About the Artwork

This vibrant and densely symbolic painting champions the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At its core, a face is split: one half in grayscale behind a chain-link fence, representing oppression and confinement, while the other bursts with color, looking towards freedom and equality. A central guitar-like element, overlaid with a zipper, suggests the "unzipping" or revealing of truth and the musicality of human expression and rights. The artwork is rich with motifs: "Equality," "Freedom," "Dignity," "Brotherhood," "Free Speech," scales of justice, broken chains, an open birdcage, and diverse figures striving for or celebrating liberation. The date "10-12-1948" (UDHR adoption) is prominently featured, anchoring this powerful visual call for universal respect and inherent human dignity for all, everywhere.