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Sometimes the Poor Luck of the Irish
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Artist- Ted Giffin - Musician 
I’m struggling to work out the visual references, Ted, the green/Irish, I get, but that whole luck thing and togged out like a French harlequin? Hmmm
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Great to hear from you! I will try to run you through what
I was thinking while making this piece. The visual may not
relate or depict very well to the thought process. Here goes.
I was thinking about immigration, and the history of it in the United States.
It seems to me that immigrants have almost always been at the bottom end of social strata.
The Irish came here, and were treated unfairly, almost inferior. Also then the Italians came
as well, were stereotyped too. It goes on and on, to the present day. Asking myself, is that
the human condition, that a person gets treated poorly and once attains a position feels the
need to put down someone else? Also my thinking was of Saint Patrick’s day, here in my local
mid-western town. Saint Pat’s day here, is not a celebration of being Irish, it is an Excuse
for the College Kids to wear green, and get really really Drunk. The Kids put their ‘Beer Goggles’ on…
I joke, that I do not go out that night, because it should be called “Amateur Night”
So you see, ‘Sometimes’ the luck, this figure may not even be Irish, that it could be indeed someone
getting trashed, and that the Irish are getting quote blamed for the figure’s behavior, and that is not
very good luck. Anyway, that being said, my image and the title along with my response could very well be
convoluted. I hope this sheds some light on the picture. Thank for dropping by!
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I think the Simpsons’ concept of St Patrick’s Day is closest to the truth and a jaded Irish harlequin is probably an apposite response.
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Glad that I came near the mark. 🙂
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