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[EDIT]: Submitting this for the 's contest.

Cultural Pen Artwork for Advanced Art. I chose France, being the proud Frenchie that I am.

Based on Jacques-Louis David's iconic work, "Napoleon Crossing the Alps," [link] this picture is a political satire piece revolving around propaganda and empirical doom.

Here, we can see Napoleon, with his eyes alert and hand out-stretched, looking majestic on his horse. However, we can see the levies of water around his narrow strip of earth, and the giant wave that threatens that take him down.

The commentary here is that Napoleon, or in other words, the governments and societies of our world, can try to ignore the impeding doom that will destroy them, but they are powerless against the forces of nature, or circumstances that they cannot help. Napoleon is putting on a facade of valor, but in the eyes of the viewer, he is completely vulnerable and is soon to be washed away.

"Waterloo" refers to the infamous battle of Napoleon's defeat, and is also a pun to the torrent of water seen in the picture. The phrase "to meet one's waterloo," also means to meet one's doom.

I just love politically-sound artwork. <3

Done with Faber-Castell pens.

Description
[EDIT]: Submitting this for the 's contest.

Cultural Pen Artwork for Advanced Art. I chose France, being the proud Frenchie that I am.

Based on Jacques-Louis David's iconic work, "Napoleon Crossing the Alps," [link] this picture is a political satire piece revolving around propaganda and empirical doom.

Here, we can see Napoleon, with his eyes alert and hand out-stretched, looking majestic on his horse. However, we can see the levies of water around his narrow strip of earth, and the giant wave that threatens that take him down.

The commentary here is that Napoleon, or in other words, the governments and societies of our world, can try to ignore the impeding doom that will destroy them, but they are powerless against the forces of nature, or circumstances that they cannot help. Napoleon is putting on a facade of valor, but in the eyes of the viewer, he is completely vulnerable and is soon to be washed away.

"Waterloo" refers to the infamous battle of Napoleon's defeat, and is also a pun to the torrent of water seen in the picture. The phrase "to meet one's waterloo," also means to meet one's doom.

I just love politically-sound artwork. <3

Done with Faber-Castell pens.