Bevan Smith
Emerging artist Bevan Smith's
remarkably life-like drawings take anything from 7 to 15 hours to complete.
A young artist
cum conservationist is using his eye-catching, pencil portraits to
draw awareness to New Zealand's dwindling bird species.
Save our Species: New Zealand
Birds is the second exhibition at Devonport's Depot Artspace by
emerging artist Bevan Smith.
As an enthusiastic
environmentalist, he hopes this show will create a "positive
awakening" about New Zealand's native species.
Bevan Smith is raising awareness
for New Zealand's lesser-known endangered bird species, through detailed
pencil-drawings.
"Art is a great medium for
promoting conservation because they feed into each other," Smith said.
"By getting people
interested in the art, I can get them interested in the conservation as
well."
The attention to detail means
each artwork takes anywhere between seven and 15 hours to complete.
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New Zealand birds that are endangered or close to extinction.
Smith said he has focused on
drawing the "lesser-known birds" because they need the most
spotlighting.
"If you don't know, you
can't care," Smith said.
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