THE PUPPET AND THE THIEF

160 x 130 cm
oil on canvas
2021

All Pinocchio wanted was to become a ‘real’ boy. All he wanted, as he stumbled through evil temptations and unsafe minefields, was to grow up and become ‘real’; for him, ‘being good’ was merely the means to the end, not the original desire. Pinocchio’s wish was eventually granted, but his dream was a selfish, subjective one. The ironies of Pinocchio’s story mirrors that of real life.