Sunday, 9 September 2012

Courtney McElroy


Courtney McElroy
“The Avengers”
Watercolour on canvas

And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against evil villains.  The iconic comic book characters of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, and The Incredible Hulk joined together and the Avengers were born.  In my version of “The Avengers” I have appropriated the concept of these superheroes, however, I have composed each figure from my mental images of how they should ideally appear. I have cropped each comic book hero to convey a sociological narrative about power and salvation. Larger than life, my figures loom over the audience, filling the entire canvas. Violence and corruption are evident all over our planet. Earth is in need of superheroes now….let’s hope they appear.

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