Barnorama All Fun In The Barn
Michael Kerbow’s dinosaur art takes you into a surreal future where ancient beasts roam the ruins of our modern world in epic detail.
“Late Capitalism”
“Glade”
“Highwater”
“Adaptive Reuse”
Michael Kerbow
Kerbow revealed that he was inspired to create this poignant series by the environment he was surrounded by during his early career. His first painting studio was located next door to a federal Superfund site which had been previously used as a landfill by the US Navy. What particularly stood out to him was that by the time he saw the landscape, it had transformed into a lush expanse of greenery interspersed with mysterious white pipes protruding from the ground, surrounded by a razor-wire fence. This ominous scene reminded him of a graveyard, which in turn got him wondering what could be buried underneath and whether he was exposed to any harmful toxins as a result. These concerns eventually led to the artist wondering about the broader impact of society’s hyper-consumerism attitude and how a lack of foresight may be negatively impacting our surrounding environment.
“Bypass”
“Vestige (Golden Arches)”
“Economic Decline”
“Black Monday”
“Oasis”
