LYN BELISLE (TX)

River of No Return, beeswax, pigments, ink, non-copyright images, found objects, 300# watercolor paper on panel, 12 x 12 x 2.5 inches 

ARTIST STATEMENT:

This work, called River of No Return, suggests extreme negative impacts – droughts, floods, famine – on populations whose vulnerability to Global Warming put them at extreme risk. The looming climate change is catastrophic for third-world countries that rely more directly on rivers, rain, and oceans for their agriculture and survival. The colors of ash, bone, and rust in the work serve as metaphors for the decline and corrosion that will affect every lifeform on our planet, not just people in industrialized countries.

The image below offers a view of River of No Return in situ to help to visualize this piece in a home setting.

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