Premonition of a Disastrous Future US President

Although it was painted in 1975, some 40 years later the artist discovered to his surprise that this painting fit his premonition of Donald Trump's arrival on the American political stage.

Against the red (republican) background, he put himself in the centre before and after winning the US presidency in 2016. His head is filled with breasts representing his multiple and prolonged sexual scandals that he tries to explain away with denials during his lengthy rally rants.

His left arm carries the symbolic image of his misogynistic views and stance against women's reproductive rights. Among the extended fingers on the right hand, the thumb is promoting his self-confidence about being "the best". Two other fingers hold a non-descriptive bottle from which he sucks his far-right wing statements; another is nourishing on the breast that is the media supporting him, and the remaining one is pointing at his genitals for an ego approval.

The tongue is as hollow as the constant lies he's telling. The eye hanging from it is fixated on promoting his own, self-centered narcissistic view about his king-like privileges that are his alone. His right elbow is sharpened, ready to push his way to the front row among his enemies, critics and competitors. The prolonged lips supporting the breasts coming from around across his back indicate how he feeds the media - and the followers that back him - rants and lies and tall stories.

His left trouser leg is spiraling around his right leg before he finally shows on what foot he stands, thus signaling his ever-changing policy messaging as long as it benefits him personally.

The mouth on his belly shows that he's speaking and acting based on his gut instincts.

The pair of trousers he's wearing represent the privately-owned business fortress he's constructed around him over the decades to avoid any and all accountability.

The heel with bone spur, leaving a minuscule trail behind with a hole in it, is the actual legacy he has created that hasn't been dedicated to his self promotion.

The cigarette in the holder symbolizes the distance he keeps from any smoke that can result in a personal fire. Meanwhile, his tactics in the courts has been to delay, delay, delay.

The white, toe nail grown large on his left foot - here kept in the shadow of his trouser leg - is a mark of the racism he unsuccessfully has tried to hide.

The cut on the breast marks his desire to obtain parental independence and become still more successful.

The green body color is the money of the American currency, strengthened by the dollar bill on his right shoulder, placed there as an epaulet.

As of the summer of 2024, he's turning his back towards the sundown, with no intention of riding into it.

[Originally, the idea behind this painting was to, in a satirical way, depict certain American attitudes. Surprise, surprise; along came Donald Trump].

Oil on canvas; 122 x 130 cm