5880. Greenbank (109)

I am very pleased to see that Slakarts appears to have a little bit of time on his hands and has been painting a few pieces recently. For fans of his work, this is of course great news, although it might indicate a slackening off of his work, which might not be so good. I would like to think it represents a good work/life balance.

This piece is a little more considered than some of his archetypal ‘mega-tag faces’, and carries a pretty strong message in today’s context. The character appears to be reading ‘War and Peace’, although he is in fact reading two different books, ‘War’, and ‘Peace’. It is encouraging to see that the larger volume is on Peace, but distressing to see the character reading War. The line-drawing style of the piece is brilliantly executed, being tight and tidy. Watch out for more from Slakarts coming soon.