The concept of this painting came from a 1200-year-old prayer which suggests who will live and who will die, and those that die before their time succumb to a litany of possible deaths. The prayer ultimately suggests that repentance, prayer, and charity will temper the severe decree. The prayer started to resonate with the artist when he faced his own mortality and thought, Who by Fire, Who by Water, and Who by Thoracic Aneurism.
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CEO
Fenton portrays a Chief Executive Officer of a major corporation (Enron) making decisions which affect the lives of countless others. The CEO’s decisions are based on personal and corporate greed. Fenton compares the corporate leader to a sleazy hot dog vendor. Potential customers should think twice before purchasing anything from this CEO/vendor.