I am currently working on a series of 5ft.x5ft. paintings that have me thinking a lot about the telling of children's stories and those thoughts have carried over into this project. I came up with a snappier title than simply 30 Sketches Project VI for this collection and that is Outside of Their Story. Here are words that go with the title...
What if an animal was plucked out of their animal life as they were just going about their animal business and then placed within a very unnatural animal environment? What if that new environment was contained and in front of a human audience?
That animal's life has suddenly changed and their purpose has now taken center stage instead of simply being lived. It is no longer part of a whole, no longer part of a herd, colony, or clan but is now an individual. As the viewer, we instantly begin to place our human emotions and unique experiences on this "character" to form our own stories. Outside of Their Story is like a children's book for grownups without words.
Day Seven: Striped Hyena
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