(I envisioned Endangered as an exhibition about our disconnection from nature and the inevitable tragic outcome, a continuation of Seton’s warnings. The invited artists created a variety of responses. Intended for the walls of the Seton Gallery, the show is presented in a series of blog postings. Images and text copyright belong to the individual artists. dlw)
Text by Joel Nakamura
“Consumer Society”
11” x 14” x 2” Mixed media on cradled box panel
About the lead image: The Endangered element is creative people. Society is mostly defined by what is consumed—as artists we have the rare opportunity to be defined by what we create.
Consumption runs over everything and everyone.
Endangered: Creativity
Society seems to be defined on what it consumes. As artists, we have the unique opportunity to be defined by what we create.
“COVID-19”
9” x 12” x 1.5” Mixed media on cradled box panel
Endangered: Our way of life as we know it.
“Water”
12 x 16 x 1.5” Mixed media on cradle box panel
About the image: The image depicts a creature filled with water in fear as it hunted.
Endangered: Water will become an issue.