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Over the past two decades, Carl Gopalkrishnan's artwork has garnered international recognition for his ability to forge meaningful connections between art & literature and the complex dynamics driving international law, intervention and global conflict. Carl transforms familiar cultural artefacts into new myths so legal and military minds can explore the creative, subconscious and emotional stories that shape their doctrines of war & peace. (Photograph copyright © Amanda Brown 1992)

Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal) Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal)

New Publishing: My art feature for The University of Michigan Law School’s left student zine Radical Commons! March 2024, USA

I have two articles in Radical Commons! (or Radco! as it is known by the student body) this month. Radco! is a new left student zine started by students at the University of Michigan Law School which was formed to create a safe space for left students in what is recognised as a fairly conservative profession…They also published my 27th February blog post on the death of Aaron Bushnell, may he rest in peace.

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Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal) Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal)

Magazine Cover Art: ‘Front Magazine’, May/June 2008, Vancouver, Canada

[Edited 23 September 2023] I re-tagged this 2008 post and photograph under my 2023 AUKUS Chronicles because I can’t really add to it in terms of describing the stunning silencing and political acquiescence of Australians to the AUKUS agreement. Led like children, and in 2023 the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is literally trying to recruit children with nuclear submarine ‘school projects’ to acculturate them into a culture of war (and by default, to train them to distrust the Chinese from childhood).My photo from the 'Suburban Dreamtime' series… is featured on the 2008 cover of Vancouver arts magazine Front Magazine.

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Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal) Carl Gopalkrishnan (aka Gopal)

Quick drawing for New Matilda Magazine, Iraq War, May 7, 2007

This is a rearview post from the past. The editor wanted something in like, 2 days, and I threw this together as a sketch with a photo for the New Matilda Magazine article Strange Liberators in May 9, 2007. I was flirting with the idea of being a regular illustrator but the fast deadlines did my head it, so I never went down that path. I do admire artists that can do editorial on demand, it’s tough…

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