Bull out of the China Shop
This piece uses the iconic metaphor of “a bull in a china shop” to represent Manifest Destiny—the 19th-century American ideology that justified westward expansion regardless of its consequences. The bull embodies the raw force of that ambition: bold, unyielding, and blind to the fragility it demolishes. The china shop symbolizes the cultures, lands, and lives disrupted or destroyed in the name of progress. In this work, Manifest Destiny is not a noble pursuit, but an unstoppable force charged with both energy and violence.
Details
- FramingUnframed
- SignatureHand-signed by Artist
- Visual QualitiesBright & Vivid Colors
- ClassificationOriginal
- Edition Size1
Medium
- Sculpture
Exact Dimensions (H x W x D)
8" x 4" x 4"
Year Created
2024
Provide details about the signature
Markers mark on the bottom of the piece.
Materials
Porcelain
Subject Matter
- Animals
- Cultural Commentary
Materials (Sculpture)
- Ceramic
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My current work, “How the West Was Won,” is a direct correlation between where I grew up on the prairie in Kansas, a few miles from the Oregon and Chisholm Trails, and…
My current work, “How the West Was Won,” is a direct correlation between where I grew up on the prairie in Kansas, a few miles from the Oregon and Chisholm Trails, and…
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