Artist finds beauty in England's rewilding 'mess', from beaver-felled trees to wild wetlands
Rebecca Howard's new West Sussex exhibition celebrates the aesthetic appeal of rewilding landscapes that challenge traditional notions of English beauty.
Rebecca Howard has spent two years visiting rewilding projects across England and painting landscapes featured in a new exhibition. The work highlights the visual appeal of rewilding sites, where features like fungi-covered dying trees, water buffalo in new wetlands, and beaver-created pools challenge conventional ideas of beauty in the English countryside.
Rewilding areas often feature beaver-felled trees, untidy scrub, deadwood, weeds, and mud that some view as unsightly. Howard's exhibition presents these elements as aesthetic subjects worthy of artistic attention and appreciation.
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- Artist delights in beautiful ‘mess’ and dead trees of England’s rewilding sites — The Guardian — World
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