Lack of Tusks

May-June 2022, Mixed Media

Emma Barkley

Lack of Tusks is an award I gave to myself for being the #1 elephant lover. It is made with clay, wood, silver acrylic paint, and paper mache.

The elephant has always been my favorite animal since i was a child, and when i learned of the horrific abuse they go through from hunters to take their tusks, I was deeply upset. So with this project, I chose to not make tusks on my elephant because humanity as a whole has normalized these kind of attrocities so strongly, that you wouldnt even notice the lack of tusks until you see the name of my art.