Thx Warren,

I'm trying to depict the various aspects of warriordom - boredom, courage and resolutness, bonding with one's fellow warriors... etc. The work is not meant to be any sort of political statement.

Every age and every culture has its warriors...

Jim

Two things come to mind when I view this piece; the lack of shields and the apparent need for a fourth warrior in recumbent position simulating death. I enjoy giving personality and significance to railroad spikes and other found objects. Here is my EARTH DAY 1970;

Earth Day

Nic East, Jim Thorpe, PA USA
Creativity begins with a novel thought.

Thanx Nic.

this piece is about boredom as in 'hours and days of boredom interupted by moments of sheer terror' . The dead and mortally wounded are in the work ' Carnage and Ruin'

The lack of shields is because I couldn't find any more of the slightly dished disks that I was able to use as shields in other works. ( 'you go to war with what you have ' )

Anyway, the work is done and will be going on exhibition with a number of other works in about a week at the Railroad Museum in Rosenberg, TX.

Jim

btw, I drove my motorcycle thru Jim Thorpe, PA several years ago. Wish I'd stopped and taken an hour or so to enjoy the charm and character there.