Richard Lewer 'Azure Kingfisher' Lithograph Print
Azure Kingfisher editioned print by Richard Lewer.
In 'Bird Song', a new series of original lithographs made in collaboration with APW printers, Richard Lewer highlights some of Australia's threatened species - the featured birds range from vulnerable to the critically endangered. Lewer aims to create a space for these birds to be appreciated, an archive for their existence and beauty. Given that birds are so integral to the artist's practice, the vulnerability of the subject matter is not only ecologically devastating but also personally challenging.
The Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus subsp. diemenensis) is a small brightly coloured bird restricted to Tasmania and found along the forested margins of major rivers, where it usually resides in shady and overhanging forest vegetation. It is estimated there are only 250 to 400 Tasmanian azure kingfishers left in the wild. The main threats to the Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher are the historical and continuing modification of riverside vegetation, and disturbance to breeding sites. It is one of 14 birds classified as endangered or critically endangered that does not have a state or national recovery plan.
'Bird Song' premieres a new suite of fifteen original prints by Richard Lewer produced in collaboration with APW printers at Australian Print Workshop, Melbourne, 2024.
Signed, edition of 20. Lithograph print, 2024. Unframed.
Dimensions: 38.5 x 49.5 cm
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