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RA summer exhibition submissions uploaded … the wait begins
My first 2 works in the environmental series, focused on plastic pollution and endangered species, have been submitted for potential inclusion in the RA summer exhibition.
12/02/2019
Run without interruption since 1769, the Royal Academy of Art's summer exhibition is the world’s largest open submission art show and brings together a collage-like display of art in all mediums – prints and paintings, film, photography, sculpture, architectural works and more – by leading artists, Royal Academicians and household names as well as new and emerging talent.
The first work submitted is 'Drowning in plastic: this bag is not a toy'. www.marybaillie.co.uk/gallery_736098.html#photos_id=16306524
We're worried about babies and toddlers being in danger of suffocating in plastic bags and yet, we've been complicit in doing exactly that. Polluting our environment with plastic that is, literally choking life on earth. This work represents how it is the next generation that will pay for the consequences of our actions - and inaction - in the future.
The second work is a triptych entitled 'Blood money: no longer in circulation'. www.marybaillie.co.uk/gallery_736098.html#photos_id=16360806
A century ago there were an estimated five million elephants in Africa. Today, there are less than half a million. On average, at least 55 elephants are killed by poachers every day for their tusks. That's about one every 25 minutes. Rhinos were once found throughout Eurasia and Africa, but today, three of the five rhino species are critically endangered, meaning they face a high chance of extinction. In recent years, rhino numbers have dropped dramatically due to poaching for their horn which is prized in Asian countries. They also face threats from habitat loss and political conflict.
What happens next?
The first round of selection is made from digital images of around 12,000 artworks, from which the judges will shortlist up to 4,000 entries to be delivered to the Academy for the final round.
The exhibition is open to the public Monday 10 June to Monday 12 August 2019.
www.royalacademy.org.uk
The first work submitted is 'Drowning in plastic: this bag is not a toy'. www.marybaillie.co.uk/gallery_736098.html#photos_id=16306524
We're worried about babies and toddlers being in danger of suffocating in plastic bags and yet, we've been complicit in doing exactly that. Polluting our environment with plastic that is, literally choking life on earth. This work represents how it is the next generation that will pay for the consequences of our actions - and inaction - in the future.
The second work is a triptych entitled 'Blood money: no longer in circulation'. www.marybaillie.co.uk/gallery_736098.html#photos_id=16360806
A century ago there were an estimated five million elephants in Africa. Today, there are less than half a million. On average, at least 55 elephants are killed by poachers every day for their tusks. That's about one every 25 minutes. Rhinos were once found throughout Eurasia and Africa, but today, three of the five rhino species are critically endangered, meaning they face a high chance of extinction. In recent years, rhino numbers have dropped dramatically due to poaching for their horn which is prized in Asian countries. They also face threats from habitat loss and political conflict.
What happens next?
The first round of selection is made from digital images of around 12,000 artworks, from which the judges will shortlist up to 4,000 entries to be delivered to the Academy for the final round.
The exhibition is open to the public Monday 10 June to Monday 12 August 2019.
www.royalacademy.org.uk