Shooting for the

Stars

Stars

The American flag made out of painted toy guns glued flat onto a white canvas.

DIMENSIONS: 30(h) x 40(w)
MEDIUM: Mixed Media on Canvas
YEAR: 2015

The American flag, forged from an unconventional medium, beckons viewers with its powerful symbolism in “Second Amendment: Shooting for the Stars.” Painted toy guns, fastidiously arranged and securely affixed onto a white canvas, form the unmistakable stars and stripes. The contrasting elements evoke a juxtaposition of childhood innocence and the nation's complex history with firearms, challenging Simmons’ viewers to contemplate the intersection of patriotism, gun culture, and artistic expression in contemporary America.

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