In the painting’s foreground, a group of farmers with listless facial expressions stand knee-deep in a rice paddy, just behind a grimy pile of detritus, which includes war weapons and symbols of western decadence — Coca Cola, cigarettes, and Korean text for the words “my money.”
Behind them, a group of folks in traditional Korean attire smile, dance and eat in an idyllic rural setting. In the background is Mt. Baekdu, which sits at the northernmost point of the Korean Peninsula.