Giant Worship

I made the screen print of “Giant Worship” in late 1997 when I was first learning how to use Adobe Illustrator. The hands are an illustration I cut out of Rubylith with an X-acto knife. I then scanned the hands illustration and composed them in front of the icon face in a way I thought was successful. The frame and text were added in Illustrator. I was fascinated with the psychology behind worship, whether the deification was based in religion, rock stardom, celebrity, politics, or any other cult that promoted euphoric allegiance. Obviously, using a word like OBEY rather than “rejoice” or something else positive, gives a more cautionary and sinister slant to the image, especially when coupl...View all