Original artwork description:

Title: Sample of Paper
Series: Pathos of the Bureaucracy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 100 x 100 cm
Year: 2018
Signed: Front and back
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Status: Ready to hang (painted edges)

Description:
"Sample of Paper" is part of my series "Pathos of the Bureaucracy," a humorous and satirical exploration of bureaucratic inefficiency. Inspired by personal frustrations with social services, this piece captures the endless cycles of red tape, where, after waiting for help, individuals receive nothing more than a template to start over. The absurdity is highlighted by depicting the "sample of paper" as toilet paper, sent from space, symbolizing the seemingly endless wait and lack of meaningful assistance.

Through this artwork, I express my reaction to the way time is wasted in bureaucratic processes, where help is promised but seldom delivered. The work reflects a broader commentary on the absurd and often infuriating systems many of us encounter.

Materials used:

oil on canvas

Tags:

#moon #space #surrealism #telephone #earth tones #fantasy #waiting #earth #allegory #squid #template #toilet paper #bureaucracy #kalmar #pathos bureaucracy