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Cave

This project began with the observation over the past several years of mankinds apparent descent into a 21st century form of prehistoric tribalism.

Date
1 janvier 2018
Cave II Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018

This project began with the observation over the past several years of mankinds apparent descent into a 21st century form of prehistoric tribalism. The manipulation of information by all forms of media, to twist and deform truth in order to separate one group from another, brought to mind the way in which in primitive times, the leaders of groups of people led them to think that the tribe or group from the next valley were different, therefore evil, and they needed to confront them, or kill in order to take their land, crops, hunting grounds etc.

Upon reflection I thought, that we needed a contemporary form of cave drawing, using simple spray and pigmented materials as they would have only had (in their case by mouth and with naturally occuring pigments), to depict elements of our modern era. As it seems we have not evolved emotionally or socially, then lets return to our artistic origin also.

Galerie

Cave IIi Ink on paper, 63 x 78cn, 2018
Cave VIII Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave IX Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave VII Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave Ii Ink on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave I Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave VI Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave V Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave IV Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018
Cave III Mixed media on paper, 63 x 78cm, 2018