Ugly Vacuous Liar

Ceramic Sculpture by James DeRosso

• medium: ceramic stoneware with silk tie
• dimensions: 6"H 

This piece is a part of "America 250", a group show honoring the nation's 250th birthday. If purchased on our website, this piece will ship the week of July 12th, 2026.

Usually my art and my civics are two separate entities, but current politics drives me to express my disdain through the monsters that I create. I'm disgusted by the actions and attitude of our president and his administration. I’m also disgusted that a significant percentage of this nation can actually support this kind of corrupt leadership. The shift towards glorifying wealth and power over civility, compassion, and honor is a sickening display of how corrupt American politics have become. I see our leaders as hideous creatures, lacking integrity, morals, and an obligation to serve. Instead, they are consumed with self-serving agendas to increase their personal wealth and status. At best, they are shallow and self-absorbed, and at worst, they are mean, careless, and greedy. I created this series of monsters to embody that mean ugliness, and that lack of deeper thoughtfulness and conviction toward higher morals.