Democracy?, 2016

I painted this the day Donald Trump became president. My circle of friends were in an uproar. Using blues and reds I created a divide that seemed apt. According to Einstein, the color red is considered the past while blue is what light looks like in the future. The massive hand is holding onto a curved red line denoting the past while at its apex between thumb and forefinger I’ve added a tiny dot of yellow. According to Einstein’s general rule of relativity, yellow is the small space of the present. Past and future are red and blue. Description Materials Dimensions Democracy?, 2016: Joan Raspo oil, acrylic, spray paint, charcoal pencil on canvas 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)