Peace Bird, Don't Crap on Me

Name/Title

Peace Bird, Don't Crap on Me

Entry/Object ID

1974.25

Description

This acrylic painting depicts a dark, dreamlike scene filled with many small figures, animals, and objects arranged throughout a crowded composition. The colors are mostly deep blues, purples, greens, and grays, giving the scene a mysterious atmosphere. A tall plant rises through the center of the image, dividing the composition. Scattered around are several people with large eyes and simplified faces, each engaged in different activities. In the lower left, a rider in a brown jacket sits on a pale horse or unicorn-like animal while holding white umbrella that stands near the middle. Arches, stairways, windows, and decorative structures appear in the background, creating a maze-like setting. The figures and objects overlap and blend together, making the image feel like a fantasy or memory rather than a realistic scene. Overall, it is a densely packed, whimsical, and slightly mysterious painting, with many small vignettes woven together into a single surreal world.

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic

Made/Created

Artist

David Driesbach

Date made

1970

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Color

Purple, Green, Blue, Gray, White, Brown, Red

Exhibition

80 Prints by 20 Artists (1972)