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This is one a series of paintings produced by Keane in a project to record the conflict and civil disorder in Northern Ireland known as ‘the Troubles’. He exhibited them in 1990 under the title 'The Other Cheek?' With its ironic title, 'Peace Giant' is a stark image. It depicts one of the Army's observation towers in County Armagh, on the border with the Republic. Looming over cattle and sheep, this camouflaged observation post dominates the skyline. At the base of the tower is a length of corrugated sheeting glued to the canvas, forming a physical boundary between the spectator and the painted scene. Keane also intended the sheeting to represent the political barriers between the Army and both communities in Northern Ireland, where corrugated iron was used to clad a number of 'sensitive' buildings.
National Army Museum
London
Title
Peace Giant
Date
1989
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 228.5 x W 157.5 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1998-04-19
Acquisition method
purchased from Flowers East, 1998
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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