Ivan Korshunov

Victim of globalization

Surrogates series

Russia

2022

Oil on canvas

150x150 cm

Artist about this artwork The painting captures the essence of a traditional sacrificial lamb motif often found in Western European art. However, in this contemporary interpretation, the severed head of a white lamb takes a rather unconventional place within a Big Mac box.
Beneath the shelf bearing this stark juxtaposition, a variety of McDonald's fast food items are strewn about. McDonald's, a ubiquitous emblem of globalization, is represented here through its products, which have proliferated across the globe.