Piece 2
Skulls & Souls: Street Art #9, Theodore the Bull Moose
Created: November 8, 2020
Location: Washington Square Park, NYC
Medium: Fire on Plywood
Size: 4’ x 9’
Artist statement:
The fall of 2020 was still cloaked in trepidation and the unknowns of Covid. This feeling echoed the epic story of Theodore Roosevelt: The ‘Bull Moose’ who found healing from his tragic losses by embracing the raw beauty of nature. Roosevelt was a key founder and defender of the National Parks and the American Museum of Natural History. By bringing nature into the heart of New York City, he was able to give a “dose” of wonder and awe of the natural world in a man-made metropolis.
In the very halls of The American Museum of Natural History, the spark was ignited that became Skulls & Souls. Theodore the Bull Moose was a reflective piece of appreciation and desire to share that primal yearning with so many who were looking for reminders of that which was not lost.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick – you will go far.”