Fabulist!

Andrew Brandou has written an essay on his moving collection of paintings "As A Man Thinketh, So He Is." He used this series of canvases to examine the famous Jonestown incident, the character of Jim Jones, and the situation his followers found themselves in while living in their commune in Guyana in 1978. The way he approached this subject was so interesting, and his paintings so touching and worthwhile, that I had to post them here. Here's an excerpt from the essay:

"...I use animals in my work instead of humans. Most people have vivid memories of the childrens books they read. They understand things like a lion is king of the jungle, or a rabbit is the everyman. The use of these simple visual metaphors works to take away distractions."

Read the whole thing here.

And view the collection here, because it's awesome.

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