"Hope Change: Obama Babes" 22" wide x 28" high, acrylic on canvas. Change one of the most used words in 2008. It represents all the great hopes and dreams for children coming into the world. I started painting this after my nephew was born on 08.08.08 at 10:43 am (1+0+4+3=8). Eight is considered an auspicious lucky number in Chinese culture because the name sounds similar to the Chinese words for wealth and prosper. The central figure in the painting is like an aware man boy protectively wrapped like a cocoon inside a womb like atmosphere. As a global community let's be grateful for the freedoms we have here and to be aware of human rights violations happening presently in other countries.
Lubna Hussein a journalist who works for the UN in Sudan was arressted in a cafe along with 12 other women for wearing pants, her trial is set for August 4th, 2009. Article 152 in Sudanese Law prohibits women from wearing pants in public. It falls under "indecent acts" according to Sudan's strict interpretation of Islamic law. If convicted she could face 40 lashings, a human rights violation according to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
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