Work Horses - Original Painting

24x48" canvas
30x60" framed
Mixed Media on Canvas
2024
Unofficial Collaboration with Powel
 
Work Horses is a wild-west critique of modern hustle culture. In this absurd and satirical entry from Josh Harnack’s unofficial collaboration series, a team of horses — labeled horse power — pull a stagecoach turned taxi through rough terrain while dollar bills fly and strange creatures look on. But here’s the twist: in the back, another horse rides as the passenger, arms crossed while the others do the work. It's a surreal portrait of capitalism where even beasts of burden outsource the burden. Work Horses asks: in a system built on grind, who's actually driving — and who's just along for the ride?