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Chris Orr British, b. 1943
“Animal Farm” is a version of an idea I started in my daily Instagram posts back in 2019 which frequently featured the antics of B.Johnson. Since then, our leader has become proper Pepper Pig and loves being a windbag at the lectern. When most peoples thoughts were on “party gate” I shove his cronies in with him (hyenas, skunks, monkeys, chameleons, ostriches and donkeys) lording over the sheep below. I am aware this is a bit unfair on some animals. There are nice pigs, and even a skunk can have it’s good side. George Orwell’s fable is the starting point, but my version is different from the original. It isn’t really a farm, more of a wild life park, including pets, reptiles, wild animals and insects. Note the Titanic life-belt on the wall.
Provenance
Jill George Gallery
Exhibitions
2022 Spring Forward!, Paintings and Works on Paper, Jill George Gallery, London
2022 London Art Fair, ART 2022, Business Design Centre, London, Jill George Gallery