Read this Wildlife Art Journal article Like the old-growth forests he has tried to forget, Bateman reigns as a pillar of the modern movement in wildlife art. Subscribers may see all 48 images. TIGER TRADE, Robert Bateman
ABOUT THIS COVER OF WILDLIFE ART JOURNAL: The artist uses a tiger rug as a prop for protesting the trade in endangered species, with the horns and internal organs of some animals being used as aphrodisiacs and other medicines. The words in Mandarin beneath the rug say "Tiger Trade." The piece grew out of Bateman's outrage in finding the parts of dead tigers for sale as he walked through a market in Asia. Subscribers may see all 48 images. TWO RED-CROWNED CRANES, Robert Bateman Subscribers may see all 48 images. ICEBERG AND HUMPBACK WHALES, acrylic, By Robert BatemanSubscribers may see all 48 images. CARMANAH CONTRASTS, 1989. Acrylic on Canvas. 45 x 40 inches, portrayal of an ancient coastal rainforest before and after a logging clearcut. The same kind of destruction is occurring in tropical regions of South America, Africa and Asia. By Robert BatemanSubscribers may see all 48 images. The Spectacular And Troubling World, According To Robert BatemanGreen Crusader Bateman Continues To Rile The Masses On Canvas And In WordsWritten By Todd Wilkinson (Author's Bio) Gracing the same halls where masterpieces by Kandinsky, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Monet, and Picasso have hung, 50 works by Canadian wildlife painter Robert Bateman were recently featured in a series of one-man exhibitions in Russia.
The selection of Batemans first went on display at the State Russian Museum—Mikhailovsky Palace—in the city of St. Petersburg near the Hermitage. A two century old grand neoclassical edifice, it is the largest repository of Russian fine art and, in the past, has hosted major traveling exhibitions of European andAsian masters. The showing was part of Bateman's green artistic barnstorm that also included the Ivanovo Regional Art Museum in the city of Ivanovo, the Tula Museum of Fine Art in Tula and finally, the magnificent Tsaristino Art Museum in Moscow's Tsaristino Park, part of an estate once owned by Catherine the Great.
That Bateman commands such a stage, yet remains absent from the National Gallery of Canada in his homeland due to the reluctant attitude of its gatekeepers there, is a slight worthy of scrutiny. Now, with another book of new works out just in time for the holidays, Bateman, in his eighth decade, shows no signs of slowing down. He recently received a rare lifetime achievement award from the Society of Animal Artists at its 50th anniversary celebration in San Diego, his emotional pleas causing some in the audience to tear up.
To the environmental plunderers against whom he battles, his longevity and popular appeal as an artist... Additional Article Information:· Article is 5,470 words long (250 are displayed in this preview). Author: Todd Wilkinson Post Date:December 20th, 2010 'Robert Bateman is wildlife art's first bonafide eco- rock star. But his struggle for critical recognition is one he shares with artists of all time. After riling people up in his native Canada, making a splash in the US and Russia. This story explores Bateman the modern phenomenon and his fierce advocacy as an environmentalist. His transformation can be seen in several dozen works
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