Great Clear Out - Epic Picture 4

Modern Madonna ponders the Future of her Offspring

This heavyweight artwork is a counterpoint to the usual depiction of Christian figures as blue eyed and blonde European rather than have the complexion of peoples from the Middle East.

By depicting the stark reality of a pregnant woman, it is also intending to question the myth of the Immaculate Conception and Virgin Birth. 

The gold background is a deliberate device to suggest a mediaeval icon. 

However, it has several motifs stencilled into the metallic paint representing peace and other of issues that engage a modern mother and infant