'The Power Of Community' CANVAS PRINT
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PA550004987
$350.00
$350.00
per item
Special painting commissioned by the Sinkler Miller Medical Association. Limited Edition Prints exclusive to the attendees and supporter of the SMMA. The print is available for purchase in one size (20" x 20"). All prints are on stretched canvas and standard wrapped on a 0.75" wooden back frame, and retouched by artist Sarah Jones. Comes with a glossy seal and a wall hanger system, and certificate of authenticity signed by artist Sarah Jones.
**Because each print is individually retouched, please allow for 3 weeks to receive your painting.
ABOUT THE PIECE:
The doctors lead the community in protest. The sky/dawn represents hope, renewal, and the promise of a new day. It is the end of a long, dark night of oppression and the start of a new day for equality.
The jungle plants symbolize a site of struggle, primal power, and hidden dangers. The conjunction of these elements suggests a challenging but ultimately hopeful path toward justice.
The doctors lead the community in protest. The sky/dawn represents hope, renewal, and the promise of a new day. It is the end of a long, dark night of oppression and the start of a new day for equality.
- The start of a difficult journey towards justice: The image conveys the dual meaning of a "new day" (dawn) beginning within a hostile and brutal environment (the jungle). It acknowledges that achieving human rights will not be easy and will require persistence and courage.
- An organic and powerful demand for change: Rather than being an organized event within established systems, the protest emerges from a place of natural, unrestrained power. This suggests that the movement is a powerful, unstoppable force of nature, not a manufactured event.
- Hope despite hardship: The combination suggests that even in the most brutal and unforgiving circumstances, there is hope for a new day. It is a powerful image of people's resilience and determination to bring light to even the darkest places
The jungle plants symbolize a site of struggle, primal power, and hidden dangers. The conjunction of these elements suggests a challenging but ultimately hopeful path toward justice.
- The revelation of truth: The rising sun represents shedding light on the hidden injustices and darkness of a corrupt system. The protest makes the community's demands and grievances visible for the first time, exposing the hypocrisy of a society that claims to be just.
- The first act of courage: The protest at dawn requires extra determination by the leaders in our medical system, symbolizing a commitment that surpasses the ordinary. It suggests that the movement's participants are not waiting for an opportune moment but are seizing the earliest possible chance to bring about change.
- The Jungle: The jungle represents a raw, untamed space, reflecting the brutal and amoral "law of the jungle" that often characterizes systemic oppression.
- A space of struggle: The jungle is a difficult place to navigate, filled with obstacles and dangers. This environment symbolizes the harsh, hostile struggle for rights in a system where the strong prey on the weak. The protestors must move through this "jungle" to find their freedom.
- Hidden and concealed truth: The thick foliage and deep cover of the jungle symbolizes the way injustices are often concealed or hidden from public view. A protest emerging from the jungle is seen as the oppressed—who were previously hidden or ignored—emerging into the light.
- Potential for renewal and growth: Despite its dangers, a jungle is also a vibrant ecosystem teeming with life, and the source of cures to so many medical ailments. This can symbolize the organic growth of a grassroots movement that draws strength and power from a source not recognized by the establishment.