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JASON SEILER: FOREIGN POLICY

December 2, 2011

Jason Seiler was caught up in the news cycle with this illustration for Foreign Policy Magazine. “I started this job, two days before Gaddafi was killed; I thought it would be humorous to show the two Frenchmen, Sarkozy and Levy, chilling out and so on with their wine and baguettes…”

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“So, two days after I started the painting, Gaddafi was killed and the illustration was put on hold. I thought for sure that the illustration would be cut or at least the idea would have to be changed or something, but a day later, I was given the OK to continue on with the illustration. It felt strange starting an illustration before Gaddafi's death. I thought adding him would be funny, but while working on it, he was killed quite brutally and then on top of that, his mangled body was displayed on T.V. 24/7. So, what seemed like a funny illustration now felt morbid…”

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