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O.T.W. reclaims the hollow campaign slogan from Taxi Driver—“We Are the People”—casting it across a dizzying urban sprawl seen from the driver’s seat. The painting references Senator Palantine’s performative politics, contrasting civic idealism with the raw, unfiltered chaos of modern city life. Neon smears and fractured perspectives echo Travis Bickle’s psychological unraveling, making this piece a critique of populist rhetoric in the face of alienation, surveillance, and the illusion of control.
O.T.W. reclaims the hollow campaign slogan from Taxi Driver—“We Are the People”—casting it across a dizzying urban sprawl seen from the driver’s seat. The painting references Senator Palantine’s performative politics, contrasting civic idealism with the raw, unfiltered chaos of modern city life. Neon smears and fractured perspectives echo Travis Bickle’s psychological unraveling, making this piece a critique of populist rhetoric in the face of alienation, surveillance, and the illusion of control.