Australia: December 2019 Oil on linen 23 x 62 cm 2019
In Australia, as 2019 closes:
Fires rage across a dry country.
The RAAF's MQ-B9 SkyGuardian weaponisable drones have been ordered.
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Fire changes and disrupts landscape, environment and lives.
The airborne militarised drone, a paragon of 21st century techno-power, changes war, and therefore, life.
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I had a lot of thoughts rumbling in my head when I painted Australia, December 2019. But, predominantly I was reacting to current news events, the type of events that can define the future.
Do we let these events define the future - are we letting them, define the future?
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Australia, December 2019
Flames
Hot
Dry
Landscape
War
Future
Future
Landscape, war and the future.
Landscape, real and virtual.
War, networked and everywhere.
Future?
Future?
Flames
Politics
Politics
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Update January 1, 2020
Another fire and drone painting is discussed at
ARE WE PREPARED? January 1, 2020
Update January 1, 2020
Another fire and drone painting is discussed at
ARE WE PREPARED? January 1, 2020
And, some paintings from 2017.
Hot Gouache on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
Fire and Flood, Extremus Gouache on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
Anthropocene Gouache on paper 56 x 76 cm 2017
And, the Aesthetics of Drone Warfare project's conference is in February. Here, is there promotional flyer for the conference, with my painting New Horizons as the central image.
Cheers,
Kathryn
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