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M&M HONEY MONKEY
(2012)
Pastel on board
18.5 x 26.5 inches
Years ago, my father gave me a book of photography featuring primate portraits. The different primates were brought into a studio, set up with a backdrop, lights and camera where these primates were photographed just as Christie Brinkley or Kendall Jenner would be. They posed and smiled in much the same way. How close we are, the human race, to these beautiful creatures. I've always felt a great connection to animals. This book triggered the Monkey series. All pastel. All tell stories. Thank you, Father.
Unfortunately, this work was damaged beyond repair in my storage facility on St Charles. Hurricane Ida was the culprit. Soon she will be recreated in some form.
I read an article that made my imagination run wild, but also, it was an example of how big industries can affect the environment around them. Folks from South Louisiana (my personal experience), who live in "Cancer Alley", and many others living around big industry have suffered great losses from contaminations from the industries in their neighborhoods.
It happened in France where M & M waste at a Mars facility was stored in uncovered containers and then picked up by local bees and brought to their hives. The honey produced at these hives was no longer golden, but blue and green. It could no longer be sold by the bee keepers.
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