Elmo Hood There Will Be Peace On Earth For Sale

About this work

Elmo Wood has emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary mixed media practice, gaining recognition for works that merge found objects with painted surfaces to create layered commentaries on chance, fate, and collective human longing. His approach transforms everyday ephemera into vehicles for broader philosophical inquiry, positioning him within a lineage of artists who find profound meaning in the overlooked and discarded. There Will Be Peace On Earth exemplifies Wood's signature technique of incorporating playing cards as both material and metaphor. The card, mounted on wooden backed canvas, becomes a surface upon which aspirations and anxieties converge. The title speaks to a universal yearning while the medium itself—a gaming artifact associated with luck, strategy, and uncertainty—introduces productive tension between hope and the randomness that governs human affairs. This interplay between optimistic declaration and the inherent unpredictability suggested by the playing card gives the work its conceptual weight. This signed original represents an opportunity to acquire a work that encapsulates Wood's thematic preoccupations and material sensibility. For acquisition inquiries or additional information regarding this piece, please contact Guy Hepner directly.