Pete Buttigieg 2020
A series of mosaic political artworks created for Pete Buttigieg's 2020 campaign.
Pete For America
Pete Buttigieg's portraits were inspired by his campaign for the 2020 Democratic primaries.
What I really like about Mayor Pete is that he is a debate opener, a calm listener, and a positivity ambassador. His education, but I would also add his manners, are reflected in his language and tone. He is opening the debate about policy, values, and identities soberly and productively. This is something so rare and so needed in times like these.
For all these reasons, I wish he could be the next President of the USA. Therefore, I have created a series of promotional artworks for his campaign.
Pete Buttigieg: Miserere
Personally, I am not really religious. I wish I could be more than just an occasional church visitor, celebrating big religious events and costumes of my Greek heritage. But I am somebody who recognizes the incredible power of religion in society and in private life. So many times, I wish I could be more religious or more spiritual. Have this contact with a less logical and more emotional part of nature that can’t be ignored. Pete opens this debate and defines the vocabulary. He is speaking about the important values that are reflected in the scriptures. Hope he can find a wide audience for this debate. I also hope that this portrait of his I created can spark some healthy, productive debate on values, spirituality, and politics.
This portrait aims to mimic the visual vocabulary of stained-glass art. It’s a puzzle created from pieces of hundreds of stained-glass artworks from many cathedrals around the world. Hope that you like it, no matter what religion you follow.
From Malta to South Bend.
L-isbaħ xewqat minn Malta u mill-Mediterran, Pete Buttigieg (Best wishes from Malta and the Mediterranean).
A mosaic portrait of Mayor Pete Buttigieg created with Maltese ceramic tiles, majolica, and other art pieces from the Mediterranean.
Pete Buttigieg: Eyes fixed forward
"From all of the things we do want to emulate, all the best moments in our past, these moments are brought to us by people who’s attribute was that they cared about the future. They kept their eyes fixed forward”.
— Pete Buttigieg
Opening speech in the Asian and Latino Coalition meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, 4/17/2019
I really support Mayor Pete's view on this. In a problematic and difficult era, nostalgia and the will to return to a glorified past, as appealing as it can be, aren’t a production solution or a real path to happiness. We idolize the past when the present isn’t bright and when the future scares us. What Buttigieg and any other clever person can see in the past are great examples and lessons. Created by people who really wanted to create a better future, and that’s why we are remembering them. So my 4th artwork for him is a collage of moments from the near or distant past. Moments difficult or bright. Fractions of history, put together, form the portrait of someone I wish to see guiding the future. A future based on values and ideas measured by concrete results.
"I am running to be the president to pick up the pieces of our divided nation and lead us to real action. I am ready to gather up an American majority that is hungry for change and done with division."
— Pete Buttigieg
"For the least of us"
A digital mosaic portrait of Pete Buttigieg using stained glass techniques.
“America for Pete - Pete for America”
“Pete Buttigieg: The Stars and Stripes portait”
“Mayor Pete’s America”
“Freedom - Democracy - Security: In 8 Languages”
“Unity”
“Values”
The Animations:
A series of animations promoting the artworks and the limited edition art print series.
Standout mosaic details worth a closer look:
Many thanks to all Pete Buttigieg team and supporters. Go Pete! Wishing you the best.
