'Cracks in the ice' is a piece I made to generate an awareness around the rapidly disappearing ice caps due to global warming. Whilst depicting the polar bear on a small piece of ice communicates this, it is further represented by the way the piece is designed to be installed. The use of nine separate panels hints at how the ice is cracking away, forming smaller sections for polar bears to live on, which are gradually melting and disappearing completely. Media: Acrylic paint and watercolour pencil. Dimensions: 17.3in x 13.6in (each panel) 1.31m x 1.03m (all panels pushed together with no spaces in between).
Both measuring 1.2m x 1.6m, my works below explore the idea of linking the cause of decline/distress/endangerment with the animal in question in a subtle less obvious way, whilst combining the impact of a larger scale. I've made both a head only piece and a full body piece.
KEEPING MY HEAD ABOVE WATER (2017) Part of Anatopism
'Keeping my head above water' was the first large piece I've ever made. This piece explores global warming and melting icecaps and the effect this is having on Polar Bears. Photographs here explore gallery space, angles, composition and details. Media: Acrylic and watercolour pencil. Dimensions: 1.2m x 1.6m
Cinta (2017) PART OF ANATOPISM
Combination of animal and object representing the illegal pet trade as a lesser known cause for the endangered status of sumatran orangutans. Media: Acrylic and watercolour pencil. Dimensions: 1.2m x 1.6m