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  Ann Smart artist

 ''The Black Series''

 Organic

 

This new “Black Series” of my recent abstract works is a look at the state of the world today, in the midst of human and environmental turmoil.

I explore the powerful creative and destructive forces at large, the dualities that govern mankind, life on Earth, as well as who or what is liable for the onset of universal chaos and the current global economic shocks. I look deep into the dark beast that drives mankind to live in the often unpredictable and volatile shadows where his future in this increasingly hostile environment is compromised.

 

“We’re all in a race; a battle between two forces: degradation and restoration. Who will win? We don’t know.” (Hubert Reeves, Astrophysicist)

 

The first component, “Organic”, questions our troubled relationship with the environment, in this age of overexploitation of natural resources and our thirst for oil.

 

“The discovery of oil can be described as both a blessing and a curse. This once cheap and plentiful energy source has driven huge economic expansion and increased living standards over the last 100 years. But its use has also had devastating environmental consequences.”

 

(David Suzuki Foundation)

''We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ''

 ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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