The Tasmanian Tiger ( or Thylacine) was officially declared
extinct in 1982 . There have been many alleged sightings of it since,but
no concrete evidence of it's existence, despite various financial
rewards being offered over the years for proof of it's continued
existence.
One theory of why the Tasmanian Tiger was hunted to extinction
was because of it's portrayal as a ferocious and dangerous animal in
the various visual portraits of it in the 19th/early 20th century,
leading farmers to believe it would destroy their livestock. Accounts
of the animal suggest it was actually a placid and shy animal. In my
drawing an explorer has come across the Tasmanian Tiger in the Eastern
Forest, and discovered it as it should have truly been represented.
Pen and watercolour on paper.
More info on the exhibition here.
Exhibition in Aarhus runs until 21st April 2014
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