Brendan Kelly
b.1970- Ryde, NSW, lives & works in Mullumbimby, NSWTerror at the Window, 2021
Signed lower left
Acrylic on plywood
122 x 90cm
You could mistake Ned for a stereotypical modern day terrorist in this painting. So was Ned Kelly a terrorist? By definition a terrorist is someone who uses calculated violence or...
You could mistake Ned for a stereotypical modern day terrorist in this painting. So was Ned Kelly a terrorist?
By definition a terrorist is someone who uses calculated violence or the threat of violence to inculcate fear.
Terrorism is intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
If you were to read Ned’s infamous Jerilderie Letter you’d be hard pressed to say he wasn’t openly threatening great violence against the police or any civilians opposing him.
By definition a terrorist is someone who uses calculated violence or the threat of violence to inculcate fear.
Terrorism is intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
If you were to read Ned’s infamous Jerilderie Letter you’d be hard pressed to say he wasn’t openly threatening great violence against the police or any civilians opposing him.