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Sometimes we feature artwork on Symbiartic because it's astounding and thought-provoking. You may have seen Kaitlin Beckett's work on Symbiartic before (when we showed off her Katana Sharks and Fan Fish), or on her site, A Curious Bestiary.
Today, Blood Goats.
Something about these seemes sad and powerful to me. There's something elderly here, from the medical equipment to the bleached bone like pale skin. There's power in that eyeless gaze. Blood Goats know things we don't know.
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Kaitlin Beckett is one of my favourite very active artists. From New Zealand, she work in Melbourne, Australia. Keep up with her art shows and find more of her work below.
A Curious Bestiary: art by Kaitlin Beckett
Online Store on RedBubble – amazing prints
@curiousbestiaryon Twitter
Instagram - lots of work-in-progress shots