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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!
Charcoal on paper
18 in x 24 in
2011

I grew up watching Disney movies as well as old science fiction and horror movies. This panel was inspired by some of the old and contemporary movie posters, such as the one for the "War of the Worlds" version with Tom Cruise. On the poster, an alien hand holds up and grips the earth.

The human left hand emerging from angry flames in this drawing holds up the earth torn apart by the fight over two valuable resources that do not mix - oil and water. This constant, never-ending tug of war battle between people and countries represents the idea that water and especially oil turn good people into monsters. We need both resources, but which is more important - oil that we rely on for energy and fuel or water that is critical to the survival of life?