A Reason for Hope: the Circle of Life Still Turns

In my dismay at the return of Mad King Trump, and inspired by Guiseppe Arcimboldo's 1591 portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Maxmillian II portrayed in fruits, vegetables, and flowers, I created a portrait of Trump using his favorite food - McDonald's [1].

Over the following months, I documented how this dazzling, artificially-colored paen to brute Americanism decayed to a pale white and gray ghost of rotting hubris and megalomania.

The conclusion I draw from this artwork is that all of history's greatest monsters are dead and gone, and today's monsters like Trump will follow them into oblivion.

This rotting artwork shows us that the enemies of America and Planet Earth may project an unstoppable, implacable, unassailable facade, but are actually fragile, ephemeral creatures who will wither away to become the compost that fertilizes a better future for all living things.

Even McDonalds food will crumble to impotent dust.

[1] McDonald's Filet-o-Fish®, French Fries, Quarter Pounder with Cheese®, Chicken McNuggets®, and Spicy BBQ Sauce® were obtained from the Seattle's Ballard McDonalds on April 4, 2025.

The organic tomatoes, pickles, and onion, and the American cheese were obtained from the researcher's refrigerator.