Olly and Suzi have spent almost 35 years travelling to the most remote parts of the world to paint and photograph wild animals in their natural habitat.
On their website, Olly and Suzi have said "Our art-making process is concerned with our collaborative, mutual response to nature at its most primitive and wild.
Olly and Suzi travel to remote locations all over the world and track an animal that they eventually paint or draw.
Olly and Suzi always try to get an interaction from their subject, whether it be a bite mark, lick, footprint, slither, or occasionally ruining the work completely.
[5] Each artwork that Olly and Suzi complete is unique and captures the essence of the animal they are observing, and the environment in which they are painting it.
For nearly three decades Olly and Suzi have been painting animals and attempting to get an interaction with each one, which can be seen in their first film Instinct which was made in their early years of their expeditions.
These interactions make each of Olly and Suzi's works unique, because there is always a chance that the painting will end up torn to shreds or be taken away completely.
Since 1993, Olly and Suzi have taken part in more than 50 expeditions to remote regions of the Earth to paint predators and prey close to one another in their natural habitats.
[8] The documentary shows their journey from art students in London, to full time artists who travel and paint together for a living.
Visual art that shows endangered species has been an effective tool to capture people’s emotions and rally their support for decades.
The photographs in this article caught the public eye, and in a matter of weeks legislation was passed to prevent poaching and protect Yellowstone National Park.
[15] Olly and Suzi are recreating what happened with Forest and Stream in the 1890s, giving a visual depiction of animals that the general public are unlikely to see for themselves.
Olly and Suzi's art is different to the buffalo photos though, as their paintings are full of vibrance and movement, capturing the emotions of the animal and the distress of human impacts.
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