The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
'Bush war' is one in a series of four works by Gallegos outlining of the continent of Australia upon which media images of September 11 and its aftermath are printed. This work depicts a fragment of a front page newspaper image of President Bush standing in front of an American flag, flanked by the columns of the Capitol. Above President Bush is the inscription 'In God We Trust'. The words 'I will not yield', 'Anger to resolution', 'Justice will be done' and 'Be ready' are superimposed on the image, and echo newspaper headlines and media sound bites from political speeches. All four works depict the 'news of the day' as blanketing the continent, alluding to the power and influence of media ideas and images. The work challenges the viewer to examine their responses to September 11 and the subsequent involvement of Australian troops in the recent conflict in Iraq.
'Big smoke' depicts a newspaper image of the clouds of debris that followed the destruction of the Twin Trade Towers in New York. The verso side contains images of stars and stripes from the American
'When troops left Australia' depicts a newspaper image of a ship leaving Sydney Harbour carrying troops bound for Iraq. Above the image a headline draws attention to the dates of past conflicts which
'American flag in Australian map' shows the continent of Australia covered in stars and stripes from the American flag. The map is covered with fine rows of hand stitching. This work is one in a se
This four panel work comprising of a matrix of print newspaper cuttings arranged as a collage of repeated images of Saddam Hussein's face. This work was produced in direct response by the artist to th
A mixed media work with collage elements related to military satellite photographs of Baghdad during the First Gulf War (1990-1991). The painting reflects Lynn's interest in current affairs, a theme h
Cartoon showing four 'sound bytes' of George Bush Snr speaking with a journalist. President Bush is talking about offering Saddam Hussein a chance to withdraw from Kuwait and the political points thi
