At its best, the human race ideally tries to deal with the world with tolerance and reason. We would like to be fair to all, resolving injustice with a civilised, sensible approach. There is, however, a primal rage bubbling beneath the surface of this enlightened facade. Many people lack the character to suppress the instinctive, vicious, and potentially violent side to our nature.

I think that I am quite good at not being ruled by my emotions in this way, but nevertheless, that fury is always there, and I often feel the desire to tear down the injustice and stupidity I see around me. This is what I was thinking about when I painted this picture; my primitive rage erupting from me and destroying everything I despise, but leaving a wasteland in its wake.

Although I am pleased with the finished painting, I think it came out a bit too jolly and colourful for what is essentially a very dark subject.