Redline Art Award Commended Works
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the doctor who sees the marks of death in a community that believes itself well and does not want to be told otherwise.” A Sand County Almanac ( ref below)
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| Altered Perceptions Mixed Media by Y forster |
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| Altered Percetions Mixed media by y.fortster |
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| Altered Perceptions Mixed media by yvonne forster |
Redline Art is an online Gallery which focuses on Global Issues. A couple of months ago I applied to Redline Art as I have a keen interest in current climate change issues - in particular the escalating effects of human activities on the Earths habitats and ecosystems.
This series titled 'Altered Perceptions' is part of an ongoing project through which I explore the detrimental effects of pesticide use upon wild life habitats. Working with mixed media, acrylic,oil pastel before adding collage and gold leaf. I then Finally inscribe parts of the phrase "Humankind we are but one thread...all things hold together all things connect" from one of Chief Seattle's statements . Through the imagery I attempt to portray the fragility of habitats exposed to toxic pesticides. I emphasise this by placing a lone bird in an abstracted space. Alienating the bird from its natural habitat highlighting the plight of wild life in these current times.
A culmination of influential writers such as George Monbiot, Aldo Leopold -( who wrote The Sand County Almanac), along with Rachel Carsons seminal research work Silent Spring: which dealt with the effects of pesticides on bird habitats; all inform my work. Over several years Brazilian /Polish Artist Frans Krajcberg doubly challenged and inspired my interest in ecology. Krajcberg's incredibly poignant sculptural works represented by the charred remains. The aftermath of deforestation are a testament to the detrimental impact of deforestation on all life forms. Frans Krajcberg continues to truely inspire.
I am thrilled to be a part of Redline.Org whose focus on Global Concerns, is a great outlet for artists work that deals with complex issues we are facing in the world
Birds have been a major interest in my life. Growing up on a small Island surrounded by a variety of Seagulls, Oyster Catchers, Sky larks, Sparrows, Starlings, Robins and more... I owe a great deal of thanks to my father, Colin, whose own lovely passion for nature and birds spurred me on and kindled my own interest in the natural world.
This series titled 'Altered Perceptions' is part of an ongoing project through which I explore the detrimental effects of pesticide use upon wild life habitats. Working with mixed media, acrylic,oil pastel before adding collage and gold leaf. I then Finally inscribe parts of the phrase "Humankind we are but one thread...all things hold together all things connect" from one of Chief Seattle's statements . Through the imagery I attempt to portray the fragility of habitats exposed to toxic pesticides. I emphasise this by placing a lone bird in an abstracted space. Alienating the bird from its natural habitat highlighting the plight of wild life in these current times.
A culmination of influential writers such as George Monbiot, Aldo Leopold -( who wrote The Sand County Almanac), along with Rachel Carsons seminal research work Silent Spring: which dealt with the effects of pesticides on bird habitats; all inform my work. Over several years Brazilian /Polish Artist Frans Krajcberg doubly challenged and inspired my interest in ecology. Krajcberg's incredibly poignant sculptural works represented by the charred remains. The aftermath of deforestation are a testament to the detrimental impact of deforestation on all life forms. Frans Krajcberg continues to truely inspire.
I am thrilled to be a part of Redline.Org whose focus on Global Concerns, is a great outlet for artists work that deals with complex issues we are facing in the world
Birds have been a major interest in my life. Growing up on a small Island surrounded by a variety of Seagulls, Oyster Catchers, Sky larks, Sparrows, Starlings, Robins and more... I owe a great deal of thanks to my father, Colin, whose own lovely passion for nature and birds spurred me on and kindled my own interest in the natural world.
ref https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/43828.Aldo_Leopold
