one from Mixer Mediation

formal defense
mixed media
25 x 19"
with Russia quickly returning to the potential title of the only "other" super-power wielding government in the world, the US attempts to make what is known as a potential threat and turns it into a known threat. with the cold war not even cold from death, and a world wide rise in Democratic governing styles, we as citizens, are being fed Nationalistic baby food in hopes of more conflict in countries literally on the other side of the globe.
my long time girlfriend is also finishing her Graduate Degree in Sociology. upon completion of her final thesis, she must submit it for review by a board of educators. if they have any suggestions or problems with the thesis (which is required) she must offer a Formal Defense of her work.
a graduate student in the liberal arts, for the most part, will choose a thesis on something they care for deeply, or at least find very interesting. in this same way, the US is trying to convince its citizens that other nations will have problems with what its self interests are, namely; money, power, and control.
the slightly cartooned image of an eagle head (the national bird) paired with the poetic wings of another unnamed fowl create a creature that is both slim-lined for flight as it is for appearing to be able to fly.
in the occurrence of all out war, no superficial saber rattling or masks of absolute power can protect either side from the inevitable loss of civilian life, corruption of culture, or identity as a Nation. much in the same way, having to defend a thesis an individual has spent months writing will do little to change their mind on the content or context in which it was written.

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