Millennial Gaia

Millennial Gaia

2024, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 61 cm, 36 x 24 in

The younger generations are wiser than I was at their age. In my twenties I was enchanted by the false promises of consumerism, while many today prioritize the stewardship of the earth and its nurturing bounty.

Following art’s long history of the use of the female figure to stand in for an idea, here the likeness of my daughter, Lauren, represents Gaia, the personification of the earth, a caring and nurturing figure to all plants and children.

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