Bob Braine and Leslie C. Reed, Hudson River Fish Mount, 2009, Alosa sapidissima 10 x 24 x 4 inches. Epoxy, autobody paint GM925A Crocus Cream, butternut
Cyprinus carpio , 14 x 33 x 6 inches. Toilet paper, butternut
Ictalurus punctatus, 12 x 28 x 3 inches. Road salt, plaster, butternut
Morone saxatilis 15 x 37 x 6 inches. Hudson River sediment, polymer, butternut, Courtesy Tang Teaching Museum
Cyprinus carpio , 14 x 33 x 6 inches. Toilet paper, butternut
Ictalurus punctatus, 12 x 28 x 3 inches. Road salt, plaster, butternut
Morone saxatilis 15 x 37 x 6 inches. Hudson River sediment, polymer, butternut, Courtesy Tang Teaching Museum
Bob Braine and Leslie Reed exemplify eco-artists. No matter where they are, New York City, the Hudson River Valley, Germany, South America or eastern Long Island, they explore a locale in depth –understanding, recording, commenting upon, and testing positive interventions relative to the interaction of people and their environment. Their works are conceptual, witty, realistic, and restorative.