In her first exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery, Vija Doks presents large-scale paintings on paper that will transform through the duration of the exhibition as she adds depictions of animals based on those that she sees on her regular walks through the Manhattan neighborhood, Chelsea. Adjacent to the evolving installation, on a field of black, images of Woolly Mammoths and a Mob of Meerkats emerge in ghostly and luminous white, creating a striking contrast between subject and background. These pieces are part of a series that showcases the diversity and beauty of animal life, and emphasizes their fragile position in our present man-made environment. Doks states, “Through these works, I hope to stir in the viewer a sense of joy and wonder and awaken them to the magic of animals. I am an environmentalist and animal lover and I hope to raise awareness of our interconnectivity through my art.”
