Bloodflowers

Bloodflowers

To produce cosmetically perfect blooms for export to the U.S. and Europe, Columbia's 80,000 flower industry workers, mostly women, perform long hours of physically grueling and hazardous labor.

Pollinators

Pollinators

Pollinators— most often bees, butterflies, birds, and bats are critical to fruit and seed production. The pesticide Imidacloprid is believed to be one of the main causes for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) amongst bees.

Flores Muertas

Flores Muertas

The print series Flores Muertas depicts the issue of where our flowers come from, what kind of hidden real costs and dangers lie behind them and questions global capitalism as a real danger to people and the environment.

Murcielago Santo

Murcielago Santo

The crucified skeleton bat is a reminder to us, that human induced environmental hazards will most likely cause many species to go extinct.

Loved the exhibit "The darker Side of Light."

Posted by: admin

Tagged in: Washington , National Gallery , DC

admin

Despite it's bad review in the Post, I saw some amazing prints.  Anders Zorn's impression was fabulous.  Félix-Hilaire Buhot's devil was great and the glove series by Max Klinger's "Ein Handschuh" was excellent. I had only seen these as slides.

The show covered erotica, darkness, symbolism, and even political content. Interesting would have been to have learned more about the collectors.


Highlighted Work

amadoudiallo_mod4
The print “41 Bullets” addresses racial profiling, gun violence, and police brutality. R.I.P. - Amadou Diallo. More
ratskull_mod5
A somber but beatiful little still life of an anonymous 'friend' in the Sonoran Desert. More
Bees drawing by Henrik Sundqvist
Disappearing bee colonies hurt entire food chains. I started a Pollinator Series. More