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Born in 1986, Caitlin Hackett is a Brooklyn, New York based artist, illustrator and creature concept designer.

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Caitlin Hackett

Artist Statement

In my work I am exploring the relationship between humans and animals; the idea of the human denial of our animal nature and of humans as the dominant species, as well as the mutation of the animal created by the human interpretation of the animal. My work alludes to the boundaries that separate humanity from animals both physically and metaphysically, as well as the objectification of and personification of animals. I invent creatures, anthropomorphic, mutated, or pseudo mythical in imagery, using my imaginary world and bringing it into the physical world in an attempt to create a language that speaks about the human animal relationship and the natural and unnatural elements of it.

I am faced with the fact that we live in a planet in decline, where almost every natural ecosystem in the world is slipping away. Human kind has created a planet of refugees; animals forced to flee ever farther from the insatiable encroachment of urban development, victims of a war for space which they cannot hope to win. My drawings refer to this dec

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where did you go to school?

I was a fine art major at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY, with a specialty in Drawing. I graduated from there with my BFA in 2009.

Are you influenced by any painters or illustrators in particular?

I have always loved animals, biology, and mythology, so ever since I was child I have been attracted to natural science and fairy tale illustrations alike. However it was only after seeing Walton Ford’s show at the Brooklyn Museum while I was a student at Pratt Institute that I realized that as an artist I could create work pertaining to what I was passionate about, the tumultuous human-animal relationship. To this day Walton Ford’s work is an inspiration to me. I am also inspired by the works of Martin Wittfooth, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Albrecht Durer, Allison Sommers, James Audubon, Christina Mrozik, Jeremy Hush, Arthur Rackham, and many more.

How long have you been drawing for/When did you become interested in art?

I have been drawing all my life, for as long as I can recall. I used to draw side by side with my twin sis