Artist : Gabrielle K Brown
Title : Greed Never Looked So Good
Medium : mixed media
Dimensions : 195 x 135 cm


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“In a place where the love of oil has taken over the land the only hope comes from the watchful eye of God up above and the power of the shark within the ocean below. Sam’s Variety is the source of peace in the painting and is grounding amidst all the madness as it represents a setting that we all know well, the convenience stores that serve us basic needs. The woman in front of the store is stopping traffic to stretch, this is her way of restoring balance within herself and is sending a message to those around her to be aware of themselves and what they put their attention towards. The man who got out of the car is mad because he has yet to wake up consciously, so he doesn’t understand himself and therefore does not understand her. The devil lurking in the store is the cheetah stalking its prey, the devil eats his ice-cream watching the chaos unfold as this is what he wished for. All the greedy men fighting for oil do not see anything else but the oil and will do anything for it, this is the dark existence some experience in this world, blinded by reality, money and propaganda. The mountains tell us about the source of creation, the place where we all must return to when all is lost. It is also there because it wants us to climb and to strive for greater things. Two have made it to the tops, one is a woman revealing her breast, which is both a move that shows she is confident in her sexuality as well as being comfortable with the part of her body that feeds and nurtures, both are valuable. The man chopping the mountain is telling us how the mountain also is not real, the challenges we create and this mountain we always believe to be climbing is all created from the mind. But his ability to cut it is showing us that anything is possible. The two oil men holding swords are announcing that they are dedicated to the one within, the creator, they have left their life of greed behind them and their swords point to the heavens as a sign of love and respect for the truth.”