Ross Bollerup

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Garden Animals Gallery

Garden Animals

Garden Animals was conceived while I was working in the garden and surrounded by the flora and fauna that inhabit this busy interesting place. These are some of the animals that live there. They are wild animals, to be sure, but because they are dependent on the same spaces that humans inhabit and exploit, they are considered to be pests and nuisances. I have always admired their ability to survive in spite of our persistent efforts to eradicate them.

I interpret various natural elements such as earth, water, wind and fire in my work in order to express my interest and concern for nature. I see these garden animals as being part of the earth like a tree is of the earth.

I have combined a group of garden animals in a stencil matrix and with this foundation have painted, stenciled and collaged this series of pictures. The matrix image is deconstructed and reorganized in each picture as I search for new meanings for the animal shapes. The repetitive image produces patterns that provoke the viewer to move around the picture plane and beneath the surface into the layered depths as well.