Robert Bowen
The Guardian, 2019
acrylic on canvas
48x48
Artist Statement:
I am continuing to focus on my fascination with animal/machinery hybrids. There are so many unanswered questions I have about them. Is this a not-so-distant future reality? A terrible road we should never go down? If the bees continue to disappear, should we design a replacement to pick up where they left off? Do we fiddle with apex predators to try to find out what makes an efficient killing machine? Or do we accept our fate and stop toying with Mother Nature since that is what got us into trouble in the first place. I'm continuing to play mad scientist in a laboratory that should never really exist. To juxtapose these prophetic tragedies, I have created a new series of creatures with a precious stone element to them, based on the idea that all people should protect nature and its fauna in the same way they safeguard their most prized jewels, because if you don’t…you might end up with the former.
Robert Bowen
Sebastian, 2018
acrylic on canvas
24x48
Robert Bowen
High & Dry, 2017
acrylic on canvas
48x48