Animal Power

Xi, 2017

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

A manipulative, cold-blooded serpent hypnotizes the little man at a glance as would Kaa, the Jungle Book python. No wonder this creature represents the Chinese star sign of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping.

Putin, 2017

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

A gigantic, majestic, threatening bear symbolizes eternal Russia. A federation of people standing behind a man prepared to stop at nothing to put his country back at the center of the world geopolitical game. A calm but determined wolf stands guard over Vladimir Putin.

Trump, 2017

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

A victorious but domesticated elephant, somewhat stunned by the recent political conflicts, appears out of the shadows behind the Donald Trump phenomenon. The American eagle has flown off to unknown lands.

Macron, 2017

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

An ever-pompous rooster, proud of its national panache, now looks towards Europe which the bull regretfully hesitates to kidnap. May Emmanuel Macron’s wish for a strong continent that would not bow out of the international order, come true .

The animals in the political arena in turn threaten, flatter and finally tolerate each other in order to survive. However, may the weakest be wise enough not to drop its guard, for he might well become the other person’s lunch

Merkel, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Ramaphosa, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Modi, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Kurz, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

May, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Abe, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Trudeau, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Rouhani, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm

Al Saud, 2018

Oil and acrylic on panel

116 x 73 cm