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King of the World and Suffocation
Left Sculpture: wood, paint, air-dry clay, chalk pastels, black ink, gold leaf, and rhinestones.
11.5" x 5" x 3.5"
Right Sculpture: wood, paint, ink, air-dry clay, and plastic.
6" x 5" x 5" |
This sculpture, entitled
King of the World, is rooted
in the social issue of animal rights by showing the role reversal between animals
and humans. I chose the Javan Rhinoceros because they are one of the many
animals classified as “critically endangered” with only “58-61 individuals left”.
Like elephants, they are endangered because of habitat loss and hunting for
their body parts, known as trophy hunting. Trophy hunting was my focus on this
piece among the many issues related to animal rights because of the way I wanted
to design the Rhinoceros showing the reversal of power over people. Trophy
hunting has been narrowed down to the “
Big Five: the lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros (both black and
white), and Cape buffalo.”, all of which are already in crisis.
Once an animal is killed the hunter(s) will pose with the animal, often
featuring the bust of the animal with the most valuable parts. I designed the Rhinoceros
bust in a way that kept the focus on the horn, which I painted with ivory metallic
paint, and the addition of a gold crown with gems showing his power. The Rhinoceros
is not holding the people, but their shadows are dominated by the looming bust
of the Rhinoceros.
This article discusses the overall lifestyle of the Javan Rhinoceros, their history, and major threats to their species.
This article discusses the negative effects of trophy hunting for the animals, populations, and environments that we all live in. It also provides an abundance of research and graphics related to animals all over the world.
This sculpture, entitled
Suffocation, is rooted in
the social issue of environmental destruction and pollution. Since the
Industrial Revolution, air pollution has become increasingly worrisome and detrimental
to our world. Alongside air pollution is environmental destruction because factories
and power plants are being built in places that require trees to be removed sometimes
through slash-and-burn agriculture. This also affects the quality of air because
there are fewer trees to circulate the oxygen. The idea of burning trees and
the burning of chemicals being released into the air inspired my idea of the
base as the world being lit on fire and burning from the outside inwards. The
figure on the top, made from air-dry clay, represents an individual who has to
wear a gas mask to be able to survive the destruction of their environment. I
used ink to create a darker skin tone because the worst pollution takes place “in
India than any other country”.
This article discusses the detrimental effects that India is facing caused by air pollution. It provides many statistics and graphics about the different states in India and how they have all been impacted for different reasons.
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| King of the World in process. |
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| Suffocation in process. |
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