Year of creation | 2021 |
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Dimensions | 40 W × 50 H × 2 D cm |
Type of art | painting |
Style | contemporary art |
Genre | animal |
Materials | oil, canvas |
Type of packaging | cardboard box |
Only 64 left? Or less? A small solitary wild cat Margay that lives in evergreen deciduous forests may be lost forever as many other felines. Until the end of the 20th century, margays were hunted for the wildlife trade and it resulted in a large population decrease. Only in 2008, the margay has been listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Their number is declining due to the loss of their habitat. It was deforestation in Central South America that led to this issue. Who is the next? This original middle-size canvas is one-of-a-kind, hand-signed. It is stretched on wooden bars and ready to hang on the wall.
I was born in a small Ukrainian town in 1971. I have never been taught art. But I draw and paint every moment of my life. As a child, I lived in a house with lots of animals and observed their behavior. I learned to portray the emotions and movements of pets on her own since there was no art school in the town. Fleeing the war, I appeared in Denmark where I am based now. With my brush, I research emotions with the aim of opposing and finding common ground between human and animal psychology. In my works, I strive to awaken empathy and pay tribute to animals that fill our lives with devotion and love, and inspire us with their natural beauty. I speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.