Campbell's subjects are drawn from both nature and the man - made: The
paintings show the ephemeral light
of rainbows and the radiance
of young girls as well as the spectacular light
of fireworks and the
mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb.
Originally created to cover all 4 walls
of the Leo Castelli gallery in New York, the
painting includes separate images
of a
mushroom cloud under a beach umbrella, some spaghetti, a piece
of cake, a Firestone tire, a swimmer, light bulbs, and a little girl under a hairdryer, all set against the backdrop
of an F - 111 fighter jet.