Cogito Ergo Armo 64×64″

in Gallery, Icons by tonysavoie — January 14, 2010 at 14:06 | 0 comments

Misquoting René Descartes and using a silhouette of Rodin’s “The Thinker”, this piece reflects on advancing technology and retreating humanity.  The artwork is a hard graphic of a familiar image combines with a painterly background and dozens of rounds of live ammunition.

Title: Cogito Ergo Armo

Medium: 2 sheets of clear acrylic painted both sides, with collage, objects and live ammunition in a shadow box.

Year: 2008

Size: 64″ x 64”

Tags: Acrylic, advancing, Ammunition, Art, Descartes, Familiar, featured, Graphic, humanity, Image, Man, René, retreating, Rodin, Technolgy, Thinker