ECHO OF IGNORANCE

By polluting the oceans, not mitigating C02 emissions and destroying biodiversity, we are killing the planet. Let us face it, there is no planet B.                                                             - Emmanuel Macron

In this painting I chose a parrot and a Cassowary because a third of the parrot population is threatened while Cassowaries are rare.

The choice of using the crocus flower is because of its value. Currently in Australia Saffron is $50 - $60.00 per gram.

$50,000.00 per kilogram.

A 1.8mt Cassowary weighs approx. 60kg. If it was made of saffron it would be 'worth' three million dollars.

When will we acknowledge that without a sound ecology, there is no economy.

I have painted a golden glowing plastic rug sprouting a small pretty crop of valuable saffron, while the bird/children sit on it and pray for fungi, carrion and seeds.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Without a sound ecology there is no economy, and then what the F*** could you buy?

 

Plasticized and digitized, selfish and disconnected. 1800 brands of laundry detergent, and a yearly $107.4 billion 'worth' of games and toys a year.

We have surrounded ourselves with a hundred thousands years of non-biodegradable plastics.

Shopping at our local supermarket, a good 100KM from the ocean, a flock of seagulls were scavenging for scraps. Making me reflect on all the countries around the world where the seas have been denuded of sea life and plastics are prevalent.

A trip to our local dump and it was horrifying to see all the waste. So much landfill being dug down into good rural soil. Above, a regal eagle was looking to scavenge a meal. So very sad!

In this painting there is a storm brewing.

The mat supporting these two is made of cheap Chinese imported plastic.

The game of chess is  rigged. Neither can win.

The umpire in the background is small and voiceless. 

The line represents the principle of duality, or the law of opposites.

Economy vs ecology.