes from the fluid stream of communication that is fostered by the graffiti/street art on walls around New York City. Innis has a BA in socio-cultural anthropology from SUNY Purchase. Her work has been shown at the African American Museum in Texas and has appeared in the International Review of African American Art. For more information or to exhibit the painting send an email to Corinne@corinneinnis.com Corinne Innis
Artist
corinneinnis.com
New York, NY
(516) 902-5640
First Url: www.corinneinnis.com
Second Url: Corinne's Art in SOHO
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