WAR Made Me, gallery tour

WAR Made Me was a three city Canadian gallery tour of Jfry Craig’s limited edition canvases. The show was well received and proceeds from the sales of the canvases went to help disadvantaged veterans. Jfry credits Hockey Night in Canada for giving him the drive on these pieces.

Jfry Craig says that
"Don Cherry helped me realize that hating the war doesn’t mean you can’t support the people who’ve fought for us in wars. So I wanted to try and raise some money, or at least some awareness. A lot of people have really strong opinions about war and I hope that my work will help to both challenge and re-inforce their feelings. This was a very intersting project for me because I learned so much history by researching my images. I was forever quentioning my own opinions."

The canvases explore the idea family and infamy during war time eras. Jfry repositions classic American pop culture and war images in an attempt to show the everyday strain that our culture is under because of the constant fear of war.