Artists have engraved, drawn and painted animals that are of a mythical, biblical or scientific interest for thousands of years. I have created a series of drawings, paintings and objects entitled KINGDOM which are inspired by the myths of the Leviathan and the Behemoth, the Voyages of Discovery of the 17th-19th centuries and Arctic Exploration through the ages.
The work is about the imagery in the collective imagination of mankind relating to exotic, rare, and at times imaginary animals as well as the history of man’s pursuit of knowledge of the natural world.
Island Kingdom is a depository for ideas and images that feed into my work.
Clara Drummond
