TV Painting by Kevin Gray

Painting: Acrylic, Oil, Ink, Pastel on Canvas.

This painting is inspired by the documentary 'Century of the Self' by Adam Curtis. Curtis uses a lot of historic film material. This work is painted from a screenshot taken from his film. The film deals mainly with the character of Edward Barney who is a greatly influential figure in the 20th century but is not very well known to the public. You can say that he was the mind behind changing the American society from a needs to a desire society. His work was of great value to big companies like American Tobacco, United Fruits as well as to political campaigns.