Luke Chueh's 8" x 10" acrylic & ink on paper painting "Smokey (The Bear)" is part of the "Wild at Heart" group show, a benefit for the
Born Free USA foundation. The piece is most obviously a brilliant parody of everyone's favorite anti-forest fire mascot, but Chueh explains his intentions:
[This piece] attempts to address several of the issue[s] behind the show. First the painting features a polar bear, a mammal whose territory has been severely affected by global warming. The bear is smoking a cigarette, which illustrates in its own twisted way animal endangerment, crossing a human lifestyle with an wild animal. Finally, the title "Smokey (The Bear)" is a reference to Smokey The Bear, the original mascot for the the United States Forest Service.
"
Wild at Heart" is already open and runs through June 9th at the
Thinkspace Art Gallery, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.
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