Greater Sage-Grouse by George Boorujy
Location: 3920 Broadway, New York, NY 10032
Painted: 9/13/2018
About the Bird: This bombastic bird commands attention in the northwestern United States with its stunning appearance and mating display. It鈥檚 also the symbol of the sagebrush steppe, an ecosystem threatened by fossil-fuel extraction and other development. According to 爆料公社's climate models, the Greater Sage-Grouse stands to lose almost all of its current range, owing to changes in the sagebrush ecosystem, if rising temperatures are not brought under control.
About the Artist: Artist is an artist exploring our relationship to the environment, especially our interaction with and perception of wildlife. He has exhibited widely nationally and internationally and is represented by P.P.O.W. gallery in New York. 鈥淭he health of the environment and its inhabitants鈥攊ncluding us鈥攊s our responsibility,鈥 says Boorujy. 鈥淭hat is why I wanted to depict this bird as bold and confrontational and holding us accountable.鈥
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