“The Fruits of Your Labor” presents a satirical lens on the American dream, where picket fences and cookie-cutter suburbia mask the burn-out buried beneath. In this painting, the neat uniformity of middle-class homes is disrupted by the surreal image of a flaming businessman — a martyr to overwork, isolated on a perfectly trimmed lawn. Looming over the neighborhood like divine billboards are twisted logos: corporate giants rebranded with slogans of disillusionment — “Burn-Out,” “Enjoy Capitalism,” “I’m Losin’ It.” The piece critiques a culture where the reward for hard work is spiritual exhaustion, and the so-called fruits of labor rot under the heat of consumerism and conformity
Frame by Frame Animation
Digital Painting
(2025)
