King Bush and the Myth of 911

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King Bush and the Myth of 9/11

• A series of paintings about
• President George W. Bush, the tragic acts of
• September 11, 2001, and the subsequent wars in
  Afghanistan and Iraq.
• Kevin L. Lizárraga

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In Bush We Trust

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• I used fangs to represent death, bloodsucking,
  and evil.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga
• as quoted in the Daily Sundial
• September 14, 2004

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King Bush

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• Although crisis situations, such as that of
  September 11, are terribly tragic, these
  circumstances provide the President with an
  almost unlimited source of power as well as the
  ability to rhetorically shape images and
  construct meaning.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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When Death Strikes Upon Us

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• On the morning of September 11, 2001 the nation
  woke up to
• the horrific news of war on U.S. soil.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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King Bush and the Myth of 9/11
Acrylics on Wood Panel 4 x 4 Modern U.S.
Presidents have skillfully invoked the power of
myth through the media to boost their image to
a heroic status, compelling the nation to follow
their lead. -Kevin L. Lizarraga
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The Myth of the King

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• When death becomes opportunity.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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And We Rise

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• As death strikes upon us, his rhetoric seems to
  heal.
• As we passively listen and watch in fear,
• he sends us to war for all the wrong reasons.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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Follow the Hero

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• The New York Times portrayed Bush as Gods
  messenger and as the chosen one to save the world
  from the vicious and vile enemies of
  civilization.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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Huntem Down

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• Slowly but surely were smoking Al Qaeda out of
  their caves
• so we can bring them to justice.
• -President George W. Bush as quoted in The New
  York Times
• Oct. 12, 2001

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Together We Follow

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• Through Bushs rhetoric the attacks were framed
  under the umbrella of one basic binary opposition
  - good vs. evil.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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The Bloody, Bloody War When Death Strikes Upon
Them

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• supported by the collective will of the world.
• -President George W. Bush as quoted in The New
  York Times
• Oct. 8, 2001

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The Bloody, Bloody War Defending the King

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• Meanwhile American troops are still fighting and
  dying in Afghanistan and Iraq, where they are
  killing thousands more.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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The Bloody, Bloody War We Kill, They Kill

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• May our dead soldiers and Arab children whom we
• have slaughtered rest in peace.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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The Bloody, Bloody WarPlease Surrender

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• This is the reality of war that the mainstream
  press rarely bothers to point out.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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The Bloody, Bloody War Fall of the King

• Acrylics on Wood Panel
• 4 x 4
• The Presidents actions following the attacks
  will undoubtedly outlast his presidency and
  impact Americans for many generations to come.
• -Kevin L. Lizárraga

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The Process
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