A monumental confrontation of myth and ideology, Autumn Bomb stages the spectacle of late nationalism as cinematic theater. George Washington and Vladimir Lenin anchor opposing ends of the composition, icons of capitalist and communist foundations rendered with reverence and scrutiny. Between them, the Paramount crest rises like an altar—its mountain peak and haloed stars repurposed to suggest both divinity and dramatization. This logo becomes the symbolic core: the "paramount" nature of Cold War tension, where ideological rivalry was not only waged in policy, but curated in performance.

Below this trinity unfolds "Spy vs Spy", a grayscale sequence borrowed from Mad Magazine, offering satirical commentary on duplicity, surveillance, and the absurd recursion of geopolitical antagonism. The identical spies—locked in eternal sabotage—serve as visual echoes of Washington and Lenin’s mythic opposition, revealing that beneath grandeur lies farce.

Embedded within this strip, six colored stars reference the dominant hues found in every world flag: a subtle gesture toward global unity, or perhaps the shared lexicon through which national power brands itself. These chromatic anchors offer a quiet moment of universality beneath the roaring drama above.

Autumn Bomb exemplifies the overarching theme of The Triumph of Romanticism by exposing the beauty and tragedy of human mythmaking. It dramatizes history not as truth or fiction, but as curated experience—where nationalism, revolution, and identity converge on the stage of public imagination. Through visual spectacle and symbolic precision, the work proposes that beneath all ideology lies performance… and beneath performance, longing.