democratic paradox
paintings based on the nuances of personal experiences serving as a soldier in the US Army in Iraq and living abroad. This series considers America’s historical engagement with non-western societies and challenging western representations of non-Europeans in the Middle East. Also reconsidering the US perspective as a global power through the repreentations of brances of government.
![sam (arabic translator), acrylic and flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1eaf7d83ef3c6e8ae067805d7c696216df12c0eeb9a75a2121f195223f7633d7/2.jpg)
sam (arabic translator), acrylic and flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05771b59a0cfe323c91831a740b480208dfa1e3033ee3a0d819762ab4a1809e2/3.jpg)
citizen labor (iraqi), acrylic and flashe on linen, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ae5282e05361f1c9d9fdd4cde75df2cd1a49517a7fb547ed0a7f99211a6f34e/4.jpg)
kbr (migrant labor ii), flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7918f19b74a2941c29997a4e309e30610158a048a7c049173ce5b3028a36145/1.jpg)
juliette (arabic translator) acrylic and flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4d92bfc7de62df95ea605292ae973294eed36bd4749623ff279ef0a19b1abba/5.jpg)
building Dreamland, or Camp Baharia, Fallujah, Iraq, acrylic on panel, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/29681d4254621912ea623b365fdee49d0042d0cda97aa3bb4dd2e421df4f400a/6.jpg)
mlinzi (ugandan security), flashe and oil stick on panel, 10x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71a9de10d631a560a6e156879907c3e122b4e7091c6cc0560269c75d9b01e0d6/7.jpg)
untitled, flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
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untitled ii, flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9702c65759f2702dd795e28d670a0471eb2d0e0d29126817d6ee213bfa6e1660/bangladesh.jpg)
migrant labor (bangladesh) flash on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57b65cf31cfbe72c6b2555d43aa5ee24de00c6285458f9e78d7f9eb7b84c78c7/Sheffield_G_09.jpg)
migrant labor (contractor), flashe on canvas, 8x10 inches, 2018
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18efd7679775a549e848659684d932d4649b2db97ee88bc2c7452edf4d0fe570/Sheffield.G_07.jpg)
migrant labor (india), flashe on linen, 8x10 inches, 2018