The artwork titled “War Games” by Richard Hamilton, created in 1991, falls within the genre of still life.
The artwork depicts a television screen showing a scene that simulates a battle map, with toy-like tanks and flags of various nations, including Iraq and Kuwait, prominently displayed. Surrounding the television, there are speakers, and below it is a wooden cabinet with compartments filled with videotapes, audio equipment, and a rolled-up magazine titled “the Mother of Battles.” A striking detail is the red streak resembling blood dripping from the shelf. The artwork employs a combination of real objects and a painted scene on the screen, evoking themes of media portrayal and the nature of war.
