Illustration FridayThanksgiving
Medium: Coloured Pencil
When I first saw this topic I thought how North American-centric. I have to admit it got my gander up - which is strange seeing that Thanksgiving appears to involve turkeys as a central theme. Look it’s not anything that’s celebrated in Australia - and I’d never expect Australia Day nor Anzac Day to be an IF theme given that it’s too narrow and meaningless for the majority of IF participants. Still, I’m sure Thanksgiving has some form of (sacred) meaning for those in North America and is not without merit. Nonetheless, my reaction was to think of this in a political context - especially the notion of American cultural superiority (is arrogance too harsh a word?). I suppose the timing of this topic to coincide with the week of US Thanksgiving as opposed Canadian Thanksgiving (2nd Monday in October) reinforces my own prejudices on global cultural politics. The gradual Americanisation of the world does irk me, I suppose this drawing questions whether all things American should be “forced” on other cultures - personally I think there can be more than one world view. Anyway, this drawing was done a la propaganda style and can be read on many levels. Rather than use a turkey to make a spurious link back to the topic much better to use a turkey vulture (Cathartes Aura) to pick over the world’s cultural bones. In this case said turkey vulture has just regurgitated a cultural bomb American Kultur (Sic) and should we be giving thanks for that? 19 November 2006 |
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Comments
Nice illustration. But as an ‘ugly American’I can’t help but wonder (as I read all of these anti-american statements that seem to be popping up) why Thanksgiving can’t be seen as more than just an American holiday? Like many of the IF topics, there are multiple takes on a word or theme. It makes it seem that the rest of the world has absolutely nothing to be thankful for...Thanksgiving...the giving of thanks...doesn’t have to be about American anything…
| 20 November 2006, 10.30 pm
great illo!
Michelle lana | 20 November 2006, 10.57 pm
I understand your rant, I guess. I think the person who chose this word meant to bring out the things we’re all thankful for...from all over the world, not just our traditional turkey with all the fixin’s, etc. On that note, I do like your illo. It’s powerful!
studio lolo | 21 November 2006, 3.41 am
wonderful piece. this is the kind of expression that creates change. keep up the strong voice and beautiful work.
robertc | 21 November 2006, 8.47 am
Good sir. Great graphic concept and a relief from the hallmark carditis disease that afflicts this (and alas) most other themes on IF.
Regards, Neil
neilornstein | 22 November 2006, 1.00 am
heya detlef
you will probably enjoy William S. Burroughs thanksgiving poem, on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Z_08o108E
thanks for coming by
Scott Hollingsworth | 25 November 2006, 3.27 am
Heh. You rock, Detlef. I abstained from the IF… and, for the most part, Thanksgiving as a whole. I hope T-Day doesn’t go global. Yikes! It’s customarily a day filled with familial stress and forced smiles--a day best dealt with by imbibing many glasses of wine.
Roz | 28 November 2006, 2.46 am
American culture vulture...heheh! Nobody here but us rednecks. Just ignore it, maybe it’ll go away.
LDahl | 28 November 2006, 2.41 pm
Congratulations on a fine illustration and for being a voice for those of us who live in the gloom of globalisation.
Robyn Smith | 29 November 2006, 6.27 pm
NO THANKS!!!! I totally agree with you Detlef, nice to see a turkey doing something good
Anonymous | 30 November 2006, 10.35 am
How did I miss this one? I have many opinions (and most seem to coincide with yours) but my strongest one is this: if pushing your political buttons means you’ll produce more of these beauties then ... George Bush is a GOD!
PS My 14 year old son has been chosen to try out for the Canadian National Junior Australian Football Team. Woo hoo! (and *big cringe* from his mother—this is not Auskick after all...)
andrea | 11 December 2006, 2.17 am
"nice to see a turkey doing something good”?
hahahahahahahahahhahaha
Boohoo on America.
| 30 January 2007, 12.04 am
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