Botero created this painting with intent to begin a “conversation, based off of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. ”The Abu Ghraib prison was led and conducted by the United States Army. Botero found the scandal to be ironic since the United States is supposed to be country that symbolizes freedom and justice yet, they were responsible for the actions that went on in the prison. In an interview conducted with Botero, he states, "The United States presents itself as a defender of human rights and of course as an artist I was very shocked with this and angry”(Baker). Botero found it ironic that while the United States had managed to remove the tyrant they were acting as a tyrant themselves.Art and conversation act as the same vehicle used to resolve
