Kibeho (Rwanda)

George Gittoes is a Contemporary Artists who travels to the most horrific areas of war and paints what he sees and feels from the experience. Gittoes takes the side of war that the media doesn't publish, “ I believe there is a role for contemporary art to challenge, rather than entertain. My work is confronting humanity with the darker side of itself.” This painting is one that Gittoes painted from what he saw in Kibeho. In the distant background is a cross,a sign of God and hope, but in the the foreground there is a child with no hands and a man holding a child's head.He also uses unrealistic colors, that make you think that maybe it's a dream. I think he uses these colors because the people of Rwanda wake up every morning wishing that what is going on is all a horrible dream that they had the night before.Overall I find this artwork to be very chilling and sad.