City Scene Sculpture

I am appalled by the lack of respect towards " earth" displayed around the world, by a culture which seeks to learn the most intimate workings of nature and supplant them by artificial means and , by so doing, not only does it distance us from nature but in effect endangers our planet and leads to ecological and human disasters. Shunning away from this trend towards self- destruction brought me closer to past cultures whose reverence from nature was, and still is, their lifeblood. After having used commercially available paints on canvas , I was fascinated by the beauty and history of natural dyes and materials are not simply visual artifacts, they are imbued with their spirituality and their creed, they are the link to their history , and their remedies for healing. The discovery of these so called primitive cultures and their practices has inspired me to try and fuse the two cultures ; the one that relies solely on Earth and the new one which is slowly trying to heal the damage done to ' Earth"
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