2013
450mm high
Super Sulpey, Acrylic paint, soft body construction
Albrecht Durer made a woodcut of a Rhinoceros – a beast he had never seen, based on a description given to him by an unknown artist. The accuracy is striking. King Manuel I of Portugal kept the Rhinoceros in his exotic menagerie. He orchestrated a fight between the Rhinoceros and one of his captive Elephants, which fled in fear. The rhinoceros was eventually gifted to the Medici Pope, Leo X in 1515, however during the trip, the ship sank in a storm. The rhinoceros, chained and shackled to the deck to keep it under control, was unable to swim to safety and drowned.
Exhibited at
2016
Journeys through dark and light : Dolls as Storytellers
Petaluma Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2016
The White Clouds Academy Show
Academy Gallery, Wellington, NZ
2015
NIADA 52nd Annual Show
Portland, Oregon, USA
2014-2015
The Creatives, Puke Airiki Museum
Taranaki, NZ
2012
Wild at Heart, Pataka Gallery
Wellington, NZ
