48x66 in, Mixed media on linen
This is a narrative painting I made for one of the SCAD project. It is inspired by “Animal Farm,” a novel by George Orwell. The book offers a powerful commentary on the dangers of corruption, and the perversion of ideals. The story is set on a farm and follows a group of mistreated animals who rebel against their human owner, Mr. Jones, with the hope of creating a society where all animals are equal. After the successful rebellion, the animals establish their own government based on the principles of animalism, a set of ideals that promotes equality and fairness for all animals. The pigs, particularly Napoleon and Snowball, emerge as the leaders of the farm and take on the responsibility of guiding the other animals. However, as time passes, the pigs begin to control the other animals, gradually abandoning the principles of animalism in favor of their own power and comfort. Snowball, who worked in favor of the farm, was chased away by Napolean. The story follows the gradual transformation of the farm, as the pigs become more like the oppressive humans they initially rebelled against. They engage in deceit, manipulation, and oppression, tightening their grip on power and rewriting the original principles of animalism to suit their own agenda. Finally, the pigs ally themselves with human farmers, engage in trade, and adopt human practices, all of which betray the animal’s original vision of a fair and just society. It turned out to be a failed revolution.
This painting depicts a scene that shows a reimagined version of the story’s ending, different from the original where Snowball, representing the positive force, returns to defeat Napoleon and restore equality to the farm. 
On the wall behind is written the iconic phrase from the book, “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others”, which is rubbed by my elder one and younger one is drawing figures of Snowball and Napoleon.