The Ultimate Penalty is a painting by Miguel Tio which was uploaded on January 29th, 2007.
The Ultimate Penalty
LONDON, July 21 � Two gay teenagers were publicly executed in Iran on 19 July 2005 for the �crime� of homosexuality. ... more
by Miguel Tio
Original - Sold
Price
$6,000
Dimensions
36.000 x 36.000 inches
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Title
The Ultimate Penalty
Artist
Miguel Tio
Medium
Painting - Oil And Acrylic On Canvas
Description
LONDON, July 21 � Two gay teenagers were publicly executed in Iran on 19 July 2005 for the �crime� of homosexuality.
One youth was aged 18 and the other was a minor (age 16).
They were only identified by their initials, M.A. and A.M. According to the reports from ICNA, the boys showed a lot of remorse for their action minutes before their deaths.
One of them said in the court:
�14 months ago we were arrested. We are very sorry for what we did. Our advice to the other youths is to think about their family and put their focus into school and their life.
We did not know that such acts will result in death penalty. We grew up in a tough conditions where such crimes were prevalent, which is why we committed such crimes�.
There were objections, mostly concerning their ages, but eventually the death penalty was given.
The so-called offenses took place more than a year earlier, when the boys
were possibly around the age of 16.
They were hanged at 10 am (local time) on Tuesday in Edalat (Justice) Square in downtown Mashad.
Uploaded
January 29th, 2007
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Comments (6)
Jim Shippee
Miguel, This painting is incredibly powerful. I recall the news story clearly and the photo images. It was shocking. Thank you for making a painting that honors the lives of these 2 young innocent Iranian men. May their lives never be forgotten. I hope the owner of the painting consciously remembers these 2 boys daily. I only wish i had seen this original work for sale sooner. Bravo.
Miguel Tio replied:
Jim, thank you so much for your kind words on this work. It was a difficult painting to do, not technically but in the sense of the emotional baggage imagining what these teenagers had to go through.
Jack Donahue
The deaths are a result of ignorance, prejudice, and intolerance under the guise of religion, not faith. It is an expression of a lack of understanding of sexuality both "straight" and "gay". What really gauls me is the audacity for men to act like gods.
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