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January 5, 2007
In an interview mentioned in an earlier post Liz Groz speculates that art is the revelry in the excess of nature and that we artists:
take our cue from the animal world. So what is it that appeals to us? It’s the striking beauty of flowers, it’s the amazing colour of birds, it’s the songs of birds. In a way, it’s that excess which, I think, is linked to sexuality rather than to creation or production directly .
Here's some insect beauty that can be found in in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. The tissue between the veins of the butterflies' wings looks like glass:
Glasswing butterfly (Acraea andromacha)
It is an example of the loss of biodiversity when the forests are cleared. It's what we try to introduce when we green bare landscapes that have been stripped for grazing. Often the landscape is barren because of overgrazing and unsustainable farming, which can permanently degrade fertile land.
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