I made “humane slaughter – Original” on four individual A4 papers pretty much in one day. This was very intricate, precise work. I felt it important to envisage a writing font to suit the subject material..
.. livestock humanity.
The care and keep of live domesticated animals in the farming environment.
An online model posted a harrowing scene showing the separation of cow to her calves at the behest of farmers. It was the way this was done which questioned humanity.
The calves were loaded on to a truck and they drove away directly in front of the cow. Appearing to take delight in the process.
I needed to articulate this into an artwork. Doing so with layers of ‘human humanity‘ entwined into the works you see here.
Questions interlinking livestock treatment to humanitarian issues we see commonly in wars around the world. Humanity seems to go out the window as evil driving storms.
With an opportunity to create something in Warhol style I produced this digital 16 grid piece you see here:
“humane slaughter – sixteen grid Collage” highlights the awful conditions some livestock (sentient creatures) are kept.
Quotation:
[ My four original “humane slaughter” paintings are made to interconnect animal livestock commercial ethics/practices with humanitarian sensibilities, especially as regards wars/refugee displacement.
The thought I am making is ‘Are humans and livestock animals being treated fairly according to the relevant Laws in terms of life and sentience?”. ]
As we read, we all know the answer.
“unMatched” features layers of ideas whilst creating the artwork early June 2024. Conservation and manmade habitat destruction are the primary themes.
Interestingly, reading the news on the 17th July, the Mashco Piro indigenous tribe inspired my use of green paint.
The use of green paint is further referenced in my earlier poetry and poetry reading performance work “Father of Sci-Fi”. You can see and listen to my reel on Instagram for this here:
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[Please note the letter M in “unMatched” is written in the colour GREEN. This may or may not be noted on your social media platform’s visual text]
“unMatched” includes multiple themes – modern popular culture references, symbology, personal iconography with a rough collage style to provide spontaneity.
As you can see by the title dates, this collage piece took some time before finalising. The green paint added last on the 17th July to make the artwork stand out. In terms of “Father of Sci-Fi” there is significant ‘symbiosis‘ occurring between these works.
You could even say the choice of works in this blog article is art itself.
Quotation:
“i wanted to share this work with you “unMatched”. when i made this spontaneously i only realised afterwards the diverse intellectual output.
i am definitely asking in the tribal sense ‘who is greater in intellect, the forest dwelling tribe living in harmony with the land or the modern destructive capitalist culture?’.
i would like to say i’m not against capitalism. as a humanitarian i am for equality, harmony and respect of resources ♏️” – personal words sent on 26th July 2024, 2024hrs.
The Unfathomable Artist 