Brian Rushton Phillips Showcases his Disdain for the Bailout

Brian Rushton Phillips Representation of extortion personal

Just stumbled across this creative piece not too long ago. Conceptual artist Brian Rushton Phillips has made public a sequel to his recent series “The Conceptual Representation of Extortion in the Mind of Someone Canadian” ‹which is a comment upon Canada’s federal and Ontario provincial governments’ US$9.5 billion bailout package for General Motors Corp.

Entitled “The Conceptual Representation of Extortion in the Mind of One of 16,865,766 Canadians”, Brian Rushton Phillips’ project juxtaposes 96 of his personal checks with the GM brand and Rich Uncle Pennybags, a familiar metaphor for capitalist failure. Like Phillips’ previous work, the prevailing outcome is a satirical reminder to taxpayers and citizens of their corporate victimization.

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