Byzantium Security
A painting based on an image from social media
A quickly dashed off painting that makes little attempt to impress the viewer with painterly skills.
Dimensions: 47x70cm.
Painted: 2013.
Materials: Acrylic on MDF board.
Availability: For sale $400.
The story behind Byzantium Security
This image was sourced from a relatively low-resolution image which popped up on the internet. It is such a profound image I managed to complete the painting within two weeks of its first appearance on Twitter. It speaks volumes for the state of the capitalist world.
It soon became apparent that the Byzantium security advertisement was for a TV show about spies. Regardless this is another of my political paintings which are primarily conceptual as well as realistic.
The idea of the wealthiest 1% being the only people that matter is genuinely offensive for an anarchist.
Note: This is the only painting I have ever signed. Look at the top right-hand corner, and you see my birth name – Mark Russell.
Although this painting is to be sold unframed this is what it could look like. It is shown for a better understanding of its size and presence.

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