Der Dissident

2022, Oil on canvas (12x16 inches)

Despite the pressures to join the Party in East Germany there were some who in fact did not join. These silent protests did not go unchallenged by the party and the brave souls who stood against this machine were the dissidents of the nation.
The strange colors of the background I kept true despite my normal design instincts. I fet they kept true to the palette that one can see in the authentic DDR.