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. Its also the symbol of the sagebrush steppe, an ecosystem threatened by fossil-fuel extraction and other development. According to 勛圖窪蹋'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. The health of the environment and its inhabitantsincluding usis our responsibility, says Boorujy. That is why I wanted to depict this bird as bold and confrontational and holding us accountable.
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