Climate Disaster, Stage 1 by Brent Pheto

A lone figure stands in front of a pile of large bird heads. Each bird head is made to look like they have been cut off from a body. On top of this pile is a figure, who is kneeling, holding a large hunting rifle, and then a wearing a head of a boar like beast as a mask. Under this seen is a text box that reads: While the pre-death meat smell hits you first, the silence of the forest lingers inside you. As you approach the pile, it squeals, “ I know you’re confused, but you’ll understand when you’re older”. Under that text there are “action options” that read, left to right, Talk, Item, Attack and Next. Next is selected.

Climate Disaster, Stage 1 by Brent Pheto

Medium: Mixed Media Woodcut Print

Size: 23 x 19 inches

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Artist statement: Using an imagined space of people, creatures and other forms, I explore social ideas prevalent in the American zeitgeist. To form this world, I utilize a variety of mixed media approaches, such as printmaking, painting, drawing and sculpture. In these works, I discuss the harmful acts of victim shaming and abusive treatment using the visual language of the Climate Crisis and video games.

Artist website / social media: https://www.instagram.com/brentpheto/

Image description: A lone figure stands in front of a pile of large bird heads. Each bird head is made to look like they have been cut off from a body. On top of this pile is a figure, who is kneeling, holding a large hunting rifle, and then a wearing a head of a boar like beast as a mask. Under this seen is a text box that reads: While the pre-death meat smell hits you first, the silence of the forest lingers inside you. As you approach the pile, it squeals, “ I know you’re confused, but you’ll understand when you’re older”. Under that text there are “action options” that read, left to right, Talk, Item, Attack and Next. Next is selected.

A lone figure stands in front of a pile of large bird heads. Each bird head is made to look like they have been cut off from a body. On top of this pile is a figure, who is kneeling, holding a large hunting rifle, and then a wearing a head of a boar like beast as a mask. Under this seen is a text box that reads: While the pre-death meat smell hits you first, the silence of the forest lingers inside you. As you approach the pile, it squeals, “ I know you’re confused, but you’ll understand when you’re older”. Under that text there are “action options” that read, left to right, Talk, Item, Attack and Next. Next is selected.
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