Wild Animals Colouring Book - Rop van Mierlo exhibitions and the spectre of nuclear

and the spectre of nuclear apocalypse are among the diffuse

rare animal species and exotic plants

the reader is party to a meditation on disappearing architecture

the past and present are in a “reciprocal pressure dance

This issue also features work and words by Michelle Arcila

Wild Animals Colouring Book - Rop van Mierlo exhibitions and the spectre of nuclearRop van Mierlo is known for his wet on wet painting style, which leads to amorphous, fuzzy shapes. But through his skilful application, these vibrantly colourful blobs are still recognisable as various animals. Colouring Book, however, takes a different approach. Here Van Mierlo uses strictly black paint to produce his signature images of animals such as a snail, dolphins, frogs, bears, seahorses, and even a tarantula, leaving you in true colouring