In 2014, I submitted 4 paintings to the prestigious RBC Canadian Painting competition, depicting The Royal Bank of Canada’s mascot, Arbie, burning down a Royal Bank after his job was outsourced to India. Needless to say, I didn’t win the competition, but RBC did terminate their mascot, and permanently ended the banal art competition shortly after. Mission Accomplished. Listen to the CBC’s As It Happens national radio broadcast about it here.
Arbie protests his former employer, RBC’s decision to outsource his job to India (version 1) 2023, acrylic on wood, 20 × 16 inAfter his job was outsourced to India, Arbie (the RBC Bank mascot), decided to protest. 2023, acrylic on wood, 18 × 12 inArbie protests his former employer, RBC’s decision to outsource his job to India (version 2) 2023, acrylic on wood, 24 × 16 in, SOLDArbie lobs a molotov cocktail at an RBC bank after his job was outsourced to India 2023, acrylic on wood, 21 × 17 in, SOLDArbie gets tasered by the RCMP after setting fire to his former employer. 2023, acrylic on wood, 21 × 24 in, SOLD
