I'll Take the Top Bunk

The Trinity 2005

Acrylic on hardboard with plumbing solder and fencing grommets.

24" X 24"

As you can see this is a remake of the famous 15th century painting by Masaccio. The Willie tried to capture this great artist fascination with classical architecture, geometrical composition, and projection of space by means of perspective in his version of this piece. Please note the red memento mori tomb in the foreground. This red form clearly resembles a carved stone bunk-bed that was used to display a person as they were before death on the top level and a rotting cadaver would of course be added on the lower level with worms and flesh eating wildlife included to dramatize the decay. Some of you are asking for a translation from the Latin of memento mori, it means "remember your death". The Willie is still on the top bunk but the younger folks are starting to look at him with a quizzical eye.