FOOTSTEPS
Measured in geological terms, the human epoch occupies a footnote in the deep history of time. Like the dinosaurs, will our moment here leave lasting impressions in the soil? Or will our expression of life fall silent like the flutter of butterfly wings?
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FOOTSTEPS
Acrylic - 12” x 24”
Outwardly a whimsical painting based solely on a young girl trailing a flight of butterflies, but the arid background tells a more somber story. She glides past echoes of past extinction events oblivious to her setting, a land that no longer supports life.
Michael Whelan wrestles with familiar themes of an uncertain future under the threat of climate collapse in this brilliant new gallery painting.
$12,000
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So wonderful. I love how the balloon is a perfect choice for a carefree child, while evoking a view of our watery planet from space AND calling out the one-time use plastic culture that is a symptom of everything that has brought us to this point, and is likely to be our legacy on the planet, our footprints.
I love this piece, Michael! So great to see you still producing at such a high level.