Oana Spatariu is a Romanian Canadian artist who often portrays themes of cultural shock and self-care under an immigrant experience.
"The American dream" is a reinvented historical painting called “Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan” by Ilya Repin that approaches a very sensitive subject about the violence people experience on the streets of North America. This painting was created because of the shock value of Oana's experience as an immigrant and having to experience school lockdowns and learn about gun violence.