Eric Vozzola Protect What You Love Sharks & Rays Print Release By PangeaSeed

PangeaSeed have a new release dropping Friday. It's with guest artist Eric Vozzola (USA) and the second print in the "Protect What You Love" series.

Print details:
Artist: Eric Vozzola (USA)
Title: "Protect What You Love Vol. 2" - Sharks and Rays
Edition size: Sea: 50 | Coral: 50 signed and numbered by the artist
Paper: Fine-art Giclée print on French cold-press watercolor paper
Dimensions: 16x20 inches
Pricing: $50 USD plus shipping

Available: Friday, November 9th, 2018 at 12pm PST via shop.pangeaseed.co

Artist statement:

Being born and raised in the desert of Las Vegas, NV, books and TV were where my only real exposure to the beauty of the ocean and ocean life – but I was hooked at an early age. I remember vividly as a kid having a few books on sharks and the ocean that I would flip through continuously. Some of my earliest memories of drawing were when I would try to recreate the illustrations of all the different types of sharks and ocean life I would read about in these books. I would watch nature documentaries and be absolutely fascinated with the mystery of the ocean and seeing these animals from my books come to life.

As an early lover of sharks and rays, I wanted to portray these beautiful creatures in the next iteration of my “Protect What You Love” poster series with PangeaSeed Foundation. I’ve illustrated various species of these animals flowing and interweaving around each other, which represents their necessity to the ocean as sustainers of balance and an integral part of our complex ocean ecosystem, and to hopefully eliminate the fear that has been misinterpreted with these amazing animals. Investing my concerns in the awareness and protection of ocean through my art is extremely important to me, because the way I will always see it: without the ocean, there would be no desert; no mountains; no home.

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Eric Vozzola Protect What You Love The Reef Print Release By PangeaSeed

PangeaSeed is pleased to announce their first print release of the new year of their ongoing Sea of Change: The Year of Living Dangerously - Vol. 4 print suite by guest artist Eric Vozzola (USA). The highlighted issue of this edition is coral reef conservation.

This special edition, Protect What You Love - The Reef, is the first of four designs in the "Protect What You Love" series in collaboration with Eric. A new print in the series will be released, one for each quarter, in 2018.

Artist: Eric Vozzola
Title: Protect What You Love: "The Reef"
Issue: Coral reef conservation
Pricing: suggested $50 plus shipping and handling
Edition size: 75 prints signed and numbered by the artist
Paper: Italian Cold Press Watercolor Paper
Dimensions: 16x20 inches
Available Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 12pm PST via shop.pangeaseed.org

Artist Statement:

The coral reefs embody two elements that are most special to me from the natural world that become recurring threads in my work: vibrant color and diversity of life. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, I find similarities between the contrasting ecosystems of the dry and arid desert vs the lush rainforests of the sea. Growing up, I was obsessed with nature documentaries – primarily anything related to the ocean. At that age, the vibrancy and mystery of the ocean absolutely captivated me, and still does. Some of my earliest memories of drawing and painting were of ocean life or coral scenes, so my connection to the water reaches far beyond my landlocked locale.

Coincidentally, I finally met the good folks of PangeaSeed after following their cause for a couple years, almost randomly in the desert, and instantly felt a serendipitous connection with their mission. I’m all about balance in my life, so investing my concerns to the ocean only seems right to me, because the way I see it: without the ocean, there would be no desert. Furthermore, the effects of human-induced impact and climate change on our environment, particularly the coral reefs, must have attention and action brought to it – so I use my art in this case to further connect with, and help raise conservation awareness of the fragile coral reef ecosystems.

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