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Projects Underway |
Perma
Culture
Currently under way is work which follows
the development of a permaculture garden as a counterpoint
to the industrial food machine which dominates the US landscape
ISEA2012:
Machine Wilderness
Work will be on view in an Open Studio held on the Taos extension
day, September 27, 2012
The Distillery, Taos.
Reap
The Environmental Unsustainability of the
American Food Machine
Exhibition Overview
C Emerson Fine Arts, St Petersburg
FL - 10-11.2009
Bitter
but beautiful Harvest
Lee Lee's stark style captures anger and elegance
among environmental degradation.
by Lennie Bennett, St Petersburg Times
right: Rain - Oil Refinery, detail |

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Miniatures
Millicent
Rogers Museum
February 4 - March 4, 2012
Opening Reception Saturday, February 4, 5:30 PM
1504 Millicent Rogers Rd, Taos, NM 87571
right: "recuerdos", Guatemala
- watermedia & tar on torn lithograph
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Guatemala
Dairy Center for the Arts
June 22 - July 27, 2012
2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO
overview
Starting with stone lithographs of lush forest,
these mixed media works on paper were truck-tracked with fresh
tar, then torn into small squares. They serve as a foundation
that speaks to the situation imposed on the Maya: pushed off
their land and treated like slaves on plantation style agricultural
production facilities owned by multinational corporations.
They fill US demands for cheap commodities which comes at
a severe cost to both people and the environment. The texture
of tar is an echo of the continuing destructive influence
of these corporations. Tar is made from oil which also makes
up the petrochemicals used in the style of agriculture that
is decimating the environment.
Somehow, Mayan culture is not decimated. They maintain an
incredible dedication to tradition, working in harmony with
the environment. Ancient customs are manifested through the
colorful and intricate weavings which are worn with pride.
These portraits are of Mayan women from the highlands market
in Chichicastenango. Exploring a wide range of human emotion
from being weary and hurt to looking forward with hope, the
vignettes are intended to explore the breadth and range of
emotional textures in this community.
right: espera - tar, sharpie, watercolor
& pencil over torn lithograph |


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Waves
of Change
We have a big problem with plastic pollution
in our world now. I’m addressing it through paintings
which explore the impact of plastic on our bodies and the
environment. Ultimately, my paintings about plastic will be
used as an educational tool with the aim of reducing our consumption
of single use plastics.
Learn more about the
problem of plastics in the oceans by reading about Ocean Gyres
& Garbage Patches here
UN Environment
Programme
The
Plastic Flow: From Waste to Waves
Art
from Detritus
Turtles swimming in a Plastic Ocean series included
in the Art from Detritus exhibit
Williamsburg
Art & Historical Center
135 Broadway - Brooklyn NY
April 24th - May 29th 2011
5.11: A 150,000-Pound Hand-Me-Down. Yay?
by Neil Genzlinger, Metropolitan Section of the New
York Times
right: turtles swimming in a plastic ocean
- watercolor with torched plastic collage |



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Metropolis
Metropolis
is a book of words for children. The words were chosen to
reflect the essence of Burning
Man. Following Thatcher
Gray on his first visit to Black Rock City, the illustrations
manifest the event from the perspective of a two year old.
He immediately embraced the participatory nature of the community
and was delighted to explore the highly interactive art. In
the way that children his age are encouraged learn through
play, Thatcher Gray seemed to pick up on the fact that the
artists and intellectuals who contribute most to the community
often present experiments in which they are furthering their
own education through play.
right: dust - Black Rock City - watercolor |
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