colin jones ‘22
Electronic Media and Film, Towson University

Old Man, 2018
Charcoal and Pastel
18” x 24” 

I created this piece in order to evoke the artist Francis Bacon. I started with a poorly conceived sketch of John Wayne. I cut it into four pieces and pasted it on my charcoal/pastel drawing of a withered old man. Eerily enough, it’s a striking resemblance to my grandparent who passed away a year later. I believe the red and blue in the piece coupled with the fractured visage of John Wayne represent the true face of America once you sand off the thin veneer of patriotism.