Gulf War Collection -- Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Kuwait Remembered As Iraq began its cruel deed upon Kuwait, Gideon watched the unfolding events with floods of emotions. As the missiles exploded in the gulf, the very depths of creativity exploded within Gideon. He began to vent his feelings through his art. During the Gulf War with Iraq, Gideon was inspired to do a series of paintings and sculptures depicting the horror of war as seen through this conflict. Over fifty paintings and sculptures explode with intense color and feeling. The fury and frustration that smoldered in Gideon were fanned into flames by the evil affects of Iraq's wrath. Gideon watched with anger and continued to paint with determination as if he were in the battle himself. As a result, Gideon has produced an amazing collection of images of the terrible conflict of war. The paintings were created as the emotions came to Gideon, thus they are not full-scale works. Most range in size from 14" x 20" to 18" to 26". All the paintings in this series are done with a technique of painting developed by Gideon using the application of very thick paint. The sculpture in this series was created with steal and Gideon's own sculpting compounds. These works are not a step by step portrayal, but rather a panoramic view of the spirit and inspiration of this world tragedy. It is Gideon's hope that his artistic tribute will contribute to keeping the memory of what happened to Kuwait in the hearts and minds of the world community so that hopefully, history will not repeat itself.
	The big guns went off.
	Firing into the night sky.
	The land was set ablaze.
	The heat of the battle raged on.
	Cities were invaded; under fire, under siege.
	Skies with smoke, the sun could not break through.
	People were tortured.
	People ran in horror.
	Refugees fled.
	People were tormented.
	The missiles exploded.
	The skies were on fire.
	The harsh reality of war burned across the globe.
	The blood and the mud melded into the Earth.
	The fires of war burned intensely.
	The tanks roared into battle.
	Hit from above, the tanks began to fall.
	The enemy began to surrender.
	They surrendered, one by one.
	And then from all around they surrendered.
	The fires of war were being put out.
	Finally, the last fire died and the war torn society could begin to rebuild.
	And the task of clearing the landmines was underway.