W.O.W series I (weapons of war) 2022 - acrylic on canvas 12”X 12” I painted this because I was thinking about our military industrial complex and how our economy inherently encourages war.
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“Rising from the sea” (Yalta 1945-2014) 16”X 20” acrylic on canvas - 2022 - MV Helmuth
In early 2014, Russia swiftly seized the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine following the Ukrainian revolution, sending in troops and orchestrating a disputed referendum that led to Russia’s formal annexation on March 18, 2014. A move widely condemned internationally as a violation of international law and Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The Yalta conference of 1945 were Allied leaders met at the Black Sea resort to plan post World War II Europe, emerging from war devastation to shape a New World order, despite tensions that foreshadow the Cold War, all set against the backdrop of Yalta’s Seaside beauty. It was noted by Winston Churchill as the “ Riviera of Hades”
Crimea’s beautiful beaches have become symbolic battlegrounds, sites of both historical warfare and modern conflict, where everyday leisure is shattered by military action.
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