Where Did the Pastures Go?
MEDIUM:
Cradled wood panel-assemblage, resin Holstein cows, faux grass, miniature milk jugs and picket fence.
ARTWORK:
24″ x 27¾” x 1¼”
FRAME:
Satin black finished wood.
25⅛” x 28⅞” x 3½”
The artwork Will The Cows Come Home? is predicated on the disappearance of grazing pastures for mini-markets. The artworks asks: “How much milk can you get from a field of asphalt?”
Sources:
Website for artist’s statement at www.busyhausartworks.com. Kolbert, E., The Sixth Extinction/An Unusual History, Henry Holt & Co., New York, 2014.