Marco De Angelis draws a sharp symbolic scene where a figure draped in the European Union flag clings to a bucking oil barrel marked OIL, legs kicking like a furious bull, smoke puffing from its nostrils. The rodeo metaphor nails the wild ride of economy and prices amid war in places like Hormuz. Europe looks desperate, one hand waving, mouth open in shock, as the oil tank rears up. It\'s a straightforward jab at how USA policies and global tensions turn energy into a beast no one can tame. Tags like symbolic, European, oil, tank, war, and economy drive the point home without fluff.
market turmoil
Jan
24
2008
On January 24 2008 the stock market showed sharp swings amid the unfolding financial crisis. The image shows Tigger from Winnie the Pooh leaping across a jagged trading line covered in buy and sell commands while Eeyore warns of an unhappy ending.
