A young boy looks bashfully at the viewer, wielding a plastic toy gun with both hands. Superimposed on the image is the schematic of an actual revolver. The title of the piece, "Where have all the Fathers gone?", alludes to the lack of adult role models who might aid him in reaching adulthood, setting aside his toys for adult instruments. The fact that the instrument in question if a weapon raises the issue of whether this is a male adulthood that the boy should be pursuing. 

2010
Acrylic and solvent transfer on canvas
70 x 77cms


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