Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire

Kamrooz Aram

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Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire
Wilkinson Gallery, London, England
May 4 - June 4, 2006



The paintings in Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire explore themes found in the American national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 was originally a poem titled The Battle of Fort McHenry and was later set to the melody of the old British drinking song, To Anacreon in Heaven, resulting in a national anthem that is at once patriotic and carnivalesque. The imagery in the poem glorifies and romanticises the battle with fantastic visual effects, romantic descriptions of light, and constant references to the sublime.



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Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire
Wilkinson Gallery, London, England
May 4 - June 4, 2006

The paintings in Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone and Fire explore themes found in the American national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 was originally a poem titled The Battle of Fort McHenry and was later set to the melody of the old British drinking song, To Anacreon in Heaven, resulting in a national anthem that is at once patriotic and carnivalesque. The imagery in the poem glorifies and romanticises the battle with fantastic visual effects, romantic descriptions of light, and constant references to the sublime.