Battle by Simon 'Sly' Yexley
This piece is currently on display at the Art in Abington Park exhibition (5 May – 17 June 2012) and can be viewed at: Abington Park Museum, Park Avenue South, Northampton, NN1 5LW. Opening times: April-October, Thursday to Sunday 1pm-5pm; Bank Holiday Mondays 1pm-5pm. Free admission!!
Battle
£
160.00
Width: 16.00", Height: 20.00" x 1.5" deep
Wall mountable; ready to hang
Made using vinyl LPs, pages from 'Battle' comics dating from the 70's & 80's and acryilc paint
Surface finished with varnish/lacquer for added protection
Despatched within five working days
Delivery to UK: FREE
Description:
As I grew up war was a fun game to play and you could really get into the role of being a spy, sniper, infantry man etc, etc. However, with our innocence we did not really understand the impact of real war.
In this picture I chose to use a skull to represent the countless lost lives of soldiers and civilians from the First & Second World Wars. A blood effect has been added for further impact on the idea of war. You will see the words Japs, Jerries,Nazis, Yanks and even pictures of Hitler and this is intended to be harmless like it was for me when a child. The pictures have been derived from many battle comics dating from the 70’s and 80’s, so this is exactly how war was depicted in my youth. I can't help thinking that this was somehow preparing kids to be soldiers for future wars. After all whether you agree in war or not, unfortunately you have to be prepared for one.
I wonder if comics and children’s books will be telling stories about the Falklands, Vietnam, Afghanistan to name but a few in decades to come.
And lets not forget that this media is a reminder of what our ancestors went through in order for us to have the lives we have today and a reminder of the poor soles who perished fighting for us.
Wall mountable; ready to hang
Made using vinyl LPs, pages from 'Battle' comics dating from the 70's & 80's and acryilc paint
Surface finished with varnish/lacquer for added protection
Despatched within five working days
Delivery to UK: FREE
Description:
As I grew up war was a fun game to play and you could really get into the role of being a spy, sniper, infantry man etc, etc. However, with our innocence we did not really understand the impact of real war.
In this picture I chose to use a skull to represent the countless lost lives of soldiers and civilians from the First & Second World Wars. A blood effect has been added for further impact on the idea of war. You will see the words Japs, Jerries,Nazis, Yanks and even pictures of Hitler and this is intended to be harmless like it was for me when a child. The pictures have been derived from many battle comics dating from the 70’s and 80’s, so this is exactly how war was depicted in my youth. I can't help thinking that this was somehow preparing kids to be soldiers for future wars. After all whether you agree in war or not, unfortunately you have to be prepared for one.
I wonder if comics and children’s books will be telling stories about the Falklands, Vietnam, Afghanistan to name but a few in decades to come.
And lets not forget that this media is a reminder of what our ancestors went through in order for us to have the lives we have today and a reminder of the poor soles who perished fighting for us.
