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Off- Balance,

Acrylic on canvas, 6' x 6' x 6'

This artwork emphasises the imbalance created in the ecosystem due to the increasing number of endangered species, with the population within each species decreasing.

 

Equilateral triangle, across many cultures and ancient philosophies, symbolises stability and equilibrium. This work threads the mathematical concepts of Sierpinski triangle, constructed from Pascal’s triangle and Golden ratio. Golden ratio, found in Fibonacci sequence is derived by inscribing the Sierpinski triangle within an imaginary circle. The work area is represented as an inverted equilateral triangle, which together with the displaced upper triangle (disrupting the said imaginary circle) emphasises the imbalance.

 

The recursive progression of Sierpinski (equilateral) triangle towards zero is metaphoric to the decreasing population within each endangered species. Around 200 species which are vulnerable, endangered or extinct are painted on the said equilateral triangular surface area (constructed using 10 equilateral triangles).

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List of illustrated species

  • Bengal tiger

  • Saiga tatarica

  • Ailurus Fulgens

  • Melursus Ursinus

  • grey crowned crane

  • Banded langur

  • pyxis planicauda

  • Presbytis siamensis

  • Andean bear

  • Thomas's langur 

  • pygmy spotted skunk

  • Sumatran surili

  • Presbytis thomasi

  • Trithemis nigra

  • phoenicopterus chilensis

  • Pithecia Satanas

  • peroryctes raffrayanus

  • Papio Leucophaeus 

  • Pardofelis temminckii

  • Pardofelis marmorata

  • mouse lemur

  • Mus booduga

  • Mycetes Ursinus

  • Muriquis

  • Osmoderma barnabita

  • European roller

  • tragulus mannima 

  • James Flamingo

  • Black spider monkey

  • formicinae

  • Acroloxus tetensi

  • Actinonaias ligamentina

  • Alasmidonta mccordi

  • Bombus franklini

  • Blind Mole

  • Lesser white-fronted goose

  • afrithelphusa monodosa

  • peninsula skolly

  • Ellobius talpinus

  • Hapale Jacchus

  • Hippopus Hippopus

  • Sloth bear

  • Madagascar Fish Eagle 

  • Storm's stork

  • Butis butis

  • Arnoglossus Laterna

  • Chalicodoma pluto

  • little spotted kiwi

  • Chlorurus Rhakoura 

  • clapper rail 

  • Eupodotis_indica/ lesser florican

  • Greater adjutant

  • Red-breasted_goose_arp

  • Green peafowl

  • Baer's pochard

  • Masked finfoot

  • Oriental stork

  • white winged duck

  • Anegada ground iguana

  • Galapagos penguin

  • Northern bald ibis

  • Pink Pigeon

  • akepa bird Hawaii

  • Bell's-Vireo

  • black billed magpie

  • Bridled white eye

  • crowned-eagel

  • elegant_sunbird

  • Hawaiian crow

  • Golden-cheeked warbler

  • Imperial woodpecker

  • Imperial amazaon/ Imperial Les

  • Ivory-billed woodpecker

  • Little spotted kiwi

  • Madagascan fish eagle

  • Peruvian plantcutter

  • Marbled murrelet

  • Mauritius fody

  • Purple-backed sunbeam

  • Red-crowned crane

  • Swan goose

  • Takahe

  • Tricolored blackbird

  • Whooping crane

  • Yellow eared parrot

  • Cheetah

  • European sea sturgeon

  • Arabian oryx

  • Bactrian camel

  • Amur leopard

  • Asiatic lion

  • Aye-aye

  • Bagarius yarrelli

  • Baiji

  • White-throated grasswren/ Amytornis_woodwardi

  • Anguilla bengalensis

  • Anoa

  • African Wild Dog

  • African wild Ass

  • Addax

  • Virgin Islands tree boa

  • Painted terrapin

  • Yellow-margined box turtle

  • White Tiger

  • Western leopard toad

  • Saola

  • Beluga

  • Panda

  • Philippine eagle

  • Eastern (mountain) gorilla

  • Mediterranean monk seal

  • Magicicada septendecim/ Pharaoh cicada

  • Loggerhead sea turtle/ Caretta Caretta

  • Leatherback sea turtle

  • Bolyeriidae

  • Greater bamboo lemur

  • green-adult-David Schrichte/ green sea turtle

  • Iberian lynx

  • Delta green ground beetle

  • Javan Rhino

  • kakapo

  • Southern bluefin tuna

  • Shortfin mako shark

  • Alabama Cavefish

  • European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

  • Spix's Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii 

  • Snowy plover

  • Steller's eider

  • Greater prairie chicken

  • Kirtland's warbler

  • Honduran white bat

  • Rhynochetos jubatus

  • Komodo Dragon

  • Panthera leo (Lion)

  • Axolotl

  • Meganeura

  • Anolis pogus

  • Panamint alligator lizard

  • Galápagos Sea Lion

  • Steller Sea Lion

  • Leptobrachium leucops

  • Abronia deppii

  • Lucanus cervus

  • Formica rufibarbis

  • Pareulype berberata

  • Gryllus campestris

  • Coenagrion mercuriale

  • Pseudepipona herrichii

  • Cryptocephalus coryli

  • Cheirotonus jambar

  • Coxoplectoptera

  • Rhaphiomidas terminatus 

  • Polyphylla barbata

  • Katipo

  • Polposipus herculeanus

  • Great raft spider

  • Blackburn’s sphinx moth

  • Bighead catshark

  • Halichoeres socialis

  • Commelina erecta (Plant)

  • Mahe Caecilian

  • Williamsonia lintner

  • Bithynia skadarskii

  • Splendid Cruiser

  • Nahacky's Angelfish

  • Blackbanded Sunfish

  • Actinonaias pectorosa

  • Acroloxus macedonicus

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