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Because children are considered an easy source of cheap labour, they are regularly employed in the diamond mining industry. One survey of diamond miners in the Lunda Norte province of Angola found that 46% of miners were between the ages of 5 and 16.

For children trapped in the diamond mines, life is full of hardship. Children work long days, often six or seven days a week. Compared with adults, they are even more vulnerable to injuries and accidents. Physically challenging tasks such as digging with heavy shovels or carrying bags of gravel can leave them hurt or in pain. Because of their small size, children also may be asked to perform the most dangerous activities such as entering narrow mine shafts or descending into pits where landslides may claim their lives.

Many child miners do not attend school. As adults, these children often will have little choice but to continue working as miners. Child labour thereby condemns many children to a lifetime in the mines, robbing them as well as their countries of a brighter future.

I wanted to paint the face of the child in my normal realism style as this was the most important part of the painting. I painted the diamonds in the background and in the white squares I painted a running total of the number of child deaths in these mines. Ultimately the question is raised “Is the price worth it?” To me the answer is so obvious that to ask such a question is to insult all the children who work in these mines. No, the price is not worth it.

My portrait style is hyperrealism

ORIGINAL ART BY James Earley- "African Diamond" is an original oil painting. Only the highest quality archival fine art grade oil paints are used (Michael Harding Oil Paints).
The painting will come with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.

READY TO HANG- The painting is framed in a hand crafted bespoke frame and is ready to hang.

SHIPPING- The painting is professionally packaged and shipped within 7 working days. The Tracking Code is provided

Materials used:

oil paint

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African Diamond (2022)
Oil painting
by James Earley

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Because children are considered an easy source of cheap labour, they are regularly employed in the diamond mining industry. One survey of diamond miners in the Lunda Norte province of Angola found that 46% of miners were between the ages of 5 and 16.

For children trapped in the diamond mines, life is full of hardship. Children work long days, often six or seven days a week. Compared with adults, they are even more vulnerable to injuries and accidents. Physically challenging tasks such as digging with heavy shovels or carrying bags of gravel can leave them hurt or in pain. Because of their small size, children also may be asked to perform the most dangerous activities such as entering narrow mine shafts or descending into pits where landslides may claim their lives.

Many child miners do not attend school. As adults, these children often will have little choice but to continue working as miners. Child labour thereby condemns many children to a lifetime in the mines, robbing them as well as their countries of a brighter future.

I wanted to paint the face of the child in my normal realism style as this was the most important part of the painting. I painted the diamonds in the background and in the white squares I painted a running total of the number of child deaths in these mines. Ultimately the question is raised “Is the price worth it?” To me the answer is so obvious that to ask such a question is to insult all the children who work in these mines. No, the price is not worth it.

My portrait style is hyperrealism

ORIGINAL ART BY James Earley- "African Diamond" is an original oil painting. Only the highest quality archival fine art grade oil paints are used (Michael Harding Oil Paints).
The painting will come with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.

READY TO HANG- The painting is framed in a hand crafted bespoke frame and is ready to hang.

SHIPPING- The painting is professionally packaged and shipped within 7 working days. The Tracking Code is provided

Materials used:

oil paint

Tags:
#realism #emotional portrait #political #diamonds #documentary #award winning #buy original art #chuck close #african child #social realism #powerful art 

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I am a self taught hyperrealism artist and I paint people who live on the very edge of society. I have exhibited my work in London, New York, Madrid and... Read more

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