"Thantaos" is the name of the Greek God of death. Psychoanalysts, however, have adopted the term to refer to the Freudian "death instinct," as a shorthand for human destructiveness. The paintings in this series each use biblical or historical narrative material to explore an aspect of humanity's relationship to destructiveness and death.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Religion in America
"Religion in America" by Sanford Drob, Oil on linen
Raises the question of the paradoxical relationship between American's devotion to both guns and religion.
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