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| Acrylic on Canvas 12" x 24" SOLD Altricial, meaning "requiring nourishment", refers to a pattern of growth and development in organisms which are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born. The word is derived from the Latin root alere meaning "to nurse, to rear, or to nourish", and refers to the need for young to be fed and taken care of for a long duration. [Ehrlich, P., D. Dobkin, D. Wheye. 1988. The birder's handbook: A field guide to the natural history of North American birds. NY: Simon & Schuster Inc] This painting uses the image of hungry young birds to reference the hunger of the Ukrainian people under Stalin's regime during the Ukrainian genocide in the 1930's. Surrounded by food yet unable to partake of it, bound by the regulations of the former Soviet Union - represented by the red fabric woven into the nest. |
Friday, August 27, 2010
Altricial
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