Kaitiaki 15/05/19 Painting

Aimed at the captains of industry/finance amongst yourselves, an object to remind you of your responsibility to look after mother Earth. It is a painting-sculpture hybrid, designed to sit in front of you on your desk. The brass polished frame is an integral part of it, not to be removed or changed. We are supposed to look after Earth, as guardians. The Maori word for guardian is Kaitiaki. A word beautiful in symmetry as well as in meaning. I made this painting-sculpture hybrid to express the importance of Kaitiaki. The abstract colour composition in acrylic on the outer canvas represent Earth. This canvas is ripped to express the wound inflicted on Earth by our pollution of the eco-system. The pollution is here represented by a nylon ribbon stuck into the open wound. This wound is expressed by red acrylic paint on a second canvas, an inner canvas which is placed behind glass. This hybrid is signed on the front. On the back I have stamped the date and the title Kaitiaki. The back also shows an imprint of my left thumb over another - different - signature, as well as an anti forgery stamp This miniature (6.5 x 9 cm incl. frame) is the fourth of a limited collection of in total eight unique Kaitiaki hybrids, each with its own colours and wound shape.