A Kereru (NZ wood pigeon) dressed with an army helmet and an ammo belt, points his claw at the viewer in a parody of the World War recruiting posters. A narrative on the help needed to make NZ predator free.
Designed as a war poster for Pestfree New Zealand. Kaipatiki Pest division on the North Shore used it for their advertising.
the Predator-free series
The displacement of our native wildlife, for agriculture and suburban sprawl, means that the need for a home for each of us (animal as well as human) is becoming more intensified. Left unchecked and with enough resources, populations grow to fill a space and if they continue to expand, those resources become depleted, scarce and the lives of the inhabitants come under threat
exhibit
2017 • Drawings • (group exhibition)
Northart’s highly anticipated annual Drawing and Works on Paper show brings together pieces by some of the gallery's most accomplished and senior artists, including:
Robert Ellis, John Nicol, Garry Currin, Simon McIntyre, James Lawrence, Linsey Kirk, Frank van Schaik, Frances Atkins, Alistair Nisbet-Smith, Ross Ritchie, Karl Amundsen, Barry Ross Smith, John Oxborough, Mark Whippy, Sharon Cowley Vickers,
Rosemary Theunissen - curated by Wendy Harsant.
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