Decay of the Angel, 2024, cone sculpture, 38 x 22 in. / 96.52 x 55.88 cm.

Decay of the Angel, Charles Stewart, 2024, cone sculpture, 38 x 22 in. / 96.52 x 55.88 cm.

As well as suggesting the mortality and disintegration of all things, the idea of the toll of poverty, racism, and drugs underlies the appearance of this apparition