Jules Bulleid- How The West Was Won

Year  2025 

Medium   Acrylic, Charcoal and Pastel  

This piece was made following a trip to the US in 2025. The Navajo land of Monument Valley really connected with me on that trip. During my time there I found similarities between the modern history of the Navajo people and Australia's First Nation Peoples. I saw the western view of what an improvement might be to the lifestyle of the Navajo people. I couldn’t help but think that Western ways had done these proud people a disservice. With promises of electricity, refrigeration and housing making their life somehow better, they had lost a lot.