“PHONETICALLY SPEAKING” To reflect the fast pace of world news, my blog is probably best served as a stream-of-consciousness text. Fast and unadulterated. With this approach, and on first encounter, text might not seem to scan. This is because I am dyslexic. Instead of keeping the proof-readers busy, I would rather let my blog updates of my visual work stand as a record of my experience of dyslexia, which I am keen that you now get to enjoy too. Unlike some news outlets, I hereby excuse myself the need for a ‘corrections’ section! The excitement of a new language is something I’m quite familiar with, and it is with this ‘joie de vivre’ that I am delighted to guide you through my thought and work processes, more phonetically (than fanatically) speaking.
Gaddafi Legacy
Before NATO and the United States attacked Libya, the United Nations were going to award Gaddafi and his Libyan Jamahiriya government for their progress on human rights in the country. This drawing illustrates Qaddafi’s legacy on human rights and what he did for the Libyan people. When Gaddafi liberated Libya 40 years ago under the British puppet, King Idris, it was one of poorest nations on the planet. Qaddafi managed to lift it up to become one of the richest African nations. According to the UN, its Human Rights policies were on a par or even better than some European countries.
The official humanitarian reasons why Europe and America went to war with Libya have now been proved untrue. The accusations of massacres and human rights abuses promoted in the UN and the media were unsubstantiated.
Artwork is available to purchase part of the Borrington’s Empiricull Almanack vol II of 13 original prints and individually as a archival inkjet print.
(Digital versions are available by request for articles which the artwork compliments)
