Wow, I thought it was only about the collage but this was a better lesson in sociology than any class I had in college. Who knew something so simple could hold so much meaning. I like how your represented the iron fist of the rulers over the peasants. All the ideal of might is right.
About the whole political commentary, what could I say, politicians have always showed is what kind of pigs human can become. It doesn't matter if they are form the left or right. Politicians always work for their own profit.
Anyhow, the collage has a tone similar to the game Ghosts n' Goblins. I don't know if that was intentional, but it adds a layer of illusion to the art piece as well.
Great work!
I really appreciate your comment. I wondered if anyone would read the piece. You get it. You saw the collage, and understood what it said. This is very satisfying. The essay is more balanced perhaps (in political/social perspective) than the collage. I didn't want to lecture. The difference between art and exposition is art can be more subjective and emotional. I took that liberty here in my picture.
Thanks so much for your insight and for taking the time to share it with me.
BTW: I don't do gaming, but of course we are all influenced by everything in our culture so maybe somehow that seeped into my awareness.
It was an interesting read. Not too charged with the ideas of lectures one often endures in classes. There's a thing about all art being political. I can pinpoint who said the phrase and it isn't like that exactly. I'm going to go with W. E. B. Du Bois. But I'm not sure.
There's a lot of references we usually don't have in mind when making something. But since readers of any media have the own backgrounds, they will make sense of the works of art in their own accord.