From the pen, pad and Polaroid of Patrick Phipps

The Raft of the Medusa (1996)

This is a Legos-based diorama of the famous painting by Theodore Gericault. This is but one of a number of Polaroid photographs taken of the diorama. There is also a series of these recreations of famous paintings (one of which is Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix).

Hello Kitty Haiku (1996)

Revolution Kitty Proletariat Blood flows on the city steps for Hello Kitty Hello Haiku Rotterdam, Holland Is the site of Hello Kitty's Slave army of death	Kitty Haiku Hello Kitty makes me Smile and think of precision Guided laser bombs M1A1 Kitty Haiku Hello Kitty would look Good in the commander's seat of an Abrams Tank	Napalm Kitty Napalm burns brightly As Hello Kitty calls in Another air strike Missile Kitty Haiku Crotale missiles fly From the Syrian hillside Hello Kitty is there

Copyright nineteen ninety-eight Patrick Phipps.