During the Great Depression, the masterpiece gave hope to a desperate nation, and it helped shape the notion of the Midwest as a land of hard work and honest values. Today, the painting is firmly embedded in our cultural vocabulary.

 

American Gothic is one of the most reproduced – and parodied – images ever made. Many artists have replaced the two people with other known couples and replaced the house with well-known houses.

 

This time as an assignment to parody famous paintings, I decided to do one in a slightly more modern style similar to ashley wood with soldiers and the farm house being blown up to represent USA's very lively foreign policy.

 

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 594mm x 841mm