Phillip Toledano as Kim Jong Suk

Phillip Toledano (American, b 1968) as Kim Jong Suk rescuing a child, painting from the Kim Jong Phil series which recreates existing propaganda art with the artist inserting himself in place of various dictators; oil on canvas, unsigned, 30" x 40", framed 32" x 42", excellent condition. Statement from the artist concerning the Kim Jong Phil series: "I think a great deal about what it means to be an artist. I reflect on the elaborate psychological mechanisms required to pursue something so elusive, so ambiguous. I often wonder Am I talking to myself? It occurred to me that being an artist is a great deal like being a dictator, I must live in a closed loop of self-delusion. A place where my words and ideas always ring true. A gilded daydream of grandiosity. There can be no room for doubt. I must be convinced I must be convinced that not only do I have something vital to say, but the world cannot wait to hear what it is."
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