Secondhand - Portrait painting of a fawn pug puppy (Dutch bulldog) lying down
 |
| Hand drawn pencil portrait painting of a fawn pug (Dutch bulldog) |
Secondhand
(A fawn pug puppy or dutch bulldog lying down)
2021
Coloured Pencil
Portrait on Paper
21 x 29.7 cm
(A4)
To purchase a framed
print, canvas, fine art print or mug of this painting, please visit my store at:
Artist Statement:
The growth of fast fashion has resulted in overproduction of garments and people buying more garments and keeping them for a shorter time. Donated and recycled clothing mostly end up in landfill, causing water pollution and sending bits of plastic into the ocean, impacting marine and wild lives.
Perhaps human’s habit of impulse buying applies to buying animals/pets as well. In Singapore, following the celebration of the Chinese New Year of Dog, animal welfare groups such as the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) will see a jump in the number of pet dogs given away or abandoned. Such trends can also be observed during the Year of Rabbit and Rat.
Through this painting
of a ‘sad face’ pug (Dutch bulldog), the artist wishes to draw people’s attention to this
issue and hopes that people can think twice before buying a pet for ‘auspicious’
reasons.
This artwork is produced from a photograph taken by JC Gellidon.
Source: https://unsplash.com/@jcgellidon
References:
The fashion
industry emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping
combined. Here are the biggest ways it impacts the planet.
Fast fashion:
The dumping ground for unwanted clothes
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-58836618
More canines
given up after 2006's Year of the Dog
https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/more-canines-given-after-2006s-year-dog
Don't buy a dog
on impulse for Chinese New Year: SPCA
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dont-buy-a-dog-on-impulse-for-chinese-new-year-spca
Comments
Post a Comment