Politics - Zoe Cameron

Politics

Social injustice, democracy and power, Man’s inhumanity to man, greed and lies , Sacrifice, duty and love.

As I try to understand the world, these are just a few points of reference I have reflected on in this collection of small oil paintings on board. They are a part of the 100 Painted Vows series, which were made to mark significant events, as offerings or Ex Votives for a sacred site.

A painting about the poisoning of two people in Salisbury. The father and daughter are on a bench unconcious , 2 men in protective suits attend, the cathedral is behind and Theresa May talks with a police man.

Salisbury England - 5th March 2018.Russian Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia fight for their lives after being poisoned with a nerve agent.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

An ex Votive painting, about the bombing of a Syrian hospital in Aleppo.Tree bombers fly over, a building explodes, two children in the foreground are injured and the politicians watch.

Al Quds field Hospital Aleppo, Syriah - 27th April 2016.Paediatrician Dr M W Maaz, staff and patients were killed in an air strike by Government & Russian Forces.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

An Ex Votive , Prayer Painting showing Conrad Lewis his dog and Troops in Afghanistan. Title - October 26th 2014. Afghanistan . After 13 yrs UK troops leave Camp Bastian. Conrad Lewis was killed by a sniper, one of 453 British Troops that died. Peg his adopted stray, is sent to live with his grieving family. Prex Precis. EV.

Afganistan - 26th October 2014.After 13yrs, UK Troops leave Camp Bastian. Conrad Lewis was killed by a sniper, one of 453 British Troops who died. Peg, his adopted stray, is sent to live with his grieving family.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

Painting in red and black about North Korea's Supreme leader Kim Jong Un . He is seated and 2 missiles shoot into the sky from either side of him , local people and an ox cart are drawn in the painting.

North Korea's Supreme leader Kim Jong Un - 3rd September 2017.North Korea's Supreme leader Kim Jong Un tests another bomb, which threatens World Peace. agent.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

Ex Votive painting about the attack on London Westminster Bridge & The Houses of Parliament which killed Policeman Keith Palmer.The picture depicts a bus, the building and figures fighting and hurt.

London Westminster Bridge & The Houses of Parliament - 22nd March 2017.40 hurt, 6 killed including Policeman Keith Palmer.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

Painting about the 1944 Auschwitz Block 11 - Birkenau. Hungarian Jewish children and an elderly woman on the way to the gas chambers. Above are paintings made by a prisoner for children in the camp.

Holocaust Memorial day. 1944 Auschwitz Block 11 - Birkenau.
27th January 2018Hungarian Jewish children and an elderly woman on the way to the gas chambers.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

Ex Votive painting about Grenfell Tower, London . Showing the inferno , the artist Khadija Saye , firefighters and on lookers.

Grenfell Tower. London. 14th June 2017.Many people and families died in the inferno. Artist Khadija Saye was trapped with her Mother and asked a friend to, "Please pray for me”.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

Painting about poverty in Cornwall.Showing a child and figures with a food bank van by the seaside.

Cornwall, UK - July 2018.Food Banks across the country continue to be a vital lifeline for many.
One Hundred painted vows series. Votive Offering.

Ex Votive painting about the terrorist killing in Paris, depicted are the police, a father carrying a child, Elsa Cayat, a columnist at Charlie Hebdo, behind is the Eiffel Tower.

France.2015.January 7th. Paris. Islamic Militants kill 17 people. Over 1.2 million march on Paris, lead by dozens of foreign leaders. Je Sis Charlie # JeSuisAhmedMerabet. Oil on board. Part of the series - One Hundred Painted Vows.

Ex Votive painting about a Taiwanese vet with dogs that she tried to help. She committed suicide after being bullied.

Taiwan. Cyber Bullying and Suicide. EX Votive.5th May 2016. Taiyuan, Taiwan. Gentle vet Chien Chih - Cheng had to Uthanise hundreds of stray dogs.Persecuted by media and cyber bullies, she killed herself. Her note said, " Please value life". Part of the series - One Hundred Painted Vows.

A painting about the Opioid crisis in USA, showing addicts and front line heath workers.

USA. Opioid Tragedy.March 2019. USA/ World. Doctors prescribed Opioid painkillers to patients who have become addicted. Babies are being born addicts. EV. Oil on board. One hundred painted vows series.

A painting celebrating Her Majesties 90th Birthday - showing 2 ages of the queen.One seated on the throne, wearing a crown and robes with a Tower of London Guard beating a drum behind.

The late Queen Elizabeth.Queens 90th Birthday. Oil on board. 11.06.2016. Ex Votive

A painting of a village polling station in the Uk with people voting.

Voting . 2017. Ex-voto.June 28th 2017. A General Election is held. John Maynard Keynes once said " Civilisation is a thin and precarious crust"

An oil painting inspired by the bravery and integrity of Gisele Pelicot.

Merci Gisele Pelicot. Oil on board. 2025

A detail from a painting of a bath. Sitting in it is a clothed child looking at her mobile phone and her dog , they are waiting for danger to pass.

Detail. Ukraine War seriesWaiting . Child with her dog in the bath. Oil on board