The Metchosin artist, known for his paintings of stylized polar bears, has put an effigy of Santa Claus on a cross on his front lawn to make a statement about the orgy of consumption in the modern world.
Above Santa's head, Wright has inscribed the words 'Sumptum Fac Donec Consumptus Sis'. Roughly translated, Wright said, it means 'Shop till you drop.'
"Santa represents frivolous consumption," Wright said yesterday, standing at the foot of the cross beneath the outstretched red-suited figure. "That's all he is. He shot Jesus right out of the saddle. He's the focus of Christmas."
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