Conceptual Eco-artist... Georgina Maxwell's art practice attempts to draw attention to the plight of cetaceans and other marine wildlife in their struggle for survival in a desensitized, profit-driven society.
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Penjerrick House
Cornwall
United Kingdom
| I completed a B.A. at Central St. Martins College of Art. London in 1989. My life history has been extremely diverse, I have experienced wonderful and painful soul-searching experiences during many thought provoking adventures. The genius of 'Radiohead' throughout the years, gave me an understanding of how I could survive in this world, allowing me to fight for the right to be a free spirit and to visually speak my truth.
I lived in London for ten years and spent six years on the road... then settled in Cornwall, where I began walking my dog, Waboose, on Gwithian beach each day. This was the beginning of an obsessive need to clear marine plastics from the shorelines. It led me on a journey to find a solution to the inner turmoil I used to feel as a child. I have recently completed an M.A. in Fine Art: Contemporary Practice at University College Falmouth.
The cultural conditioning of today lacks any cosmic, or transpersonal dimension and its underlying principles of manic plastic production and... |
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