“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”
- Pablo Picasso –
It is of note to state that Art plays an integral role in human society by introducing the elevation of various senses as well as disseminating well throughout out messages to the Art aficionado. Thus, each masterpiece becomes precious and long-lasting throughout time, exhibiting the talent and effort of the artists.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if rhino meets Arts? Well, let’s find out with WILD RHINO!
- STATUE LE RHINOCEROS BY HENRI-ALFRED JACQUEMART
- THE LAST THREE BY GILLIE AND MARC SCHATTNER
- RISE UP RHINO BY GILLIE AND MARC SCHATTNER
- THE WHITE RHINO WAS THINKING AHEAD WITH DOGMAN’S ENCOURAGEMENT BY GILLIE AND MARC SCHATTNER
- JORDAN SPRIGG’S RHINOCEROSES
- WILDAID’S BE THEIR BODHISATTVA
Some of the artistic works exhibit rhinos through the lens of exhilaration and hilarity, yet some manifest ironic and tragic situations faced by different rhino species to entice viewers into wildlife conservation. For this reason, join us to SAY NO TO RHINO HORN so that this magnificent creature can thrive and continue to get involved in more works of art in the future!
- STATUE LE RHINOCEROS BY HENRI-ALFRED JACQUEMART
What comes to your mind when thinking of Paris? The iconic Eiffel Tower? Tantalizing Baguettes? How about Rhino? At the Musee d’Orsay located in Paris, there is a gigantic sculpture portraying an Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) whose habitat is currently in India, Bhutan, Nepal, etc. This masterpiece was created by Henri-Alfred Jacquemart, an Animalier specializing in the realistic portrayal of animals. He created a host of statues of different species, including rhinoceros, and his works have been displayed for the public in parks, galleries, museums, and squares in France.
2. THE LAST THREE BY GILLIE AND MARC SCHATTNER
Roaming the Astor Place, New York City, tourists, and N.Y citizens will easily see a special bronze sculpture: three rhinos stacking to a height of 17 feet. Specifically, this is the masterpiece of the two celebrated artists Gillie and Marc Schattner after they had a wonderful opportunity to witness the last three Northern white rhinoceros named Sudan, Niajin, and Fatu. The ultimate purpose of this statue is to call for action for the sake of rhino species, which are being driven to extinction by human activities.
3. RISE UP RHINO BY GILLIE AND MARC SCHATTNER
As the death of the very last male Northern white rhino, Sudan reverberated worldwide, the future of this subspecies has become more uncertain than ever before. Gillie and Marc once again made their endeavors in the introduction of a masterpiece named “Rise Up Rhino” located in Westfield London, UK where a bronze white rhinoceros is lifted by the artists’ well-known anthropomorphic characters Rabbitwoman and Dogman. Visitors are encouraged to join them and lift the rhino to become the rhino protectors.
4. THE WHITE RHINO WAS THINKING AHEAD WITH DOGMAN’S ENCOURAGEMENT
The next one is also from the creativity of Gillie and Marc with an additional sense of humor. Basically, the work revolves around a competition between a White Rhino and Dogman in a game taking after chess. The famous artist couples hold a firm belief that their masterpieces will enable people to reconnect with nature and eventually lay their hands in the world of conservation.
5. JORDAN SPRIGG’S RHINOCEROSES
What would you get from rhino and metal scraps? Let the Australian sculptor Jordan Sprigg unveil the answer. By collecting recycled metals derived from the outdated machinery and scrap heaps from the rural Western Australia, he is able to construct a steampunk-like, powerful white and black rhinoceroses. Besides rhinos, Sprigg’s other works include species from various classes such as dragonflies, ibex, indicine cattles, and so on.
6. WILDAID’S BE THEIR BODHISATTVA
“Be their Bodhisattva” – A WildAid’s 2019 campaign to raise people’s awareness about the biodiversity crisis in Vietnam involves statues of dehorned, badly ịnured rhino, tusk-removed elephants, and bleeding scaleless pangolins that were made in minute details to manifest the plight of these creatures.
