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The Circus & Clowns

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Refugees / Migrants

The artwork was made in response to an invitation to create an image that related to 'Refugees and Migrants'. Lost, isolated and abandoned clowns seemed an appropriate provocation to thinking about the plight of refugees and migrants. The clowns in this work are not there because they are funny or entertaining. It seems to me that all refugees and migrants have their own histories and stories... most of us have no idea as to the pain, emotions and difficulties that these people have endured to get to a place where they may be safer but find themselves without a significant part of their identity and outside of the culture they were once an integral part of - a lost sense of belonging. 

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Written by Gordon Coldwell

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  5. yeah, i have always liked clowns and carnivals since i was a kid. they never scared me. they always look sad that i wanted to help them.

    clowns stranded in a dessert? that sounds like a fun artwork to draw—clowns singing in fondue? we need the edit button on our posts to fix our typos.

      • Hi Gordon. Some great work there. I like your style. I especially like the last one with the rhino. I’m pretty new to Virily too, but I think you can only edit your post while it is in the ‘pending’ stage. I don’t think you can edit it once it has been posted.

  9. I happen to love clowns, of all varieties out there. I’m afraid the internet had killed the circus in America. Hopefully something will come back, someone will remember that clowns are super cool! If they see this, they will cherish clowns again.