“New Glory” by Scott Menaul
With New Glory, I wanted to express how I felt about the country during the beginning of 2008.
I'm seeing America being very fractured, with the wars in the Middle East, greed and irresponsibility crashing the economy, and elections that divide one nation into red states and blue states. I find the media painting a distorted picture of the world and the citizens I talk to are disillusioned. Everywhere I look it seems as though rights and freedoms are being taken away. I love this country, but America doesn’t seem to represent what it used to. This is what I've tried to symbolize in the refraction of the red and white stripes of the flag.
Despite its problems, I know America holds enormous potential for renewal and growth. The foundation this nation was built on still provides a base from which we can rebuild. The diversity of the American people and their opinions has also been one of its greatest strengths. To show this, I've preserved the stars, standing as strong as ever.
Scott J. Menaul
• scott@menaul-art.com
• www.menaul-art.com
“New Glory” by Scott Menaul
With New Glory, I wanted to express how I felt about the country during the beginning of 2008.
I’m seeing America being very fractured, with the wars in the Middle East, greed and irresponsibility crashing the economy, and elections that divide one nation into red states and blue states. I find the media painting a distorted picture of the world and the citizens I talk to are disillusioned. Everywhere I look it seems as though rights and freedoms are being taken away. I love this country, but America doesn’t seem to represent what it used to. This is what I’ve tried to symbolize in the refraction of the red and white stripes of the flag. 
Despite its problems, I know America holds enormous potential for renewal and growth. The foundation this nation was built on still provides a base from which we can rebuild. The diversity of the American people and their opinions has also been one of its greatest strengths. To show this, I’ve preserved the stars, standing as strong as ever.
Scott J. Menaul • scott@menaul-art.com • www.menaul-art.com
