Michael’s One World
8th Illustration in The Michael Jackson Series
By Donna Massa 2011
The Concept of “One World” was Michael’s vision. If humanly possible he would have traveled to the ends of the earth to fulfill this quest. During his life he hoped for our future’s sake that the children of all nations would link together and share this common goal. That being said, when the time came, if necessary, he would have exhausted all measures in any attempt to make his dream come true.
In this illustration my goal was to visually express Michael’s vision. The large futuristic ark is his adaptation of a modern architectural design. The ark is only used to suggest a way out if necessary due to the severe global climate changes we will be facing in the future. Similar to the story of Noah, there is a gathering of all living things. The particular animals I’v chosen to show were some of the animals that Michael cherished during his lifetime, even to the butterflies, and hummingbirds.
The children represent at least seven continents and many other nations. Some children are dressed in their native costumes, each assembling to enter this beautiful heaven of freedom and intrinsic serenity. Michael is casually dressed in a light-blue cardigan sweater, which represents peace and tranquility. He is present at this joyous celebration as he shares delight in each child’s expression of joy, unity, adoration and compatibility among all God’s creatures. Blanket now Bigi Jackson his youngest son, clings to his father’s leg for security. He is wearing a red T-shirt and holding a red balloon. The color red symbolizes strong emotions of passion, love, and beauty and beside blue is one of Michael’s favorite colors. I chose the Beech tree, the “goddess of trees” which sums up the wisdom and unification of all trees. It symbolizes understanding, sustenance, and preservation of knowledge for all generations to come. The grassy terrain is made up of varying slopes in many shades of green. Green is the color of healing, and the peaks and valleys represent the many stages and degrees of healing. Michael’s oldest children are in the forefront, for they are the gatherers. They instinctively know their purpose, and the other children flock to them for attention, acceptance, love, and understanding. One World is a heavenly place the way Planet Earth first began, it was pure, innocent and naive that is why Michael chose children to be brought together so they may change, heal, and unite in becoming Michael’s One World…
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