mnartists.org: Katie Crowley

Rabbit Woman

Katie Crowley — Wed, 02 May 2007 01:12:44 GMT

Rabbit Woman is intended to bring up animal rights issues, specifically testing involving albino rabbits. Her uncovered foam form reveals the materials and construction of the work.

image: Rabbit Woman

Cat Baby

Katie Crowley — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:49:29 GMT

Besides being a fun fantastical creature, Cat Baby combines species in a way that encourages the viewer to take note of their similarities and differences. How we treat one species can be compared to how we treat the other.

image: Cat Baby

White Wolf

Katie Crowley — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:35:22 GMT

The fantasy element in White Wolf is more subdued than in my other creature mounts, but the iridescent white eyes inform the viewer that this is not an ordinary wolf. White Wolf is intended to convey a feeling of eerie emptiness and point towards the symbolism of the animal.

image: White Wolf

Bat/bird/fox

Katie Crowley — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:19:50 GMT

Bat/bird/fox was made to continue my series of imaginary creature mounts.

image: Bat/bird/fox

Cantaloupe

Katie Crowley — Tue, 01 May 2007 23:54:42 GMT

Cantaloupe was made as a companion piece to Totem. Different species were combined to make an unreal creature, contributing to a fantastical environment of imaginary taxidermy mounts.

image: Cantaloupe

image: Cantaloupe

Totem

Katie Crowley — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:39:06 GMT

Totem was designed to reference taxidermy while containing elements of fantasy. It represents an heirloom I would pass on, as both a wall mounted decoration and a beast created from a mixture of my personal totem animals. The piece also hints at animal rights issues by combining wild animals that are hunted with a domesticated animal.

image: Totem